Ostracod Metadatabase of Environmental and Geographical Attributes

David J. Horne

doi:10.13148/bfcf15

Ostracod Metadatabase of Environmental and Geographical Attributes

Citation

Horne D J (2015). Ostracod Metadatabase of Environmental and Geographical Attributes. BioFresh. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.13148/bfcf15 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

OMEGA contains metadata for component regional databases of non-marine ostracod ecology and distribution. It includes full taxonomic names and geographical coordinates for each record treating these as both data and metadata.

Sampling Description

Method steps

commonly used series of methods steps regarding other group(s) (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)

Additional info

There are 3 component databases so far: NODE (Nonmarine Ostracod Distribution in Europe), owner David J.Horne, Queen Mary University of London, UK; NANODe (North American Non-marine Ostracode Database), owner Alison J. Smith, Kent State University, Ohio, USA; DOAD (Delorme Ostracode Autecological Database), owner the Canadian Museum of Nature, Gatineau, Canada. Data users are advised to contact D.J. Horne prior to using the data. Those wishing to access and use a wider range of data from component databases must contact the appropriate database owners.

Taxonomic Coverages

Other group(s)
zoobenthos (Ostracoda)

Geographic Coverages

Global coverage

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David J. Horne
originator
Queen Mary University of London - School of Geography
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS
GB
Telephone: +442078828200
email: d.j.horne@qmul.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk

David J. Horne
metadata author
Telephone: +442078828200
email: d.j.horne@qmul.ac.uk

David J. Horne
programmer
Telephone: +442078828200
email: d.j.horne@qmul.ac.uk

David J. Horne
principal investigator
Queen Mary University of London - School of Geography
Telephone: +442078828200
email: d.j.horne@qmul.ac.uk

Horne, D.J. (ed.)
author

David J. Horne
administrative point of contact
Queen Mary University of London - School of Geography
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS
GB
Telephone: +442078828200
email: d.j.horne@qmul.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk