155 stations in the English Channel, Celtic Seas, and North Sea were sampled between 2000 and 2007. The dataset contains details of macrofauna abundance and environmental variables like bathymetry, bottom temperature, and granulometric parameters. Estimates of benthic productivity were derived at this large spatial scale.
Use Cases
- Model benthic community distribution based on granulometric parameters like % silt and % gravel.
- Analyze relationships between macrofauna abundance and environmental factors like bottom temperature and stratification.
- Estimate benthic productivity across a marine region based on biological and physical characteristics.
- Study spatial patterns of marine biodiversity based on sampling across 155 stations.
- Correlate satellite-derived chlorophyll a levels with benthic community data.
Strengths
- Includes data from 155 sample stations across three major marine regions.
- Contains both biological (macrofauna abundance) and physical (granulometric parameters, temperature) variables.
- Covers a multi-year time range from 2000 to 2007.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the sampling locations.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Sampling of biological and physical characteristics at stations.
- Time Range
- 2000-2007
- Geography
- English Channel, Celtic Seas, North Sea