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The marine algae of Alexandria. I. A report on some marine algae collected from the vicinity of Alexandria by A. H. Nasr (1940). Notes and Memoirs No. 36
Citation
Sarafidou G and Mavraki D. (2021). Digitation of The marine algae of Alexandria. I. A report on some marine algae collected from the vicinity of Alexandria by A.H. Nasr (1940). Notes and Memoirs No 36. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8040
Contact: Sarafidou, Georgia

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Archived data
Availability: CC0 To the extent possible under law, the person who associated CC0 with this dataset has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset.

Description
This is a historical dataset, published in 1940, regarding the marine algae of Alexandria. The survey was conducted by A. H. Nasr, Assistant Director of the Marine Biological Station in Ghardaqa, Egypt and it was facilitated by the Fuad I Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries in Alexandria, Egypt. The dataset contains occurrence data of the algae found in the wider marine region of Alexandria within the year 1933 more

The samplings were realised in one day trips with the use of the vessel "El hoot", a motor boat of 15 metres. In favourable weather conditions a rowing boat was used instead, in order to approach shallow waters and cliffs. The sampler for the benthic assemblages was a dredge with a 20*70 cm opening and in shallow waters the material was taken by diving. Collections on the shore were also made, whenever samples had been washed up onto it. Study Extent This digitised historical dataset is part of the bigger floristical and faunistical qualitative survey "The fishery grounds near Alexandria" coordinated by Adolf Steuer. It concerns the area along the coasts of the city of Alexandria in Egypt during the year 1933. Quality Control Taxonomy checked using WoRMS (match taxa tool).

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Macroalgae
Keywords:
man-powered small boat, self-propelled small boat, surface vessel, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, MED, Eastern Mediterranean, Chlorophyta, Florideophyceae, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyta, Ulvophyceae

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 29,62; MinLat: 31,1831 - MaxLong: 30,2319; MaxLat: 32,2622 [WGS84]
MED, Eastern Mediterranean [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
1933 - 1934

Taxonomic coverage
Chlorophyta [WoRMS]
Florideophyceae [WoRMS]
Ochrophyta [WoRMS]
Phaeophyceae [WoRMS]
Rhodophyta [WoRMS]
Ulvophyceae [WoRMS]

Contributors
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), moredata creatordata manager
Sarafidou, Georgia
Mavraki, Dimitra

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Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2022-03-03
Information last updated: 2022-08-16
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