Benthic polychaete specimens retained on a 300-micrometer sieve were collected via megacore sampling during the FOODBANCS 1 project. Samples were gathered across five research cruises to three stations on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf. The project and data are described in publications by Smith et al. (2008) and Glover et al. (2008).
Use Cases
- Analyze polychaete species composition and abundance across three distinct sampling stations.
- Investigate temporal changes in benthic communities using data from five cruises between 1999 and 2001.
- Correlate polychaete data with environmental sediment metrics collected during the FOODBANCS project.
- Model species distribution patterns along the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf.
Strengths
- Data collected from five standardized research cruises, providing temporal replication.
- Samples from three distinct stations enable spatial comparison along the shelf.
Limitations
- Sample size is limited to three geographic stations, reducing broad spatial generalizability.
- Data is from 1999-2001 and may not reflect current ecological conditions.
- Specific row counts, column details, and measurement units are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- FOODBANCS 1 project, referenced in Smith et al. (2008) and Glover et al. (2008).
- Collection Method
- Megacore samples collected from seafloor sediments, sorted, and polychaetes retained on a 300-micrometer sieve.
- Time Range
- 1999 to 2001
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Three stations along the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf.