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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 French Polynesia region [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984740, 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: 2025-09-12DOI 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: -19.458899 * Median Longitude: -146.949504 * South-bound Latitude: -23.897831 * West-bound Longitude: -154.723900 * North-bound Latitude: -14.933300 * East-bound Longitude: -134.486830
Minimum DEPTH, water: 0.50 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 28.00 m
Event(s):
002_FPG * Latitude: -18.114870 * Longitude: -141.048090 * Location: French Polynesia * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
007_FPG * Latitude: -18.114870 * Longitude: -141.048090 * Location: French Polynesia * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
008_FPG * Latitude: -18.234298 * Longitude: -140.827900 * Location: French Polynesia * 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
7Amphisorus hemprichiiA. hemprichii#Purkis, SamCounted
8Sorites orbiculusS. orbiculus#Purkis, SamCounted
9MarginoporaMarginopora#Purkis, SamCounted
10ParasoritesParasorites#Purkis, SamCounted
11Monalysidium acicularisM. acicularis#Purkis, SamCounted
12Coscinospira hemprichiiC. hemprichii#Purkis, SamCounted
13Articulina sp.Articulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
14Quinqueloculina sp.Quinqueloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
15Triloculina sp.Triloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
16Pyrgo sp.Pyrgo sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
17Cycloforina sp.Cycloforina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
18Miliolinella sp.Miliolinella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
19Lachlanella sp.Lachlanella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
20Spiroloculina sp.Spiroloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
21Hauerina sp.Hauerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
22SchlumbergerinaSchlumbergerina#Purkis, SamCounted
23PseudohauerinaPseudohauerina#Purkis, SamCounted
24Peneroplis sp.Peneroplis sp.#Purkis, SamCountedLaevipeneroplis proteus
25Vertebralina striataV. striata#Purkis, SamCounted
26Borelis pulchraB. pulchra#Purkis, SamCounted
27BaculogypsinaBaculogypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
28Amphistegina gibbosaA. gibbosa#Purkis, SamCounted
29Amphistegina lessoniiA. lessonii#Purkis, SamCounted
30Amphistegina lobiferaA. lobifera#Purkis, SamCounted
31Amphistegina sp.Amphistegina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
32PorosononionPorosononion#Purkis, SamCounted
33Elphidium sp.Elphidium sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
34Asterigerina sp.Asterigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
35Rotalia sp.Rotalia sp.#Purkis, SamCountedDiscorbis
36Rosalina sp.Rosalina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
37SiphoninaSiphonina#Purkis, SamCounted
38Operculina ammonoidesO. ammonoides#Purkis, SamCounted
39Nonion sp.Nonion sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
40Homotrema rubrumH. rubrum#Purkis, SamCounted
41MiniacinaMiniacina#Purkis, SamCounted
42SporadotremaSporadotrema#Purkis, SamCounted
43Ammonia sp.Ammonia sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
44GypsinaGypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
45Planorbulina sp.Planorbulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
46Planogypsina sp.Planogypsina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
47SphaerogypsinaSphaerogypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
48AcervulinaAcervulina#Purkis, SamCounted
49Heterostegina antillarumH. antillarum#Purkis, SamCounted
50ValvulineriaValvulineria#Purkis, SamCounted
51Eponides repandusE. repandus#Purkis, SamCounted
52NeoconorbinaNeoconorbina#Purkis, SamCounted
53SiphogenerinaSiphogenerina#Purkis, SamCounted
54Haynesina depressulaH. depressula#Purkis, SamCounted
55Reussella sp.Reussella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
56Cibicides sp.Cibicides sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
57CymbaloporettaCymbaloporetta#Purkis, SamCounted
58AnomalinellaAnomalinella#Purkis, SamCounted
59SagrinellaSagrinella#Purkis, SamCounted
60BolivinaBolivina#Purkis, SamCounted
61Clavulina sp.Clavulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
62Textularia spp.Textularia spp.#Purkis, SamCounted
63Reophax sp.Reophax sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
64AmmobaculitesAmmobaculites#Purkis, SamCounted
65SeptotextulariaSeptotextularia#Purkis, SamCounted
66GlobigerinaGlobigerina#Purkis, SamCounted
67SpirillinaSpirillina#Purkis, SamCounted
68UnidentifiedUnident#Purkis, SamCounted
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
8455 data points

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