Identification

Title

1971-Ongoing Dove Marine Laboratory Benthic Station P (North Sea) Time Series Data

Abstract

1971 - 2015 Dove Marine Laboratory Benthic Station P (North Sea) Time Series Data. Benthic samples taken from Station P, 18.5 km off the North - East coast of England, using a 0.1m2 Van Veen grab, since January 1971, initially at 2 monthly intervals (1971) with 30 replicates taken. The frequencies of sampling occurrences declined to one sampling occurrence in January - March with five replicates taken per occurrence until 2015. The samples are sieved over a 0.5mm mesh and fixed in formaldehyde. The samples are processed in the lab and fauna is extracted and identified to species level, where possible, in abundance per square metre. Sample collection and data processing and publication was finalised in 2015. Benthic sampling has been re-initiated in March 2021, with PSA and sediment for eDNA taken.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://www.dassh.ac.uk/

name: DASSH website homepage

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

DTSBenthicP

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

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.8788

East bounding longitude

1.3621

North bounding latitude

55.8152

South bounding latitude

54.7072

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Northern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

ICES Rectangles

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

39E8

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

bathybenthic

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

circalittoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1971-01-01

End position

2016-06-29

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-06-29

date type

creation

effective date

2016-06-29

date type

revision

effective date

2016-06-29

Frequency of update

continual

Quality and validity

Lineage

The data consists of benthic infauna (macroinvertebrate) abundance per meter squared; collected, analysed and published between 1971 and 2015, by Newcastle and Liverpool universities. The samples were sieved over 0.5 mm sieve, extracted and identified to species level where possible, after fixation. However, a few later studies raised species to genus to avoid potential error by various analysts during the circa 40 year time frame. Abundant taxa consist of Heteromastus, Levinsinia and Prinospio. Long - term trends, bentho - pelagic coupling, fishing and climate change impacts have been investigated within this time series. Station P lies within a Nephrops grounds, which has been fished heavily, potentially having a major influence on the community structure. Buchanan and Warwick (1974) and Buchanan and Moore (1986b) give details of sampling. The number of grabs taken at each sampling occurrence declined over the years, 1971- 1972 (30 grabs), 1973 - 1978 (10 grabs) and post-1979 were 5 grabs. Studies include Buchanan and Moore, 1986b; Buchanan, 1993; Evans and Edwards, 1993; Frid et al., 1996, 1999; Frid and Huliselan, 1996; Nicholas and Frid,1999; Clark and Frid, 2001; Clark et al., 2003; Frid, Garwood and Robinson, 2009 a and b; Clare, Robinson, Frid 2015

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-02-02

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Please contact the Dove Marine Laboratory at dovemarine@ncl.ac.uk with a brief outline of then intended research, funder and institution

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Use of data is encouraged for non - commercial purposes, please contact dovemarine@ncl.ac.uk to request access to the data

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

Responsible party

organisation name

Newcastle University School of Marine Science and Technology

email address

dovemarine@ncl.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

2021-05-27

Metadata language

eng