HBOI Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Reference Collection (MBRC)

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 26,546 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

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Resource Citation: HBOI Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Reference Collection (2021), Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University Version, MBRC Data Set.

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has not been registered with GBIF

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

MBRC specimens have been collected from throughout the world, including the Caribbean, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, southeastern U.S., Pacific Ocean (Galapagos, Cocos Island, Pearl Islands), and eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands, Madeira, Salvage Islands), at depths from intertidal to 914 m.

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

The HBOI Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Reference Collection (MBRC) has archived over 35,000 marine and freshwater specimens from all over the world. The collections began in 1984, were made to depths of 900 m by a multitude of methods, and include almost every marine invertebrate and algal phyla, as well as geological specimens. Users can access taxonomic, habitat, and location data as well as images and videos for thousands of specimens.

The personnel involved in the project:

Sampling Methods

Documentation of MBRC specimens includes in situ videotapes, in situ photographs, laboratory or “deck” photographs, taxonomic voucher specimens, and notes on habitat and the specimen. Original photographs were 35-mm images taken of the specimen in situ and in the wet lab (with a ruler for scale and unique specimen ID label). All photos have been digitized with a Nikon LS-2000 scanner, stored on the HBOI server, and linked to the collection database. The in situ videotapes and photographs document the benthic habitats and specimens collected and have resulted in an irreplaceable and invaluable source of data.

Method step description:

1. MBRC data are in an MS Access database of metadata for each dive site and specimen collected. The dive site data include fields for date, dive number, latitude, longitude, depth, habitat descriptions, bottom physical parameters, and site notes. The specimen tables have detailed data including collection depth, specimen morphology, color, other physical factors, abundance, associations, and benthic physical factors, as well as metadata for in situ photographs, videotapes, and specimen preservation. A third table contains the taxonomic identification of each specimen, any subsequent revisions of taxonomy, deposition and accession numbers in other archival institutions, and publications and new species data. An MS Access macro can quickly provide the complete data set for any specimen, which includes a direct link to the in situ or deck/lab photo of the specimen.

Collection Data

Additional Metadata