Historical zoobenthos data from the Polish zone of the Baltic Sea (1951-75)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
| Country | Poland  |
| Time period | From 1951 to 1975 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Southern Baltic; Polish economic zone |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed |
| Instruments | Sediment grabs |
| Description | |
| Summary | A set of historical zoobenthos data collected by Polish scientists between 1951-1975 from the Baltic Sea is at the disposal of the DAE IEP. The data (mainly manuscripts) include species composition, abundance and wet biomass (for 1 m**2) determined for over 1000 samples. |
| Originators | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Environment Protection |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
| Availability | Moratorium |
| Contact | Dr. Lidia Kruk-Dowgiallo (Head of the department) |
| Address | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
| Telephone | +48 58 5520094 |
| Facsimile | +48 58 5524613 |
| lidia.kruk-dowgiallo@im.gda.pl | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Institute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute, Poland |
| Local identifier | 21002015 |
| Global identifier | 1617 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-15 |
