North Sea Benthic Genera Presence and Absence Data from 1990 to 2011

Distribution data for benthic genera in the North Sea, covering a 22-year timespan from 1990 to 2011. This data accompanies a manuscript in the Journal of Applied Ecology and was obtained from re-analysis of OBIS data supplemented with Cefas survey data, with the study region partitioned into a 0.25° x 0.25° regular grid.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution changes over time based on the 22-year temporal coverage.
• Analyzing benthic community responses to environmental gradients based on the presence/absence data.
• Studying the impact of anthropogenic change on marine ecosystems based on the dataset's stated research context.
• Creating spatial distribution maps for North Sea benthic genera based on the 0.25° grid structure.

Strengths

• Covers a 22-year time span from 1990 to 2011, providing a long-term ecological perspective.
• Spatially structured on a 0.25° x 0.25° regular grid covering the North Sea.
• Combines data from two sources: OBIS and Cefas benthic surveys.
• Accompanies a peer-reviewed manuscript in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System) and Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) survey data.

Collection Method

Re-analysis of existing data sources, supplemented with survey data.

Time Range

1990 to 2011

Freshness

Data covers up to 2011; last update date is unknown.

Geography

North Sea