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Bryozoa occurence map on the Brazilian Continental Margin

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Bryozoa occurence map on the Brazilian Continental Margin
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97a69c28-3c35-11ee-89d1-0242ac160006
Title
Bryozoa occurence map on the Brazilian Continental Margin
Date
July 8, 2023, 6:20 a.m., Publication
Abstract
Benthic species records of deep-sea fauna distributed along the Brazilian Continental Margin (BCM), synthesized from published databases, were mapped in ArcGIS and the here included shapefiles for each phylum were annexed. Two existing biogeographic schemes for the South Atlantic bathyal and abyssal depths (Spalding et al., 2007; Watling et al., 2013) were tested using the distribution data of benthic species along the BCM. A third biogeographic scheme was tested to assess the relationship between benthic fauna and deep water masses within the Brazilian EEZ. Species occurrences were assigned to the biogeographical units of each biogeographical scheme from which the three occurrences databases (watling, hybrid, water masses), included here, were generated. The original data in PANGAEA can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.950138.
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Owner
Gaurisas
Point of Contact
Gaurisas
d.gaurisas@gmail.com
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
None
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
Dec. 26, 1887, midnight
End
Dec. 31, 2017, midnight
Supplemental Information
Watling_scheme: Database of the deep-sea benthic records distributed following the biogeographical classification of Watling et al. (2013) Hybrid_scheme: Database of the deep-sea benthic records distributed following the MEOW biogeographical classification (Spalding et al., 2007) for upper bathyal depths (200-800 m), and Watling et al. (2013) for lower bathyal (800-3500 m) and abyssal depths (> 3500 m). Water_masses_scheme: Database of the deep-sea benthic records following the distribution of water masses in the water column for the South Atlantic. BCM_"Taxon"_occurence_maps: Shapefiles of the deep-sea benthic occurrences distributed along the Brazilian continental margin Benthic Fauna Database: Final Database of the deep-sea benthic records distributed along the Brazilian continental margin. Scientific species names included here correspond to the WoRMS terminology valid at the time of publication. The original version of scientific species names submitted by the authors (including several unaccepted names) is included in dataset https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.955785. Abbreviations: A: Annelida; BRA: Brachiopoda; BRY: Bryozoa; CN: Cnidaria; CR: Crustacea; ECH: Echinodermata; M: Mollusca; MEOW: Marine Ecoregions of The World; NEM: Nematoda; POR: Porifera; SIP: Sipuncula
Data Quality
The data set was checked for completeness, correctness, and consistency of metainformation. Validity of used methods was checked and - if applicable - precision and range of data.
Extent
  • x0: -46.463001251220700
  • x1: -44.114997863769500
  • y0: -26.690000534057600
  • y1: -24.346998214721700
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
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Category
geoscientificInformation
Regions
Global