Nematode and Sediment Data from Irish and Celtic Seas, 2004-2005

Presence and count data for nematode worms collected from four subtidal habitats in the North West Irish Sea, Celtic Deep, Bristol Channel, and Carmarthen Bay in July 2004 and July 2005. The dataset also includes total harpacticoid copepod counts per sample, sediment granulometry, and trace metal concentrations for some stations. Data was aggregated by the Government Digital Service from the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling nematode community distribution based on sediment granulometry data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing correlations between trace metal concentrations and invertebrate counts for some stations
• Comparing benthic fauna assemblages across the four distinct subtidal habitats sampled
• Studying the co-occurrence of nematodes and harpacticoid copepods from the count data provided

Strengths

• Data covers two sampling years (2004 and 2005), allowing for temporal comparison
• Includes multiple data types: species counts, sediment properties, and environmental chemistry for some stations
• Samples were collected from four distinct geographic regions in the Irish and Celtic Seas

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

eu_open_data platform, aggregated by Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Samples were collected from subtidal habitats.

Time Range

July 2004 and July 2005

Freshness

Data is from 2004-2005; last update date is unknown.

Geography

North West Irish Sea, Celtic Deep, Bristol Channel, Carmarthen Bay