Sediment macrofaunal composition and sediment grain size of multiple deep-sea coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, 2009-2014

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Description

Occurrences of macrofauna identified in sediment cores. Study areas were located in the northern Gulf of Mexico on the continental slope off Louisiana and Mississippi; encompassing a geographic range of 450 kilometers and an overall depth range of 263-1095 m. Infaunal communities were examined adjacent to three coral types: two scleractinian corals, Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata, and octocorals. Sediment push cores were collected to assess diversity, composition, numerical abundance, and functional traits of macrofauna (>300 μm) adjacent to deep-sea coral habitats.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 390 records.

2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
390
Occurrence 
2072
ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
939

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Bourque J R, Demopoulos A (2025). Sediment macrofaunal composition and sediment grain size of multiple deep-sea coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, 2009-2014. Version 1.6. United States Geological Survey. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=gomx_sediment_macrofauna&v=1.6

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Samplingevent; biota; Benthos; GULF OF MEXICO [75fab119-51a6-4b59-9711-f6c3cd3139db]; null; deep-sea; macrofauna; coral

Contacts

Jill R Bourque
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
  • 7920 NW 71st Street
32653 Gainesville
FL
US
  • 352-264-3527
Amanda Demopoulos
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
  • 7920 NW 71st Street
32653 Gainesville
FL
US
  • 352-264-3490
Kylie Hollis
  • Processor
  • Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
US

Geographic Coverage

Study areas were located in the northern GOM on the continental slope off Louisiana and Mississippi; encompassing a geographic range of 450 kilometers and an overall depth range of 263-1095 m.

Bounding Coordinates South West [27.586, -92.231], North East [29.171, -88.01]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Chordata, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Porifera, Platyhelminthes, Chaetognatha, Cnidaria, Bryozoa
Class Holothuroidea, Hydrozoa, Clitellata, Polychaeta, Arachnida, Bivalvia, Octocorallia, Pycnogonida, Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, Thecostraca, Ophiuroidea, Malacostraca
Order Amphipoda, Decapoda, Spionida, Amphinomida, Scalpellomorpha, Sabellida, Tubificida, Sipuncula, Cumacea, Mysida, Pantopoda, Phyllodocida, Tanaidacea, Eunicida, Terebellida, Chaetodermatida, Trombidiformes, Isopoda
Family Naididae, Trichobranchidae, Thambematidae, Serpulidae, Janiridae, Hesionidae, Synopiidae, Leuconidae, Cossuridae, Eunicidae, Apseudidae, Oweniidae, Sabellidae, Fabriciidae, Amphinomidae, Melitidae, Desmosomatidae, Agathotanaidae, Onuphidae, Chaetopteridae, Akanthophoreidae, Phoxocephalidae, Sphaerodoridae, Spionidae, Gnathiidae, Ampithoidae, Scalpellidae, Cirratulidae, Lacydoniidae, Orbiniidae, Glyceridae, Paraonidae, Ischnomesidae, Platyischnopidae, Nannastacidae, Nephtyidae, Nerillidae, Pilargidae, Chaetodermatidae, Maldanidae, Capitellidae, Nannoniscidae, Ampeliscidae, Leptognathiidae, Sigalionidae, Sabellariidae, Halacaridae, Scalibregmatidae, Callipallenidae, Ampharetidae, Mysidae, Limifossoridae, Fauveliopsidae, Podoceridae, Longosomatidae, Aberrantidae, Chrysopetalidae, Sphyrapodidae, Nototanaidae, Munnopsidae, Oedicerotidae, Prochaetodermatidae, Poecilochaetidae, Polynoidae, Paralacydoniidae, Amphilochidae, Aoridae, Opheliidae, Typhlotanaidae, Pardaliscidae, Tanaellidae, Acrocirridae, Macrostylidae, Phyllodocidae, Siboglinidae, Caprellidae, Lumbrineridae, Syllidae, Colletteidae, Terebellidae, Pseudotanaidae, Stilipedidae, Hyssuridae, Paramunnidae, Anarthruridae, Dorvilleidae, Leptocheliidae, Nereididae, Flabelligeridae, Paratanaoidea incertae sedis, Diastylidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2009-08-24 / 2014-06-27

Sampling Methods

As needed, see: Bourque, J.R., and Demopoulos, A.W.J., 2018, The influence of different deep-sea coral habitats on sediment macrofaunal community structure and function: PeerJ, Aquatic Biology, v. 6, art. e5276, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5276.

Study Extent As needed, see : Bourque, J.R., and Demopoulos, A.W.J., 2018, The influence of different deep-sea coral habitats on sediment macrofaunal community structure and function: PeerJ, Aquatic Biology, v. 6, art. e5276, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5276.
Quality Control As needed, see: Bourque, J.R., and Demopoulos, A.W.J., 2018, The influence of different deep-sea coral habitats on sediment macrofaunal community structure and function: PeerJ, Aquatic Biology, v. 6, art. e5276, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5276.

Method step description:

  1. As needed, see: Bourque, J.R., and Demopoulos, A.W.J., 2018, The influence of different deep-sea coral habitats on sediment macrofaunal community structure and function: PeerJ, Aquatic Biology, v. 6, art. e5276, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5276.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Bourque, J.R., and Demopoulos, A.W.J., 2018, The influence of different deep-sea coral habitats on sediment macrofaunal community structure and function: PeerJ, Aquatic Biology, v. 6, art. e5276 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5276

Additional Metadata

Purpose
Maintenance Description As needed
Alternative Identifiers f41e070d-14ed-4386-b3f1-9b89b584eb92
https://obis.org/dataset/8eafe8eb-6215-4de8-b38d-aef644768e6f
https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=gomx_sediment_macrofauna