Identification

Title

1972 - Ongoing Dove Marine Laboratory Benthic Station M1 (North Sea) Time Series Data

Abstract

Initiated in 1972, as long term monitoring with station P. M1 was the central station at a historic sludge disposal site in the Central North Sea, approximately 10.5 km away from the English North - East coast, with a depth of 55 m and a muddy sandy sediment. In 1972 and 1973 bimonthly (20 replicates) sampling occurred with sampling decreasing to September and March annually with 5 replicates taken at each occurrence. A 0.1 m2 Van Veen grab was used to collect samples passed over a 0.5 mm sieve and taxon abundance recorded per metre squared (Buchanan and Warwick, 1974). Community stability was seen in the period between 1974 and 1980, which was lost in 1980 - 1983. Changes in species ranking and increases in total numbers and biomass during the latter period.

Resource type

series

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

DTSBenthicStationM1

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2003-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2005-04-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.7467

East bounding longitude

0.5385

North bounding latitude

55.7357

South bounding latitude

54.9864

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Northern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

39E8

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2014-05-16

code identifying the extent

IVb

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

bathybenthic

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

circalittoral

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

littoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1972-09-01

End position

2015-05-25

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2015-05-25

date type

creation

effective date

2021-05-25

date type

revision

effective date

2021-05-25

Frequency of update

continual

Quality and validity

Lineage

Station M1 is a monitoring station (central station of 6) within a historic sewage sludge disposal grounds initiated in 1972, sampled 20 x bimonthly (1972 and 1973), 20 x 0.1 m2 in September to March, reducing to five replicates per occurrence. The other sampling station, M2 - M5 were sampled annually (September) with 10 replicates. These are not included in the time series due to the lack of continuation. Sampling was largely standardised according to Buchanan and Warwick (1974). Temporary functioning alteration has been found in previous studies coinciding with a 1980's regime shift in the North Sea, with a period of six years of significant alteration with instable, trait composition. Appendix A (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113615000483?via%3Dihub#appsec1) gives supplementary data on sampling effort over time (D.S. Clare, L.A. Robinson and C.L.J. Frid). Some later studies (Bremner, Frid Roger, 2003) analysed at genera level or above to overcome difficulties of mis - identification or changes in taxonomy in the over 40 year time period.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-02-02

degree

true

explanation

0.1m squared Van Veen Grabs taken in the North Sea since 1972, for the analysis and monitoring of infaunal macroinvertebrates

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Please contact the following email address, dovemarine@ncl.ac.uk, with a brief outline your intended research with your funder and institution

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The use of the time series data is welcomed. Please contact dovemarine@ncl.ac.uk for access request.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

full postal address

Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal ManagementCullercoats

North Shield

NE30 4PZ

email address

dassh.enquires@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

full postal address

Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal ManagementCullercoats

North Shield

NE30 4PZ

email address

dassh.enquires@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

full postal address

Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal ManagementCullercoats

North Shield

NE30 4PZ

email address

dassh.enquires@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-05-26

Metadata language