Benthic macrofaunal abundance data from the Western North Sea collected from 2000 to 2002

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10 September 2024
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Summary

Data contains the abundance of macrofauna in benthic samples obtained from 0.1m2 Hamon or Day grab samples conducted by Cefas in the Western North Sea between 2000-2002. Sampling occurred mainly in spring and early summer of 2000 in the North Sea. Sampling was conducted with a 0.1m2 Day or Hamon grab depending on the sediment type. Macrofauna were identified to species level and enumerated, with macrobenthos density derived.

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Added to data.gov.uk
2024-03-20
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Harvest GUID
CEFAS84210ac6-2209-4616-9c66-86d7cd9843bd
Extent
Latitude: 56.25° to °
Longitude: -3.50° to 4.00°
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Dataset reference date
2020-07-17 (publication)
2024-03-20 (revision)
2020-06-27 (creation)
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notPlanned
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (owner)
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