Dogger Bank Mega-Epibenthos - Long term monitoring project

The dataset contains megabenthos-species occurrence and abundance data from 37 locations on the Dogger Bank (central North Sea), from 1991 until 2011 (except 1998, 2000 and 2007). Additional accompanying datasets, containing temperature, salinity and currents at the sampling locations are also available.

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Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Geographic coverage
Geographic description Dogger Bank, central North Sea, mainly within the 30 m depth contour
Bounding coordinates
North: 55.75
West: 1.0
East: 4.5
South: 54.25
Temporal coverage
Timestep July 29, 1991
Taxonomic coverage
Class Pisces
Class Mollusca
Class Arthropoda
Class Cnidaria
Class Echinodermata
Class Annelida
Class Bryozoa
Class Porifera
Class Tunicata
Class Nemertea
General taxonomic description Phylae (total no. of species): Pisces (47), Mollusca (45), Arthropoda (32), Cnidaria (29), Echinodermata (13), Annelida (12), Bryozoa (7), Porifera (4), Tunicata (3), Nemertea (2); Total: 194 species
Other info
Last Updated February 10, 2021, 14:21 (UTC)
Created February 10, 2021, 14:21 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator
Name Michael Tuerkay
Organization affiliations
Senckenberg

Senckenberganlage, 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Role

Contact
Name Michael Tuerkay
E-mail
Organization affiliations
Senckenberg

Senckenberganlage, 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Associated party
Name Michael Tuerkay
Role

Research data management planning

Data will be stored at (long-term archived) Information still missing

Link to this dataset:

https://dataportal.senckenberg.de/dataset/99d87cbb-e305-4997-9c90-ff61170b6aac