Benthic organisms were collected via sediment sampler from a single-day cruise of the vessel EXCELLENCE in the Gulf of Mexico on January 28, 1980. The data includes species abundance, distribution, and biomass measurements. It was submitted by Texas A&M University as part of the Brine Disposal project.
Use Cases
- Analyze species abundance and total weight per species to assess benthic biomass.
- Study species distribution using reported station positions and times.
- Correlate organism data with environmental conditions like bottom temperature, salinity, and sediment characteristics reported at sampling sites.
- Track cruise metadata such as vessel, investigator, and institution for research provenance.
Strengths
- Data includes multiple metrics: species abundance, distribution, and biomass.
- Environmental data such as temperature, salinity, and sediment characteristics are reported per site.
- Cruise information including vessel, dates, investigator, and institution is documented.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a single day on January 28, 1980.
- Specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.
- Data may be geographically biased to the specific cruise track in the Gulf of Mexico.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI, submitted by Texas A&M University.
- Collection Method
- Field sampling using sediment sampler casts, documented in F132 format.
- Time Range
- 1980-01-28 to 1980-01-28
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico