British Isles Brown Algae (1968-1992)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1968 to 1992 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | British Isles, Channel Islands |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts; Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies; Phytoplankton growth; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies |
| Instruments | Plankton nets; manual biota samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | A number of shores around the British Isles have been investigated, some visited regularly. Records, notes, herbarium specimens of brown algae are maintained. Literature records are studied. Life history studies are undertaken in culture rooms. All information, contributions of the Fucophyceae (brown algae) volume of the series 'Seaweeds of the British Isles' is published by the Natural History Museum. |
| Originators | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Dr. Bob Fletcher (Reader in Marine Environmental Sciences) |
| Address | University of Portsmouth Marine Laboratory |
| bob.fletcher@port.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1015003 |
| Global identifier | 1539 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-15 |
