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

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daphne G. Fautin and Robert W. Buddemeier

Publication_Date: 2002

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

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Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

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Publication_Place: Wichita, Kansas

Publisher: Kansas Geological Survey

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Funded by the US National Science Foundation grant OCE 00-0397

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

Description:

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each taxon taxonomic status of each taxon, images of many species - from the published literature as well as previously unpublished ones, type specimens - by species and by museum, type locality of each species, published distribution of each species, list of relevant publications by each author, and classification schemes of Hexacorallia. There is another Environmental database at this site which provides data about such variables that are important to hexacorallia as wind speed, air temperature, precipitation, and water surplus. Information was obtained from "http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm".

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Beginning_Date: 20020101

Ending_Date: Unknown

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Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > CORALS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > ANTHOZOANS/HEXACORALS > SEA ANEMONES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > REEF HABITAT > CORALS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION > CORALS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > POPULATION DYNAMICS > CORALS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE > CORALS

Theme_Keyword: DODS > DISTRIBUTED OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: OPENDAP > OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT FOR A NETWORK DATA ACCESS PROTOCOL

Theme_Keyword: Biogeoinformatics

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Data

Theme_Keyword: Geospatial Data

Theme_Keyword: Taxonomic Data

Theme_Keyword: World

Theme_Keyword: Corals

Theme_Keyword: Hexacorallia

Theme_Keyword: Sea Anemones

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Access_Constraints: None

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DAPHNE G. FAUTIN

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Division of Biological Sciences

Address: University of Kansas

City: Lawrence

State_or_Province: Kansas

Postal_Code: 66045

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 864-3062

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (785) 864-5321

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fautin@ku.edu

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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 request. As of 15 July 2002, the inventory of genera and species was virtually complete for Actiniaria, Ceriantharia, Corallimorpharia, and Ptychodactiaria (now considered a component of Actiniaria), although not all associated data are available for every species. As bibliographic details for higher taxonomic levels are assembled, the hierarchical placement of each taxon will be specified.

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Contact_Organization: KS/GS > Geological Survey, Kansas

Contact_Person: DAPHNE G. FAUTIN

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Division of Biological Sciences

Address: University of Kansas

City: Lawrence

State_or_Province: Kansas

Postal_Code: 66045

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 864-3062

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (785) 864-5321

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fautin@ku.edu

Resource_Description: ukans_corals

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http://www.kgs.ku.edu/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://www.kgs.ku.edu:8080/dods/kgs/

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DODS Directory page.

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http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/inde...

Access_Instructions:

Hexacoral Database

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20021028

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121221

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20031028

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time