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Kalman, Akos; Humphreys, Alexander F; Ames, Riley; Adams, Zachary; Zagon, Zachary; Banham, Jack; Doyle, Meghan; Rosa Marín, Angelique; Sherman, Sofia; Jones, Laura; Nicholas, Khrista; Ahumada, Georgia; Perades, Thomas; Puyana, Laurent; Reardon, Matthew; Purkis, Sam (2025): Benthic foraminifera counts from samples of the Caribbean region [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984734, In: Kalman, A et al. (2025): Global Reef Expedition benthic foraminifera database [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984785

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Published: 2025-09-12 • DOI registered: 2025-10-11

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Keyword(s):
Benthic foraminifera; bioindicators; coral reef health; Global Reef Expedition
Related to:
Humphreys, Alexander F; Abdulla, Ameer; Sherman, Sofia; Levine, Jaclyn; Arista, Katelyn; Jones, Laura; Hoffman, Charlotte; Palavicini, Giacomo; Vimercati, Silvia; Terraneo, Tullia I; Ouhssain, Mustapha; Rodrigue, Mattie; Purkis, Sam (2022): Amphistegina lobifera foraminifera are excellent bioindicators of heat stress on high latitude Red Sea reefs. Coral Reefs, 41(4), 1211-1223, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02264-5
Humphreys, Alexander F; Purkis, Sam; Wan, Chuyan; Aldrich, Matthew; Nichols, Sarah; Garza, Jazmin (2022): A New Foraminiferal Bioindicator for Long-Term Heat Stress on Coral Reefs. Journal of Earth Science, 33(6), 1451-1459, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-021-1543-7
Kalman, Akos; Humphreys, Alexander F; Adams, Zachary; Ames, Riley; Rosa Marín, Angelique; Dempsey, Alexandra C; Purkis, Sam (2025): Foraminifera record historical coral-algal phase shifts on Caribbean coral reefs. Marine Environmental Research, 211, 107437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107437
Funding:
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF), grant/award no. NSF EAR-2035135: Protist Prophets – Foraminifera as Global Bioindicators for Past and Present Coral Reef Health
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 21.179070 * Median Longitude: -74.542466 * South-bound Latitude: 15.835509 * West-bound Longitude: -80.439477 * North-bound Latitude: 25.606800 * East-bound Longitude: -65.264052
Minimum DEPTH, water: 1.04 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 32.00 m
Event(s):
AN-1_Caribbean (AN-1) * Latitude: 23.681542 * Longitude: -77.371587 * Location: Andros Island, The Bahamas * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
AN-2_Caribbean (AN-2) * Latitude: 23.744199 * Longitude: -77.404618 * Location: Andros Island, The Bahamas * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
AN-3_Caribbean (AN-3) * Latitude: 23.771115 * Longitude: -77.417576 * Location: Andros Island, The Bahamas * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventPurkis, Sam
2Latitude of eventLatitudePurkis, Sam
3Longitude of eventLongitudePurkis, Sam
4DEPTH, waterDepth watermPurkis, SamGeocode
5Foraminifera, benthic, totalForam benth tot#Purkis, SamCounted
6Archaias angulatusA. angulatus#Purkis, SamCounted
7Broeckina orbitolitoidesB. orbitolitoides#Purkis, SamCounted
8Sorites marginalisS. marginalis#Purkis, SamCounted
9MarginoporaMarginopora#Purkis, SamCounted
10Cyclorbiculina compressaC. compressa#Purkis, SamCounted
11Amphisorus sp.Amphisorus sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
12Articulina sp.Articulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
13Quinqueloculina sp.Quinqueloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
14Triloculina sp.Triloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
15Pyrgo sp.Pyrgo sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
16Cycloforina sp.Cycloforina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
17Miliolinella sp.Miliolinella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
18Lachlanella sp.Lachlanella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
19Spiroloculina sp.Spiroloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
20Hauerina sp.Hauerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
21PseudohauerinaPseudohauerina#Purkis, SamCounted
22Peneroplis sp.Peneroplis sp.#Purkis, SamCountedLaevipeneroplis proteus
23Vertebralina striataV. striata#Purkis, SamCounted
24Borelis pulchraB. pulchra#Purkis, SamCounted
25Amphistegina sp.Amphistegina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
26Elphidium sp.Elphidium sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
27Asterigerina sp.Asterigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
28Rotalia sp.Rotalia sp.#Purkis, SamCountedDiscorbis
29Rosalina sp.Rosalina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
30Cymbaloporetta sp.Cymbaloporetta sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
31Nonion sp.Nonion sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
32Homotrema rubrumH. rubrum#Purkis, SamCounted
33MiniacinaMiniacina#Purkis, SamCounted
34Ammonia sp.Ammonia sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
35Neoeponides procerusN. procerus#Purkis, SamCounted
36Planogypsina sp.Planogypsina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
37Heterostegina antillarumH. antillarum#Purkis, SamCounted
38Eponides repandusE. repandus#Purkis, SamCounted
39NummulitidaeNummulitidae#Purkis, SamCountedNummulitidae*
40Reussella sp.Reussella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
41Cibicides sp.Cibicides sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
42Clavulina sp.Clavulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
43Verneuilinulla propinquaV. propinqua#Purkis, SamCounted
44Textularia spp.Textularia spp.#Purkis, SamCounted
45Reophax sp.Reophax sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
46Bigerina sp.Bigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
47OrbulinaOrbulina#Purkis, SamCounted
48BolivinaBolivina#Purkis, SamCounted
49UnidentifiedUnident#Purkis, SamCounted
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
6765 data points

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