Falkland Islands Big Seaweed Search
The FIBSS relies on citizen scientists to survey the amazing seaweeds of the Falkland Islands. Thank you for completing a FIBSS survey, please submit your data here. Contact outreach@conservation.org.fk for any queries.
Name
First Name
Last Name
Who did you complete your survey with?
Family/friends (adults only)
Family/friends (adults and children)
Primary School
Secondary School
College/university
Other youth group
Adult volunteer group
Other
How many people helped to survey your plot (including yourself)?
Please enter a contact email address.
example@example.com
Would you give your consent to us to use your personal data to contact you about your survey or results?
Yes
No
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Your Shoreline
This section describes the areas where your survey took place
Where did you complete your survey (move the pointer on the map to your survey location, it can help to zoom the map out first)?
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Was the shore:
Almost all rock
A mixture of rock and sand or mud
Almost all sand with just a few rocks
Was your shore:
Almost flat
Gently sloping
Steeply sloping
Were there man-made structures or sea defences?
Yes
No
Did your shore have rock pools or shallow lagoons where water is retained at low tide, and if so, how many were present?
No pools or shallow lagoons
Very few
Several
A lot
Survey Results
Now to enter the seaweeds you identified! Please mark each seaweed you identified, and complete their spatial information;
Seaweeds;
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Rows
Present
Distribution
Location in water
Comments (optional)
Bladder Weeds, Adenocystis spp
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Green sponge carpet, Codium sp
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Iridescent Iridaea, Iridaea sp.
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Saw-toothed weeds, Sarcothalia spp.
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Antarctic turf foot, Caepidium antarcticum
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Bull kelp, Durvillaea antarctica
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Tree kelp, Lessonia spp.
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Coral weeds, Corallina spp.
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Calcified crusts
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Green sponge fingers, Codium fragile
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
Green fluffy sponge weed, Spongomorpha aeruginosa
Band-forming
Patchy
Sparse
Out of water
Underwater
Both
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