Benthic epifauna North Sea (6 "Boxes") since 1998

Samples were collected with a 2-m beam trawl during surveys with the RV "Walther Herwig III" since 1998. All samples were taken in summer (July/August). Box A was addtionally sampled in winter (January). The surveys were part of the German Small-scale Bottom Trawl Survey (GSBTS). Abundance and biomass of all epibenthic species were recorded.

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Field Value
Geographic coverage
Geographic description Box A: 54 degree 17 min to 54 degree 27 min N, 06 degree 58 min to 07 degree 15 min E; Box B: 55 degree 16 min to 55 degree 26 min N, 00 degree 18 min to 00 degree 00 min W; Box C: 56 degree 33 min to 56 degree 43 min N, 05 degree 10 min to 05 degree 28 min W; Box D: 57 degree 48 min to 57 degree 58 min N, 00 degree 44 min to 01 degree 04 min W; Box L: 58 degree 40 min to 58 degree 50 min N, 02 degree 23 min to 02 degree 43 min E; Box M: 60 degree 17 min to 60 degree 27 min N, 02 degree 22 min to 02 degree 42 min E
Bounding coordinates
North: 54.45
West: 6.9667
East: 7.25
South: 54.2831
Temporal coverage
Timestep July 1, 1998
Taxonomic coverage
Species All epibenthic species sampled with the 2m beam trawl
Other info
Last Updated February 10, 2021, 14:21 (UTC)
Created February 10, 2021, 14:21 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator
Name Ingrid Kröncke
Organization affiliations
Senckenberg am Meer

Role

Contact
Name Ingrid Kröncke
E-mail
Organization affiliations
Senckenberg am Meer

Associated party
Name Ingrid Kröncke
Role

Research data management planning

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https://dataportal.senckenberg.de/dataset/ad00ecae-d7cc-47bb-b4c3-6b34a0e72f12