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Benthic foraminifera of Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji

Latest version published by The University of the South Pacific on 11 November 2021 The University of the South Pacific
Publication date:
11 November 2021
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Description

This checklist provides the first confirmed species occurrences of benthic foraminifera in Laucala Bay (Suva, Fiji).

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Sharma A (2021): Benthic foraminifera of Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji. v1.1. The University of the South Pacific. Dataset/Checklist. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=sharma_foram&v=1.1

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is The University of the South Pacific. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: c9099bac-616c-44bf-8319-0b9b1f589121.  The University of the South Pacific publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Checklist; Taxonomicauthority; Checklist

Contacts

Ashishika Sharma
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Author ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Coastal Specialist
Auckland Council
NZ
Kelly Brown
  • Curator
Ainsof So'o
  • Programmer
Systems Developer and Analyst
SPREP
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+685 21929
https://www.sprep.org/

Geographic Coverage

Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-18.198, 178.396], North East [-18.105, 178.58]

Taxonomic Coverage

Phylum foraminifera

Phylum Foraminifera

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2004-03-01 / 2004-07-31

Sampling Methods

Sediment samples of approximately 1kg were collected from 12 sites in Laucala Bay and one site in Suva Harbour, using a grab sampler.

Study Extent This dataset describes the species of foraminifera that were identified in Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji, as part of a Master of Science research thesis.

Method step description:

  1. Detailed methodology can be obtained from the Master of Science thesis in the Bibliography section.

Collection Data

Collection Name USP Marine Collection
Collection Identifier 5645 - 5714

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Sharma, A. D. (2007). A study of the benthic foraminifera of Laucala Bay, with special focus on Marginopora vertebralis. Master of Science in Marine Science thesis. The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. http://digilib.library.usp.ac.fj/gsdl/collect/usplibr1/index/assoc/HASH0180/d8252707.dir/doc.pdf

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers c9099bac-616c-44bf-8319-0b9b1f589121
https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=sharma_foram