Sea spiders (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida) from ten recent research expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc and Weddell Sea - data

This dataset contains information on specimens of Southern Ocean Pycnogonida (Arthropoda), that were collected from ten different research cruises, spanning 13 years. The individual aims and objectives of each cruise can be found in their cruise reports. The specimens have been collated into a singl...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biodiversity Data Journal
Main Authors: Maxwell,Jamie, Gan,Yi Ming, Arango,Claudia, Doemel,Jana, Allcock,A. Louise, van de Putte,Anton P., Griffiths,Huw
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
Subjects:
occurrence
abundance
Southern Ocean
biodiversity
epifauna
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Argentina
New Zealand
Prince Gustav Channel
The Antarctic
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
IPY
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e79353
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/79353/
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Summary:This dataset contains information on specimens of Southern Ocean Pycnogonida (Arthropoda), that were collected from ten different research cruises, spanning 13 years. The individual aims and objectives of each cruise can be found in their cruise reports. The specimens have been collated into a single dataset, forming the basis of J. Maxwell’s PhD. The dataset will be used to investigate the community structure of Antarctic pycnogonids and the factors which influence its composition. This dataset is published by SCAR-AntOBIS under the licence CC-BY 4.0. Please follow the guidelines from the SCAR and IPY Data Policies (https://www.scar.org/excom-meetings/xxxi-scar-delegates-2010-buenos-aires-argentina/4563-scar-xxxi-ip04b-scar-data-policy/file/) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be.This dataset adds vital occurrence and abundance data for pycnogonids from 10 previously unexamined research cruises from the Weddell Sea, Antarctic Penisula and the islands of the Scotia Arc. It includes the first pycnogonid data from the Prince Gustav Channel. The 197 sampling stations within this dataset represent an 11% increase in the number of stations where pycnogonids have been recorded in the Southern Ocean, southern South America and New Zealand waters and an 18% increase for above 60 degrees latitude. Presence data for any observed epifauna are also included.

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