Occurrence dataset Registered June 16, 2024

    Zoobenthos database (POHJE)

    Description

    The national benthic animal information system includes benthic data from inland and coastal waters produced by aquatic authorities and publicly controlled aquatic research institutes for benthic animal monitoring and surveillance. In addition, the system can also store the results of benthic animal studies conducted by other parties.Data quality: Names of persons who have identified the occurrences (det) is not shared to FinBIF. This information is available from the original source.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    Finland, Baltic sea

    Latitude
    From 0.0005 to 70.0756
    Longitude
    From 11.1383 to 31.5004

    Temporal scope

    range
    August 16, 1956 - December 31, 2024

    Taxonomic scope

    Coverage
    Animalia

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Jouko Rissanen

      Administrative point of contact
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
    • FinBIF

      Administrative point of contact
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
      Email

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    June 16, 2024
    Metadata last modified
    August 11, 2025
    Publication date
    August 11, 2025
    Hosted by
    Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility
    Installation
    FinBIF Repository
    Endpoints
    EML
    Darwin Core Archive
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/8kfnmu
    Alternative identifiers

    Citation

    Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) (2025). Zoobenthos database (POHJE). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/8kfnmu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-13.