Details of A broad-scale long-term dataset of Sabellaria alveolata distribution and abundance curated through the REEHAB (REEf HABitat) Project

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Title of datasetA broad-scale long-term dataset of Sabellaria alveolata distribution and abundance curated through the REEHAB (REEf HABitat) Project
Narrative summary of datasetNumerous reef-forming species have declined dramatically in the last century, many of which have been insufficiently documented due to anecdotal or hard-to-access information. One of them, the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata (L.) is a tube-building polychaete that can form large reefs, providing important ecosystem services such as coastal protection and habitat provision. It ranges from Scotland to Morocco, yet little is known about its distribution outside of the United Kingdom, where it is protected and where there is a strong heritage of natural history and sustained observations. As a result, online marine biodiversity information systems currently contain haphazardly distributed records of S. alveolata. One of the objectives of the REEHAB project (https://www.inaturalist.org/). 80% of these records were not previously referenced in any online information system. Additionally, historic field notebooks from Edouard Fischer-Piette and Gustave Gilson were scanned for S. alveolata information and manually entered.  Each of the 21512 S. alveolata records were checked for spatial and taxonomic accuracy, particularly in the English Channel and the North Sea where incorrectly identified observations of intertidal Sabellaria spinulosa were recorded. A further 54 observations are recorded as ‘Sabellaria spp.’ as the available information did not allow for an identification to species level. Many sources reported abundances based on the semi-quantitative SACFOR scale whilst others simply noted its presence, and others still verified both its absence and presence. The result is a curated and comprehensive dataset spanning over two centuries on the past and present global distribution and abundance of S. alveolata. Sabellaria alveolata records projected onto a 50km grid. When SACFOR scale abundance scores were given to occurrence records, the highest abundance value per grid cell was retained. Image Reference: https://www.seanoe.org/data/00610/72164/illustrations/illustration-79.gif. Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.
Start date1821-01-01
End date2019-01-01

Responsible organisations

CountryFrance
Organisation nameIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Role of organisationDataset Holding Organisation
CountryFrance
Organisation nameSEA scieNtific Open data Edition
Role of organisationPublisher
How to citeCurd Amelia, Cordier Celine, Firth Louise B., Bush Laura, Gruet Yves, Le Mao Patrick, Blaze Julie A., Board Callum, Bordeyne François, Burrows Michael T., Cunningham Paul N., Davies Andrew J., Desroy Nicolas, Edwards Hugh, Harris Daniel R., Hawkins Stephen J., Kerckhof Francis, Lima Fernando P., McGrath David, Meneghesso Claudia, Mieszkowska Nova, Nunn Julia D., Nunes Flavia, O’ Connor Nessa E., O’ Riordan Ruth M., Power Anne Marie, Seabra Rui, Simkanin Christina, Dubois Stanislas (2020). A broad-scale long-term dataset of Sabellaria alveolata distribution and abundance curated through the REEHAB (REEf HABitat) Project. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/72164

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/i928VftiljiB9Ii
Dataset formatDelimited
PDF
Public accessNo limitations
License for useCC-BY 4.0
TypeDataset
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.17882/72164

Locations

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Latitude north boundary68.930333
Longitude east boundary37.441406
Latitude south boundary27.575403
Longitude west boundary-11.25

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeinapplicable
ParameterFish abundance in water bodies
Data quality processing informationQuality controlled data

Process information

Submitting organisationIfremer, Centre de Bretagne
Submission identifier (UUID)a53ad03f-3732-7323-3231-000000072164
Date of dataset creation2020-02-01
Date of dataset revision2022-02-21
Date of metadata creation2022-2-23
Date of metadata latest revision2022-05-17
Date of publishing2022-06-02
Processing data centreIfremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea
Summary record-ID1033