North Sea EpifaunaHermannNeumannBiodiversity and Climate Research
Geographical coverage: Six "Boxes" of 10x10 nautical miles; 24 ICES rectangles of 30x30 nautical miles from 53.5 to 56 degree N and 3 to 8 degree E; Temporal coverage: every summer (3rd quarter; July/August)since 1998. Box A was additionally sampled in winter (1st quarter; January) since 2000.benthos epifauna north seaBox A6.9666677.2554.4554.28333HermannNeumannBiodiversity and Climate Research
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Species collectionSamples were taken with a standard 2m beam trawl.Sampling was accompanied by water temperature, salinity and nutrient measurements as well as sampling of fish species with a different gear.