OneBenthic: Seabed Macrofauna and Sediment Data from 1969 to Present

OneBenthic aggregates disparate benthic datasets on seabed macrofauna and sediment particle size into a standardized, cloud-based platform. The initiative covers a timespan from 1969 to the present and is used to generate new science and collaborative outputs shared via open-access publications and web apps. The data is managed by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in seabed biodiversity based on macrofauna records.
• Model relationships between sediment particle size and benthic community structure.
• Assess environmental impacts on marine ecosystems based on standardized historical data.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range from 1969 to the present.
• Integrates data from multiple disparate sources into a high-quality, standardized format.

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

Multiple sources aggregated by the OneBenthic initiative.

Collection Method

Aggregation and standardization of disparate datasets into a cloud-based PostgreSQL platform.

Time Range

1969 to present

Freshness

Updated to the present, but specific last update date is unknown.

Geography

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