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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='BIOSPHERE', Term='AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS', Variable_Level_1='COASTAL HABITAT']
NIO COLLECTION - Biological Collections of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India (released online October 2006)
Entry ID: NIO_COLLECTION

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Summary
Abstract: National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, India is premier oceanographic
research institution in India. It has a strong biological oceanography division
which maintains biological museum at its headquarter in Goa. NIO COLLECTION is
the digitized repository of this museum. Currently 308 specimens have been
digitized, which is an ongoing process.

Habitat coverage: Coastal, Mangrove, Backwaters, Estuarine, Marine, Littoral,
Sublittoral, Islands, Lagoons, Islands.

Total number of 308 specimen records
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 22.47   S: 0.0   E: 93.07   W: 0.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: C. T. Achuthankutty; N. S. and D. P. Kavlekar (editors)
Dataset Release Date: October 2006 (1st release)
Version: Version 1
Online Resource: http://www.iobis.org/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1970-12-13
Stop Date: 1996-02-04
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > MANGROVES Parameter Definition
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES Parameter Definition
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Platform
FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS Ancillary Description
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
OCEAN WEATHER STATIONS Ancillary Description
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
RAIN GAUGES Ancillary Description
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Data Center
Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.jisao.washington.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: TODD MITCHELL
Email: mitchell at atmos.washington.edu
Publications/References
Quayle, R.G. (1989), The Wolbach Dataset for Global Climate Monitoring - Philanthropy and Climatology., 70, 1570, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-08-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-13

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