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Marine Species Biology and Sensitivity Key Information
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Marine Life Information Network |
| Country | United Kingdom ![]() |
| Project | The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland(MarLIN) |
| Time period | Present |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Britain and Ireland |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fish non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Seal abundance; Habitat characterisation; Habitat extent; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Zooplankton reproduction rate parameters; Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies; Plankton abundance per unit volume of 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; Zooplankton egg hatch proportion; Zoobenthos generic abundance; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Cetacean abundance; Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Bird counts |
| Instruments | Inapplicable |
| Description | |
| Summary | As part of the MarLIN programme a web-based database of key information on marine species and biotopes is being produced. |
| Originators | Marine Life Information Network |
| References | Hiscock, K., Jackson, A., and Lear, D. (1999) Assessing seabed species and ecosystem sensitivities. Existing approaches and development., Report to the DETR (MarLIN report no 1). |
| Data web site | http://www.marlin.ac.uk/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Marine Life Information Network |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | MarLIN |
| Address | Marine Life Information Network |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1752 633336 |
| marlin@mba.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1096001 |
| Global identifier | 875 |
| Last revised | 2010-01-10 |



