Identification

Title

2000 - 2002 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) English North Sea Benthic Survey Data 2000-2002

Abstract

Sampling occurred mainly in spring and early summer of 2000 within the North Sea. Sampling was conducted with a 0.1m <sup>...</sup> Day or Hamon grab depending on the sediment type. Macrofauna were identified to species level and enumerated, with macrobenthos density derived. The macrofauna was identified to species level, as far as possible, with the use of a range of standard taxonomic keys. All animals were enumerated, except for colonial organisms which were recorded on a presence/absence basis. The biomass of each taxon was determined as wet blotted weight, and then expressed as ash-free dry weight using conversion factors mainly from Rumohr et al. (1987). <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">...</span>

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFASd7395344-ba96-48b1-bedb-46c37fe8a8fb

codeSpace

http://www.cefas.co.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Additional information source

<span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">...</span> `http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=1681`_ Report for all years of sampling and results produced by Eike Rachor and SGNSBP members in 2007. The ICES North Sea Benthos Project 2000: North Sea Benthic Communities by 2000 can be found here: `http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/CM%20Doccuments/2003/E/E0503.PDF`_ `http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/nsbp/datasets.php`_ .. _`http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=1681`: http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=1681 .. _`http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/cm%20doccuments/2003/e/e0503.pdf`: http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/CM%20Doccuments/2003/E/E0503.PDF .. _`http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/nsbp/datasets.php`: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/nsbp/datasets.php

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2

2002-05-30T23:00:00.000Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-07-17

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Sampling of benthos in 2000-2002 was undertaken by Cefas, as part of the ICES Study Group on the North Sea Benthos Project 2000 (an offshoot of the ICES Benthos Ecology Working Group). The project aimed to integrate macrobenthic infaunal data (1999-2001) available from various sources, including national monitoring surveys, in North Sea soft bottom sediments. The main goal was for a comparison with the ICES North Sea Benthos Survey data of 1986, in order to determine whether there have been any significant changes and, if so, what may be the causal influences (e.g., climate change, fishing impacts).

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-07-17T10:38:48

Metadata language

eng