Habitat-forming Cold Water Corals in the New Zealand region

Occurrence
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Description

Occurrence data of five main species (Enallopsammia rostrata, Goniocorella dumosa, Madrepora oculata, Oculina virgosa, and Solenosmilia variabilis) of habitat-forming cold water corals in the New Zealand region. Determining the distribution of habitat forming scleractinian corals in the New Zealand region is necessary in order to understand the ecological significance of these taxa and the likely impact of anthropogenic activities on their persistence. Historical records from early publications, research trawl surveys, commercial fishing bycatch and recent biodiversity surveys were compiled for the habitat-forming coral species Madrepora oculata, Solenosmilia variabilis, Goniocorella dumosa, Enallopsammia rostrata and Oculina virgosa. These data were used to describe the observed depth, geographic distribution and geomorphic habitat associations of the study corals in the region.

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How to cite

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Tracey, D.M, Rowden, A.A., Mackay, K.A., and Compton, T. (2014). Habitat-forming cold-water corals in the New Zealand region. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 631 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=niwacorals released on May 8, 2014.

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 5f02ffba-6104-44a9-9ef0-d4cae2c585f6.  The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF New Zealand.

Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Kevin Mackay
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Marine Data Manager
NIWA
Greta Point
Wellington
NZ
Dianne Tracey
  • Principal Investigator
Scientist
NIWA
Greta Point
Wellington
NZ

Geographic Coverage

New Zealand EEZ

Bounding Coordinates South West [-56.317, -170], North East [-26.715, 157]

Taxonomic Coverage

Habitat-forming cold water corals

Species Solenosmilia variabilis, Goniocorella dumosa, Enallopsammia rostrata, Oculina virgosa, Madrepora oculata

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1954-02-01 / 2009-07-15

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Tracey, D.M, Rowden, A.A., Mackay, K.A., and Compton, T. 2011. Habitat-forming cold-water corals show affinity for seamounts in the New Zealand region. Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 430: 1-22

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Alternative Identifiers 5f02ffba-6104-44a9-9ef0-d4cae2c585f6
https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=niwacorals