2000 - 2002 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) The Benthic Ecology of the Western North Sea. North Sea benthic sampling 2000-2002
Data contains the abundance of macrofauna in benthic samples obtained from <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> <sup style="color: #555555; font-family: " open sans",sans-serif; font-size: 11.6px; 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;">...</sup> <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> samples conducted by Cefas in the Western North Sea between 2000-2002. Sampling occurred mainly in spring and early summer of 2000 in the North Sea. Sampling was conducted with a 0.1m <sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 75%; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">...</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="box-sizing: border-box;">...</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">...</span>
dataset
http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/20700/
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CEFAS84210ac6-2209-4616-9c66-86d7cd9843bd
http://www.cefas.co.uk/
eng
OGP
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Original Publications produced from this data are: Bolam, S.G., Barrio-Frojan, C.R.S., and Eggleton, J. (2010). Macrofaunal production along the UK continental shelf. Journal of Sea Research. 64: 166-179. <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">...</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">...</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">...</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">...</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">...</span>
biota
revision
2011-03-25
publication
2008-06-01
publication
2008-06-01
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56.25
50.5
revision
2010-05-18
revision
2010-05-18
revision
2010-05-18
revision
2010-05-18
2000-05-30T23:00:00.000Z
2002-05-30T23:00:00.000Z
publication
2020-08-11
notPlanned
The main objective of the AE1143 project was to provide a strategic evaluation of the status of the benthic communities of the western North Sea, in relation to natural and anthropogenic influences. Sampling of the benthic macrofauna and sediments were collected from 89 total stations in the Western North Sea. While Cefas conducted several Hamon grab samples, other sation samples were provided by FRS, Aberdeen and the Senckenberg Institue, Germany. The English east coast, was sampled by CEFAS from the RV Cefas Endeavour using a variety of methods deemed compatible with the sedimentary habitat being targeted. Sediment sub-samples collected by CEFAS and FRS were analysed for particle size. Additionally, sub-samples at CEFAS stations were analysed for % organic carbon and nitrogen content and the concentrations of a range of trace metals. The ME3112 Project, which made use of this data, assessed the spatial distribution of the macrofaunal assemblages currently around the coast of England, Wales and the west coast of Scotland, together with an assessment of the factors affecting such assemblages. The project was intended to help underpin the State of the Seas report and to help manage the anthropogenic changes in the marine environment. This was part of a large scale sampling programme around the UK, spanning 2000-2009.
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
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Lowestoft
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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