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Collections of physical samples of otoliths and scales - hard structures used for age determination

Fish otolith (ear bone) and scale collection from various species. Spare otoliths still in the packets and sectioned otoliths on slide. From market sampling, research and commercial vessel...

Structure from motion data imagery from Skeiðarársandur (2022) (NERC Grant: NE/X002020/1)

This dataset comprises approximately 18600 nadir images taken from a UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) and saved as .jpg files. The dataset broadly covers the area of proximal Skeiðarársandur area...

Soil microbial communities, soil, environmental and forest structural properties across old-growth forest and naturally regenerating or actively restored selectively logged tropical forest in Sabah, Borneo, March 2018 v2

This dataset contains information on soil microbial communities, soil physicochemical properties, forest structural and environmental characteristics across a contiguous area of forest that has...

Major element, trace element and Nd isotopes of cumulate plagioclase and clinopyroxene in lower crustal gabbros from Hess Deep oceanic crust, East Pacific Rise, with elemental maps of all studied samples

We collected major element, trace element and Nd isotopes of cumulate plagioclase and clinopyroxene in lower crustal gabbros from Hess Deep oceanic crust (~2°15'N, 101°30'W) to investigate the Nd...

Structure and Composition of Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces (NERC Grant NE/K006290/1)

Input and output files from first-principles calculations to compute the lattice thermal conductivity, elastic properties, and phase stability of various lower mantle minerals. Spreadsheets of...

2011 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland (MS) Southern Trench benthic camera and grab survey

The purpose of this benthic survey in the Southern Trench, Outer Moray Firth, was to identify the presence of any other priority marine features (PMFs) or MPA search features such as burrowed mud...

2011 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland (MS) Southern Trench benthic camera and grab survey

The purpose of this benthic survey in the Southern Trench, Outer Moray Firth, was to identify the presence of any other priority marine features (PMFs) or MPA search features such as burrowed mud...

Net Grid Trials in the Farne Deeps Nephrops Trawl Fishery 2020-2021 - Fisheries Science Partnership

Catch data (quantities and sizes by species) from trials of a selective Net Grid trawl. This work was carried out as part of the Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) programme and continues...

Five Deeps Expedition to map the South Sandwich Trench (spanning the Atlantic and Southern oceans)

The South Sandwich Trench was surveyed with a Kongsberg EM 124 gondola-mounted to the hull of the 225-foot DSSV Pressure Drop. The survey was conducted over the course of seven days – February 2-9,...

NatureScot Geodatabase of Marine features adjacent to Scotland (GeMS) dataset

Records are attributed as to their qualification as protected geodiversity features of protected areas within the Scottish MPA network. Contains key geodiversity areas, Quaternary of Scotland,...

Seismic interpretation of force fold structures from the Glencoe 3D seismic reflection survey, NW Australia

This dataset contains a petrel project and associated horizon grid, surface, and point data interpreted using the Glencoe 3D seismic reflection survey as part of the NERC Pushing the Frontiers...

Photos, XRF elements, total N and C, and isotopic data (d18O, d13C) from Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 225 cores, central Red Sea

Photographs, 18O/16O isotopic ratios, XRF-derived elemental and N, C concentration data are provided for sediment cores from Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 225, central Red Sea. This site was...

2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA6 Technical Report - Gas related seabed structures of the Western Irish Sea

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA6) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change). This report provides...

Measurements of microarthropod community structure and diversity from an upland grassland experimental site [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]

Data comprises patterns of diversity in a below-ground community of microarthropods (mites and collembola), measured during a nutrient (calcium and nitrogen) manipulation experiment, located at the...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1972/18: Deep Seismic, Moray Firth (October 1972 and July 1973)

This marine multi-channel geophysical survey commissioned by the British Geological Survey (BGS), acquired by Delta Exploration Inc. and processed by Seiscom Ltd took place October 1972 and July...

The evolution of modern marine ecosystems: environmental controls on their structure and function (NERC grant NE/I005641/1)

The data is in the form of excel spreadsheets and a word document of supplementary material. Publications: Foster, W.J., Danise, S., Sedlacek, A., Price, G.D., Hips, K. and Twitchett, R.J. 2015....

Rockall Consortium (RCK) Geophysical Survey 1992/1_RCK: Northern Rockall Trough and surrounding shallow water areas (10/05/1992 to 04/07/1992)

This marine geophysical survey took place from 03/05/1992 – 10/07/1992 in the Rockall Continental Margin on board the Kommandor Michael. The survey was carried out by the British Geological Survey...

Testing Modifications to the Net Grid in the Farne Deeps Single Rig Nephrops fishery 2019/20 - Fisheries Science Partnership

This work was carried out as part of the Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) programme. The aim of this project was to further develop a selective Net Grid trawl with two cod ends to improve...

Alkenone UK'37 data of sediment samples from Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) site 594 in the South Pacific

Alkenone abundances and resulting temperature reconstruction from sediment samples retrieved from DSDP Leg 90, Site 594, South Pacific. Sediments are dated from 3.4-3.0 Ma. The age of samples was...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1977/1: Deep Seismic: Bournemouth Bay (01/Jan/1977 to 28/Feb/1977)

During the period 31 January 1977 to 15th February 1977 approximately 490km of subsurface data in UK blocks 97 and 98 (Bournemouth Bay) were acquired for The Institute of Geological Sciences (BGS)...