Benthic Fauna Biomass and Environmental Variables for the Celtic Seas

Celtic Seas data on the abundance and biomass of seabed species, standardized per sampled area. The dataset includes biological trait information, measured environmental variables for water and sediment, remote-sensed chlorophyll, and fishing effort data from Vessel Monitoring Systems for each sample location. It is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling species biomass distribution based on environmental variables like sediment and water column data.
• Analyzing the impact of fishing effort from Vessel Monitoring Systems on benthic community structure.
• Studying correlations between remote-sensed chlorophyll levels and local faunal abundance.
• Classifying benthic species based on their biological and behavioral trait information.

Strengths

• Integrates multiple data sources: biological samples, environmental measurements, satellite chlorophyll, and VMS fishing data.
• Includes trait-based information for each taxon, enabling functional ecology studies.
• Data is standardized to the area of seabed sampled, facilitating comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Field sampling with associated environmental measurement and remote sensing data integration.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Celtic Seas