Description
Data Records
The data in this occurrence 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 228 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Juman, R.2004.Characterisation and Ecology of the Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago, West Indies. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology Thesis
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Institute of Marine Affairs. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d947d720-bc93-43e2-9627-2bd102d5c70b. Institute of Marine Affairs publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
- Custodian Steward
Geographic Coverage
The Bon Accord Lagoon/Buccoo Reef ecosystem is located at 11' 10'N, 60'57' W, on the southwest coast of Tobago, which is located 32 km northeast of Trinidad, in the southeast Caribbean. This ecosystem covers an area of 7 km2
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Project Data
Bon Accord Lagoon is a mangrove-fringed lagoon with a seagrass community, found landward of the Buccoo Reef. Buccoo Reef is a major tourist attraction with great economic and cultural significance. Previous studies conducted in this area have focused on the reef, and while the scientific literature suggests that reef ecological processes may be influenced by adjacent wetlands, an ecological characterisation of the lagoon has not been undertaken. This study characterises the ecosystems within the Bon Accord Lagoon and the hydrological and hydrodynamic processes that influence them.
| Title | Characterisation and Ecology of the Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago, West Indies |
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| Identifier | BID-CA2020-004-INS |
| Funding | The Government of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Study Area Description | Buccoo Reef and Bon Accord Lagoon, located on the leeward coast of Tobago, are the best examples of contiguous coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove swamps in Trinidad and Tobago. Buccoo Reef is of great cultural and economic significance to the people of Tobago and to the country as a whole. The Bon Accord Lagoon/Buccoo Reef ecosystem is located at 11' 10' N, 60' 57' W, on the southwest coast of Tobago, which is located 32 km northeast of Trinidad, in the southeast Caribbean (Figure 1.3). This ecosystem covers an area of 7 km2, and is characterized by five emergent carbonate platforms to the north, a shallow sandy lagoon with a patchy distribution of coral communities, and the mangrove-fringed Bon Accord Lagoon with a seagrass community. |
| Design Description | The overall goal is to understand the ecology of the Bon Accord Lagoon and determine the extent of impacts from anthropogenic activities. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Author
Sampling Methods
Quadrats plots were used in the mangrove area, gill and trammel nets were used around the mangrove, beam trawls were used over the seagrass beds, and aerial photography was also used in the surveys.
| Study Extent | Bon Accord Lagoon is a mangrove-fringed lagoon with a seagrass community, found landward of the Buccoo Reef. Buccoo Reef is a major tourist attraction with great economic and cultural significance. Previous studies conducted in this area have focused on the reef, and while the scientific literature suggests that reef ecological processes may be influenced by adjacent wetlands, an ecological characterization of the lagoon has not been undertaken. This study characterizes the ecosystems within the Bon Accord Lagoon and the hydrological and hydrodynamic processes that influence them. |
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| Quality Control | Data was transcribed into Microsoft Excel using the Darwin Core event template and the species names were checked in WoRMS and then the data was run through GBIF validator and Open Refine to check for any errors. |
Method step description:
- Data was transcribed into Microsoft Excel using the Darwin Core event template and the species names were checked in WoRMS and then the data was run through GBIF validator and Open Refine to check for any errors. Once errors are corrected the data is published in GBIF and IMAs MDH.
Bibliographic Citations
- Juman, R.2004.Characterisation and Ecology of the Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago, West Indies. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology Thesis
Additional Metadata
This historical biodiversity data for Bon Accord Lagoon will be useful to compare to past and future studies in the area. Possible trends and changes can be spotted and can be helpful for the management of the area.
| Alternative Identifiers | d947d720-bc93-43e2-9627-2bd102d5c70b |
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| https://cloud.gbif.org/lac/resource?r=characterization_and_ecology_bal |