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Description
60 stations were investigated annually during summer between 1981 and 1985. The dataset contains information on benthic fauna, food webs, and the littoral zone from the Arctic Ocean. It was collected by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, and sourced from the MarBEF Data System.
Use Cases
Analyze benthic community structure based on the described fauna data.
Model Arctic marine food webs based on the described trophic relationship data.
Study littoral zone ecology based on the described coastal habitat data.
Conduct time-series analysis of Arctic marine populations based on the annual summer sampling from 1981-1985.
Strengths
Data collected from 60 stations annually, providing spatial breadth.
Time series covers five consecutive years (1981-1985), enabling temporal analysis.
Data originates from a recognized research institution, the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Limitations
Last updated 1985-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, via MarBEF Data System.
Collection Method
Field sampling from 60 stations during summer months.
Time Range
1981 - 1985
Freshness
Historical; data collection concluded in 1985.
Geography
Arctic Ocean (specific stations not detailed).
License is unknown; terms of use must be verified before download.