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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 Arabian Gulf region [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984784, 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: 26.144356 * Median Longitude: 51.292789 * South-bound Latitude: 25.985700 * West-bound Longitude: 51.209200 * North-bound Latitude: 26.193600 * East-bound Longitude: 51.435000
Minimum DEPTH, water: 0.00 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 6.49 m
Event(s):
R01-02 * Latitude: 26.147400 * Longitude: 51.213000 * Location: Arabian Gulf * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
R01-06 * Latitude: 26.156400 * Longitude: 51.212200 * Location: Arabian Gulf * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
R01-11 * Latitude: 26.167600 * Longitude: 51.211100 * Location: Arabian Gulf * 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
9Monalysidium acicularisM. acicularis#Purkis, SamCounted
10Coscinospira hemprichiiC. hemprichii#Purkis, SamCounted
11Articulina sp.Articulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
12Quinqueloculina sp.Quinqueloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
13Triloculina sp.Triloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
14Pyrgo sp.Pyrgo sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
15Cycloforina sp.Cycloforina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
16Miliolinella sp.Miliolinella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
17Lachlanella sp.Lachlanella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
18Spiroloculina sp.Spiroloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
19Hauerina sp.Hauerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
20PseudohauerinaPseudohauerina#Purkis, SamCounted
21Peneroplis sp.Peneroplis sp.#Purkis, SamCountedLaevipeneroplis proteus
22Vertebralina striataV. striata#Purkis, SamCounted
23Borelis pulchraB. pulchra#Purkis, SamCounted
24Amphistegina gibbosaA. gibbosa#Purkis, SamCounted
25Amphistegina lessoniiA. lessonii#Purkis, SamCounted
26Amphistegina lobiferaA. lobifera#Purkis, SamCounted
27Elphidium sp.Elphidium sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
28Asterigerina sp.Asterigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
29Rotalia sp.Rotalia sp.#Purkis, SamCountedDiscorbis
30Rosalina sp.Rosalina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
31Operculina ammonoidesO. ammonoides#Purkis, SamCounted
32Nonion sp.Nonion sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
33Homotrema rubrumH. rubrum#Purkis, SamCounted
34MiniacinaMiniacina#Purkis, SamCounted
35Ammonia sp.Ammonia sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
36Planorbulina sp.Planorbulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
37Planogypsina sp.Planogypsina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
38Heterostegina antillarumH. antillarum#Purkis, SamCounted
39Eponides repandusE. repandus#Purkis, SamCounted
40Neorotalia calcarN. calcar#Purkis, SamCounted
41Haynesina depressulaH. depressula#Purkis, SamCounted
42Reussella sp.Reussella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
43Cibicides sp.Cibicides sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
44Clavulina sp.Clavulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
45Verneuilinulla propinquaV. propinqua#Purkis, SamCounted
46Textularia spp.Textularia spp.#Purkis, SamCounted
47Reophax sp.Reophax sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
48Bigenerina sp.Bigenerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
49UnidentifiedUnident#Purkis, SamCounted
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1427 data points

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