Identification

Title

Downcore Foraminifera Data (NERC grant NE/J023329/1)

Abstract

This dataset comprises a record of benthic foraminifera count data from three cores that were analysed to assess down core changes in foraminifera abundance from the Paluma Shoals reef complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia; cores OPS-PC2, OPS-C-PC1 and OPS-D-PC1. The site/core names relate to the sites described in the following paper: Morgan KM, Perry CT, Smithers SG, Daniell JJ and Johnson JA (2016) Extensive reef development within the “mesophotic” nearshore Great Barrier Reef: Evidence for intra-regional variations in coral resilience. Scientific Reports 6:29616. DOI: 10.1038/srep29616.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item128885

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607488

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

GEOG

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Foraminifera

Coral reefs

Barrier reefs

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

146.2500

East bounding longitude

147.0000

North bounding latitude

-18.5500

South bounding latitude

-19.3500

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

QUEENSLAND [id=580000]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2013

End position

2014

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2019

Frequency of update

notApplicable

Quality and validity

Lineage

Samples for foraminiferal analysis were wet sieved to remove the < 63 ?m sediment fractions . After sieving, samples were oven dried (60 °C for 24 hours) before further sieving to remove any gravel (i.e., > 4 mm) and residual mud. A 1 cm3 split was obtained from the retained sediment fractions (i.e., between 63 ?m and 4 mm) from each sample using a riffle splitter. Foraminiferal assemblages were characterised for each sample split by counting and identifying a total of 300 tests, creating a multivariate dataset containing 66 samples and over 19,000 individual specimens. For full details see: Johnson JA, Perry CT, Smithers SG, Morgan KM, Woodroffe SA. (2019) Reef shallowing is a critical control on benthic foraminiferal assemblage composition on nearshore turbid coral reefs. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109240

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

MS Excel

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Geography Department

organisation name

University of Exeter

full postal address

Amory Building, Rennes Drive

Exeter

EX4 4RJ

email address

not available

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

Geography Department

organisation name

University of Exeter

full postal address

Amory Building, Rennes Drive

Exeter

EX4 4RJ

email address

not available

responsible party role

principalInvestigator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-09-15

Metadata language