FIMR Biological Monitoring Data (1979-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Finnish Environment Institute |
| Country | Finland  |
| Time period | Zoobenthos from 1954 to present, Phytoplankton, zooplankton and chlorophyll-a from 1979 to present, Primary production 1980-1997. Some earlier phytoplankton (1970-) and zooplankton (1966-) data exists in paper form. |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Baltic Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Primary production in the water column; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies |
| Description | |
| Summary | The biological monitoring data is measured yearly during a zoobenthos cruise in early summer and a biological cruise in August in the Baltic Sea (pelagic parameters). Macrozoobenthos, zooplankton, phytoplankton and chlorophyll sampling and analyses methods are all accredited (EN ISO/IEC 17025). |
| Originators | Finnish Environment Institute Finnish Institute of Marine Research |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Finnish Environment Institute |
| Availability | Distribution cost charge |
| Contact | Riitta Olsonen |
| Address | Finnish Environment Institute |
| Telephone | +358 40 182 3254 |
| riitta.olsonen@ymparisto.fi | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Finnish Institute of Marine Research |
| Local identifier | 19001008 |
| Global identifier | 2045 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-24 |
