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Ten key biological traits of marine benthic invertebrates surveyed in Northwest Europe

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
Topic
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Summary

This dataset contains information on ten key biological traits (behavioural, morphological, and reproductive characteristics) for over a thousand marine benthic invertebrate taxa surveyed in Northwest Europe (mainly the UK shelf). Scores of 0 to 3 are provided to indicate the level of confidence that taxa exhibit each possible mode of trait expression (0 = no evidence, 3 = strong evidence).

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Cefas Data Portal – 23/7/2026

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
03 October 2024
Harvest GUID
CEFASa86ed001-88c2-46ea-8651-e3c9b9342896
Extent (Latitude)
61.00° to 49.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-13.00° to 10.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2021-11-03
Dataset reference date (revision)
2024-10-03
Dataset reference date (creation)
2021-10-14
Frequency of update
irregular
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng