Abstract
Mollusk and meiofauna communities data were collected during an expedition of the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB0517 to the northwestern margin of Cuba from 2017-05-13 to 2017-05-23. Sediment was collected using a multi-corer and three replicates were kept for these communities and preserved in a 10% buffered formalin. Mollusks (dead and alive shells) were sieved through a 0.5 mm sieve and species were identified from the top 10 cm of each core. The presence/absence of 129 mollusks species is presented in this dataset. Meiofauna was sieved through a 0.063 mm sieve and all the alive organisms were identified to their higher taxonomic level. The R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB0517 was led by chief scientist Dr. Steven A. Murawski with the objective of providing a baseline of fauna and sediments.
Purpose
To explore patterns of abundance and diversity across the northwestern margin of Cuba and define a biological baseline against future possible impacts.
Keywords
mollusk, macrofauna, meiofauna, nematode, sediment core, multi-corer, taxonomy, abundance, community composition
UDI
R6.x805.000:0065
Date
April 2019
Point of Contact
Name
Maickel Armenteros
Organization
Universidad de La Habana
Name
Rebekka Larson
Organization
University of South Florida / College of Marine Science
Funding Source
RFP-6
DOI
10.7266/n7-88ne-3229
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
Maickel Armenteros. 2019. Mollusk and meiofauna communities data collected onboard the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB0517 in the northwestern margin of Cuba from 2017-05-13 to 2017-05-23. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-88ne-3229
Comments
Supplemental Information
Latitude and longitude (decimal degrees), water depth (m), collection date (mm/dd/yyyy), core ID, mollusks species (presence =1 or absence=0), meiofauna to their higher taxonomic level (counts = abundance).|||||