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Organic matter composition of the continental shelf and bathyal sediments of the Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean, 1994-1995)

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General  
Data holding centreHellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture
CountryGreece  Greece
ProjectCINCS - Pelagic-Benthic Coupling in the Oligotrophic Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean)(CINCS)
Time periodMay 1994 - September 1995
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean), bounded by 35.3 N to 35.75 N and 24.7 E to 25.3 E

Observations 
Parameters

Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment; Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters; Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters; Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), ethers, aldehydes and ketones in sediment

Instruments

Fluorometers; unconsolidated sediment corers; spectrophotometers

Description 
Summary

The seasonal, spatial and bathymetric changes in the distribution of chloroplastic pigments (Chla, phaeopigments and CPE), TOC, TON, ATP, bottom water nutrient contents and the main biochemical classes of organic compounds (lipids, proteins and carbohydrates) were recorded from May 1994 to September 1995 over the continental margin of Crete. Sediment core samples were collected from a grid of 30 stations ranging from 40 to 1570 m depth and sliced into 4 to 5 depth layers down to 20cm sediment depth. All data support the conclusion that the continental and bathyal sediments of the Cretan Sea can be considered, from a trophic point of view, as two different subsystems. This study was part of the multidisciplinary EU MAST II MTP I project CINCS (contract MAS2-CT94-0092) and was conducted in conjunction with the Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of Ancona and the Institute of Marine Environmental Sciences of the University of Genova.

OriginatorsHellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture
Availability 
OrganisationHellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactDr A. Tselepides
Address

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture
Gournes Pediados P.O. Box 2214
Heraklion
Crete
71003
Greece

Telephone+30 2810337801
Facsimile+30 2810337870
Emaile.mironaki@hcmr.gr
Administration 
Collating centreHellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier6004013
Global identifier1164
Last revised2015-07-16