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The Swedish zoobenthos programme in the Gulf of Bothnia (1983-)
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General | |
Data holding centre | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
Country | Sweden ![]() |
Time period | 1983 - Ongoing |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | Gulf of Bothnia |
Observations | |
Parameters | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed |
Description | |
Summary | The project objective is to seek and follow long-term local, regional and large scale trends in macrofauna species composition, abundance and biomass in the Gulf of Bothnia region. Samples were taken once a year, in the interval of May-June. The BIOMAD stored database covers the period 1983-1998. In the Norrby area, samples have been collected on a yearly basis since 1983. The programme is currently under revision, and during 1995-1997 the sampling has covered 20 samples collected in each of 9 archipelagoes and 10 samples in each of 7 open sea areas. After evaluation, the number of sampling stations and areas will be changed to optimise the programme. |
Originators | Umea Marine Sciences Centre |
Data web site | http://www.smhi.se |
Availability | |
Organisation | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
Availability | Unrestricted |
Contact | Nils Nexelius (Shark data manager) |
Address | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
Telephone | +46 - (0)31-751 8975 |
Facsimile | +46-(0)11-495 80 01 |
shark@smhi.se | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
Local identifier | 18007025 |
Global identifier | 48 |
Last revised | 2017-09-26 |