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NSBS: North Sea Benthos Survey
Citation
Craeymeersh J., P. Kingston, E. Rachor, G. Duineveld, Carlo Heip, Edward Vanden Berghe, 1986: North Sea Benthos Survey. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/67
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Description
North Sea macrobenthos species density and abundance, measured on a regular grid of stations corresponding with ICES standard stations. All sampling was done in spring 1986. more
The data presented is the result of the 1986 North Sea Benthos Survey, an activity of the Benthos Ecology Working Group of ICES. Benthic samples were taken in a standardised way, on a regular grid covering the whole of the North Sea, and analysed by scientists from 10 laboratories. Extensive work was done to standardise taxonomy and identifications across the different laboratories. A total of just over 1000 species were reported from 235 stations.
The data presented is the result of the 1986 North Sea Benthos Survey, an activity of the Benthos Ecology Working Group of ICES. Benthic samples were taken in a standardised way, on a regular grid covering the whole of the North Sea, and analysed by scientists from 10 laboratories. Extensive work was done to standardise taxonomy and identifications across the different laboratories. A total of just over 1000 species were reported from 235 stations.
Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Benthos, Biodiversity, Data, Epibenthos, Macrobenthos, Marine Genomics, Meiobenthic organisms, Meiobenthos, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), EurOBIS calculated BBOX, ANE, North Sea
Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -3; MinLat: 51 - MaxLong: 9; MaxLat: 60,75 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: -3; MinLat: 51 - MaxLong: 9; MaxLat: 60,75 [WGS84]
ANE, North Sea [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
April 1986 - May 1986
Parameters
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Ash-free dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Concentration of cadmium {Cd CAS 7440-43-9} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of chromium {Cr CAS 7440-47-3} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of copper {Cu CAS 7440-50-8} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of lead {Pb CAS 7439-92-1} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of nickel {Ni CAS 7440-02-0} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of zinc {Zn CAS 7440-66-6} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Macrobenthos density
Proportion of organic carbon {organic_C CAS 7440-44-0} per unit dry weight of sediment [BODC]
Proportion of particles (clay size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Proportion of particles (sand size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Proportion of particles (silt size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Ash-free dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Concentration of cadmium {Cd CAS 7440-43-9} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of chromium {Cr CAS 7440-47-3} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of copper {Cu CAS 7440-50-8} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of lead {Pb CAS 7439-92-1} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of nickel {Ni CAS 7440-02-0} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Concentration of zinc {Zn CAS 7440-66-6} per unit dry weight of sediment <2um [BODC]
Macrobenthos density
Proportion of organic carbon {organic_C CAS 7440-44-0} per unit dry weight of sediment [BODC]
Proportion of particles (clay size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Proportion of particles (sand size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Proportion of particles (silt size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Contributors
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee; NIOZ Yerseke, data provider, data creator, data creator
Heip, Carlo
Senckenberg Nature Research Society; Research Institute and Natural History Museum; Department of Marine Science, data provider
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), data provider, data creator
Duineveld, Gerard
Universität Hamburg; Fachbereich Biologie; Institut für Hydrobiologie und Fischereiwissenschaft (IHF), data provider
Soltwedel, Thomas
Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), data provider
Rumohr, Heye
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland (BAH), data provider
Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille; Station Marine de Wimereux (INSU/CNRS), data provider
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI), more, data provider, data creator
Kuenitzer, Anita
Rachor, Eike
Rachor, Eike
Marine Laboratory Aberdeen; Fisheries Research Services, data provider
Basford, D.
Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, data provider, data creator
Kingston, Paul
Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO), data provider, data creator
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), more, data creator, data manager
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
NSBP: North Sea Benthos Project, more
WoRMS: World Register of Marine Species, more
(Partly) included in:
Distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate living modes in European seas
Gridded abundance maps of the benthic species from the North Sea
LargeNet database
Macroben: Macroben database (Marbef Theme 1 workshop)
Nematode biodiversity data from the North Sea Benthos Survey
Project
NSBP: North Sea Benthos Project
Publication
Based on this dataset
Rees, H.L. et al. (Ed.) (2007). Structure and dynamics of the North Sea benthos. ICES Cooperative Research Report, 288. ICES: Copenhagen. ISBN 87-7482-058-3. III, 258 + annexes pp., more
Craeymeersch, J.A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Buijs, J. (1997). Atlas of North Sea benthic infauna: based on the 1986 North Sea Benthos Survey. ICES Cooperative Research Report, 218. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. 86 pp.
Basford, D.J. et al. (1993). The ICES North Sea benthos survey: the sedimentary environment. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 50(1): 71-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1993.1008
Heip, C.H.R. et al. (1992). The benthic communities of the North Sea: a summary of the results of the North Sea benthos survey. ICES Coop. Res. Rep. 190: 148-175, more
Huys, R. (1991). The meiobenthos of the North Sea. Final report. Delta Institute for Hydrobiological Research: Yerseke. , more
Huys, R. et al. (1990). The meiobenthos of the North Sea: preliminary results of the North Sea Benthos Survey. CM Documents - ICES, C.M. 1990(Mini:8). ICES: [s.l.]. 17 pp., more
Describing this dataset
ICES (1986). Fifth Report of the Benthos Ecology Working Group, Oostende, 12-15 Mayl 1986. CM Documents - ICES, 1986/L:27. ICES: Copenhagen. 33 pp.
Used in this dataset
Heip, C.H.R.; Craeymeersch, J.A. (1995). Benthic community structures in the North Sea Helgol. Meeresunters. 49(1-4): 313-328
Heip, C.H.R.; Basford, D.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Dörjes, J.; de Wilde, P.; Duineveld, G.; Eleftheriou, A.; Herman, P.M.J.; Kingston, K.; Niermann, U.; Künitzer, A.; Rachor, E.; Rumohr, H.; Soetaert, K.; Soltwedel, T. (1992). Trends in biomass, density and diversity of North Sea macrofauna. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 49: 13-22
Huys, R. et al. (1992). The meiobenthos of the North Sea: density, biomass trends and distribution of copepod communities. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 49(1): 23-44, more
Künitzer, A.; Basford, D.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Dorjes, J.; Duineveld, G.C.A.; Eleftheriou, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J.; Kingston, P.; Niermann, U.; Rachor, E.; Rumohr, H.; de Wilde, P.A.W.J. (1992). The benthic infauna of the North Sea: species distribution and assemblages. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 49(2): 127-143
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10
Information last updated: 2024-07-08
