Published Data Library (PDL)
Western English Channel macrofauna abundance and biomass (2008-2010)
| Dataset title |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory Benthic Survey macrofauna abundance and biomass data set from four sites in the Western English Channel surveyed bimonthly from 2008 to 2010 containing the data from the samples analysed as at December 2012 |
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| Dataset creators | Sarah Dashfield , Louise McNeill |
| Dataset subject | Biota |
| Dataset abstract |
Macrofaunal abundance and biomass data from 0.1m2 sediment samples collected from four subtidal sites around Plymouth between May 2008 and September 2010. The sites sampled were Cawsand (50° 19.81' N, 04° 11.50' W), Hilmars Box (50° 13.30' N, 04° 11.40' W), Rame (50° 17.75' N, 04° 16.00' W) and Eddystone (50° 11.54' N, 04° 16.89' W). The entire data set has not yet been fully identified and contains the abundance and biomass data for samples analysed as at December 2012. |
| Dataset period | May 2008 - September 2010 |
| Dataset spatial coverage | English Channel |
| Dataset file format | Comma separated values |
| Dataset language | English-United Kingdom |
| Dataset discovery metadata record | Link to the dataset's EDMED record. |
| Dataset publisher | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Dataset publication date | 7th February 2013 |
| Dataset digital object identifer (DOI) | doi:10.5285/0ad59521-712e-11e2-824b-1803734a77fb |
| Dataset citation text | Dashfield, S. and McNeill, L.(2013): Plymouth Marine Laboratory Benthic Survey macrofauna abundance and biomass data set from four sites in the Western English Channel surveyed bimonthly from 2008 to 2010 containing the data from the samples analysed as at December 2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council UK. |
| Access the dataset |
Dataset — macrofauna_survey_2008-2010.csv Metadata — macrofauna_survey_2008-2010.txt |
