Cawthron Institute freshwater invertebrate and algae data

Over the past 20+ years the Cawthron Institute has accumulated a large store of information on the nation-wide distribution of freshwater invertebrates and algae. This dataset covers 20 years worth of macoinvertebrate and algal samples processed by Cawthron for regional councils State of the Environment monitoring, funded research work, resource compliance monitoring surveys, and assessments of environmental effects.
(2007) . Cawthron Institute freshwater invertebrate and algae data. https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/90f1aadd-c2fa-4b2c-af83-5e2a5a98e89d
 

Identification

Data identification

Citation

Date ( publication )

pointOfContact

Cawthron Institute - Karen Shearer ( )
98 Halifax Street East Nelson Nelson 7042 New Zealand

+64 3 548 2319 +64 3 546 9464
  • invertebrate algae freshwater FBIS

Legal constraints

Other constraints
Public
Spatial representation type
vector
Metadata language used
eng
Topic category
  • biota

Extent

Description
New Zealand
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S
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W


Begin date
1986-10-01T00:00:00
End date
2005-09-30T00:00:00
 

Distribution

Distribution

Distribution format
  • csv ( 0 )

OnLine resource
Freshwater Biodiversity data, available through NIWA's Environmental Information Browser, contains fish, algae, aquatic plant and invertebrate data gathered from New Zealand's freshwater streams, rivers and lakes.

Freshwater Biodiversity data, available through NIWA's Environmental Information Browser, contains fish, algae, aquatic plant and invertebrate data gathered from New Zealand's freshwater streams, rivers and lakes.

 

Quality

Data quality

Scope

Statement
The Cawthron data provided spans over a 20 year period. To ensure the quality and integrity of the data we have validated the species list and site names (i.e. checked, corrected, updated then cross- checked where necessary). We have also validated the locations of sites where co-ordinates were given, and updated to the NZ260 map series where necessary.
 

Reference System Info Ref. system

Reference system identifier
LINZ Land Information New Zealand / NZMG New Zealand Map Grid
Reference system identifier
NZST/NZDT
 

Metadata

gmd:MD_Metadata

File identifier
90f1aadd-c2fa-4b2c-af83-5e2a5a98e89d
Metadata language used
eng
Character set
utf8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2010-07-09T13:56:08
Metadata standard name
ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
1.1

pointOfContact

NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research - Data curator

 
 

 

 

         

 

 

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