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Celtic and Irish Sea benthic biomass size spectra data, September 2015 and April 2016
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| Title |
Celtic and Irish Sea benthic biomass size spectra data collected across gradients in fishing pressure and primary productivity. |
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| Author(s) |
Howarth L.M. (1);
Somerfield P. (2);
Blanchard J. (3);
Hiddink J.G. (1)
(1) Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences; (2) Plymouth Marine Laboratory; (3) Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies |
| Subject | oceans, biota |
| Abstract |
This dataset consists of samples collected of benthic communities (from meiofauna to demersal fish), using a range of sampling gears, in the Celtic and Irish Sea during September 2015 and April 2016. Sampled organisms ranged in size from 0.0001 g to 10 kg, obtained from day grabs, anchor dredges, 2 m beam trawls and 4 m beam trawls. Sediment samples were collected for Practical Size Analysis (PSA). Sites were sampled across gradients in fishing effort and primary productivity, which were determined from the MODIS satellite and Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) data. |
| Temporal coverage | 01 September 2015 - 30 April 2016 |
| Spatial coverage | Irish Sea, Celtic Sea |
| File format | Delimited |
| Language | English |
| Discovery metadata record | Link to the related European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EDMED) record |
| Publisher | British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK |
| Publication date | 13 March 2018 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | doi:10.5285/674d4224-7cc5-4080-e053-6c86abc0626e |
| Short DOI | doi:10/cmcg |
| Citation text | Howarth L.M.; Somerfield P.; Blanchard J.; Hiddink J.G.(2018). Celtic and Irish Sea benthic biomass size spectra data collected across gradients in fishing pressure and primary productivity. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10.5285/674d4224-7cc5-4080-e053-6c86abc0626e |