Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986
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Ruwa R.K.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI): Kenya; (2016): Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986. https://doi.org/10.14284/103
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List of macrofauna species present in 4 zones at the sandy beaches of Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay. Study was carried out from April-December 1986. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Ruwa, R.K. (1987). Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya, in: Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. Pp. 81-93 Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates Keywords: Marine/Coastal · Bio-geographical regions · Biota · Environment · EurOBIS calculated BBOX · Geoscientific Information · Habitats and biotopes · ISW, Kenya, coast, Kanamai · ISW, kenya, coast, kwale, gazi bay · ISW, Kenya, coast, Malindi Bay · Kenya · Macrofauna · Metadata non conformant · Metadata not evaluated · No limitations to public access · Oceans · Sea regions · Tide levels · WGS84 (EPSG:4326) · XYZ ASCII · Zonation · Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone · Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869 · Echinodiscus bisperforatus Leske, 1778 · Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1823 · Nassarius Duméril, 1805 · Natica Scopoli, 1777 · Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 · Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775) · Strombus Linnaeus, 1758 · Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 · Uca Leach, 1814 Geographical coverage EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 39,5059; MinLat: -4,4411 - MaxLong: 40,1273; MaxLat: -3,2049 [WGS84] Temporal coverage
April 1986 - December 1986 Taxonomic coverage
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869 [WoRMS]
Echinodiscus bisperforatus Leske, 1778 [WoRMS]
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1823 [WoRMS]
Nassarius Duméril, 1805 [WoRMS]
Natica Scopoli, 1777 [WoRMS]
Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775) [WoRMS]
Strombus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 [WoRMS]
Uca Leach, 1814 [WoRMS]
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Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. Kenyan Belgian Cooperation in Marine Sciences: Brussel. 144 pp., more
Ruwa, R.K. (1987). Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya, in: Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. pp. 81-93, more
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Dataset information: Other: Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Release date: 2017-02-27
Metadatarecord created: 2013-11-12
Information last updated: 2026-01-26
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