Coastal zone of the Black Sea

Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Air pressure; Zooplankton wet weight biomass; Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed; Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Other meteorological measurements; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples; Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples; Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column; Secchi disk depth; Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies; Salinity of the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column; Zoobenthos generic abundance; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Air temperature; Density of the water column; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column

Discrete water samplers; sediment grabs; autoanalysers; titrators; CTD

The Research Cruises dataset contains data collected in the cruises organized by the Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery project (BSERP) in 2003 -2006 in framework of its Research Programme. The cruises were carried out by international scientific teams at Bulgarian R/V Akademik (3 cruises) and Ukrainian R/V Vladimir Parhin (1 cruise). The main purpose of the cruises was investigation changes in the Black Sea ecosystem. The geographic scope is western Black Sea. The Research Cruises dataset is multidisciplinary, containing data in areas of physical and chemical oceanography, marine biology, meteorology, sediment quality etc.

BSERP (2008) BSERP Final Report (2002-2008) DVD, BSERP

Permanent Secretariat Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Dolmabahce Sarayi 2 Hareket Kosku
Besiktas, Istanbul

34353
Turkey