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Feder et al., 2006

Dataset ID: Feder_etal_2006
Database Version: 20240325-0
Data Provider: Ocean Biogeographic Information System, USA
Data Contact: Feder, Howard M.: feder@ims.uaf.edu

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Geographic Range

Ocean: Arctic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): North Pacific
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Northern Bering - Chukchi Seas
Marine Ecoregion(s): Chukchi Sea

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 67.83
Maximum Latitude: 68.5
Minimum Longitude: -166.5
Maximum Longitude: -165.42

Overview

Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.

Number of records: 3
Number of coral records: 3
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 8
Maximum depth (meters): 16
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 3
Time frame: 1986 to 1986

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data were acquired from Feder et al., 2006. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Data are records of the soft coral Gersemia rubriformis collected by grab in the Chukchi Sea. Further information can be found at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-006-0180-z

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-006-0180-z

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Literature Citation

Feder HM, Jewett SC, Blanchard AL (2006) Southeastern Chukchi Sea (Alaska) macrobenthos. Polar Biology 30:261-275

Data Set Level Citation

Ocean Biogeographic Information System, USA. Observation date range: 1986 to 1986. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Feder_etal_2006. Database version: 20240325-0.

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Taxonomic Summary

Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.

Corals

Number of coral records: 3

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
species	100 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 0

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fishes

Number of fish records: 0

## No fish records in this data set.

Coral Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Gersemia rubiformis	156103	Malacalcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	3

Sponge Taxa Observed

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## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

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## No fish records in this data set.