Hunterston Power Station, Clyde sea area, biological time series (1960-1985)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1960 to 1985 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Hunterston Power station and surrounding areas (Clyde Sea areas) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Insecta taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed |
| Instruments | Unconsolidated sediment corers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Biological core samples were taken to study densities of various species in the areas surrounding Hunterston Power Station and Kames Bay, Millport. The major species studied were Tellina tenius, urothoe brevinorius and harpactinus blexus. Other samples were taken to study length/weight relationships of tellina tenius during the 1970s. 0.1m**2 core samples were taken at a 10m deep station off Hunterston between 1965 and 1983 to monitor sub-tidal populations. A large number of species were recorded here (e.g. lutraria lutraria, lusus circuatus, mya truncata). |
| Originators | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Steven J Gontarek (Data Information Manager) |
| Address | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Telephone | +44 1631 559314 |
| steve.gontarek@sams.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1049021 |
| Global identifier | 660 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
