Wetland Algae

Occurrence
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Description

Non-quantitative algae samples were collected from about 140 sites in ~45 wetlands throughout New Zealand. The wetlands sampled represented the "best available" in the regions sampled (i.e. all were relatively unimpacted). In general samples were from the west of the country as no eastern areas were considered to have unimpacted wetlands. At each site, where possible, an algae sample was collected from the benthos (sediment) and from submerged plants (epiphytic). The data on diatoms were obtained from counts of species on permanent slides prepared from the samples by acid-cleaning. The data are reported as relative abundnaces (%). The project was aimed at decribed the biodiversity of algae in wetlands and relating this to wetland characteristics.

Data Records

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 765ff590-b785-4797-adfe-3132689ce917.  The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF New Zealand.

Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Cathy Kilroy
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Point of Contact
NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
NZ
Data Curator
  • Metadata Provider
Point of Contact
NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
NZ

Geographic Coverage

Mainland, New Zealand

Bounding Coordinates South West [-46.893, 167.44], North East [-34.428, 175.474]

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2005-02-01 / 2007-04-19

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 765ff590-b785-4797-adfe-3132689ce917
https://gbifipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=wetland_algae