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Biogeoinformatics of Hexacorallia (corals, sea anemones,and theirallies) interfacing geospatial, taxonomic, and envir. data for a group of marine invert.

Entry ID: ukans_corals

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Summary

Abstract: The Biogeoinformatics of Corals provides a public information resource of data,
interpretation, and methods related to the taxonomy, biogeography, and habitat
characteristics or environmental correlates of the Hexacorallia and allied
taxa. Data include a bibliographic reference to the work in which each taxon
was originally described, synonymy of each taxon taxonomic status of each
taxon, images ...

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Description: Hexacoral Database

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Daphne G. Fautin and Robert W. Buddemeier

Dataset Title: Biogeoinformatics of Hexacorallia (corals, sea anemones, and their allies) interfacing geospatial, taxonomic, and envir. data for a group of marine invert.

Dataset Release Date: 2002

Dataset Release Place: Wichita, Kansas

Dataset Publisher: Kansas Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: database

Other Citation Details: Funded by the US National Science Foundation grant OCE 00-0397

Online Resource: http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > CORALS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > ANTHOZOANS/HEXACORALS > SEA ANEMONES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Project

DODS > Distributed Oceanographic Data System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OPENDAP > Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol

Quality Updates, including both additions and corrections, are being made
continually in all categories. Corrections are made as errors are
found. Additions of data and functionalities are made at intervals of
several months; the date of the current version is prominently
displayed. Archival copies of previous versions can be obtained upon
...

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

biogeoinformatics

environmental data

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Geological Survey, Kansas

Data Center URL: http://www.kgs.ku.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DAPHNE G. FAUTIN Phone: (785) 864-3062 Fax: (785) 864-5321 Email: fautin at ku.edu Contact Address: Division of Biological Sciences University of Kansas City: Lawrence Province or State: Kansas Postal Code: 66045 Country: USA