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Abundance Biomass of benthic infauna from grab samples taken as part of an ecosystem assessment of Belfast Lough in 2012

This dataset contains information on the abundance biomass of infauna found in sediment grab samples carried out in Belfast Lough as part of a mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed stock assessment and Crepidula (Crepidula fornicata) survey in September 2012. The main aim of the survey was to assess the stock of mussel beds in Belfast Lough and to survey the Crepidula population in Belfast Lough. The infaunal surveying was carried out using a 0.1m2 day grab and a 1mm sieve. Samples were taken at 50 stations over 5 days in September in 2012- abundance biomass were recorded and infauna were identified to species level where possible. Particle size analysis Carbon and Nitrogen analysis was also carried out at each station. The most abundant species found and most frequently recorded was the polychaete Melinna palmata.

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Publication Date
2021-12-02
Title

Abundance Biomass of benthic infauna from grab samples taken as part of an ecosystem assessment of Belfast Lough in 2012

Abstract

This dataset contains information on the abundance biomass of infauna found in sediment grab samples carried out in Belfast Lough as part of a mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed stock assessment and Crepidula (Crepidula fornicata) survey in September 2012. The main aim of the survey was to assess the stock of mussel beds in Belfast Lough and to survey the Crepidula population in Belfast Lough. The infaunal surveying was carried out using a 0.1m2 day grab and a 1mm sieve. Samples were taken at 50 stations over 5 days in September in 2012- abundance biomass were recorded and infauna were identified to species level where possible. Particle size analysis Carbon and Nitrogen analysis was also carried out at each station. The most abundant species found and most frequently recorded was the polychaete Melinna palmata.

Dataset Language

en

 
Dataset Creator
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Sean Briggs

Dataset Creator
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Jay Calvert

Dataset Creator
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Annika Clements

Dataset Creator
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Edward Lockheart

Dataset Creator
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Gavin McNeill

Dataset Creator
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Matt Service

Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be
Associated Party

contentProvider

  Marine Biological Association of the UK

GB

Dataset Contact
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Matt Service

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, Irish Sea

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-5.893016666667

East Bounding Coordinate

-5.651333333333

North Bounding Coordinate

54.727333333333

South Bounding Coordinate

54.638566666667

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2012-09-06

End Date

2012-09-23

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Bivalvia

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Gastropoda

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1071

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Malacostraca

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123084

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Polychaeta

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

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Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields

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parameter

Occurrence of biota

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-12-02T15:18:43+01:00

Hierarchy Level

dataset

Citation

Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Northern Ireland; (2020): Abundance Biomass of benthic infauna from grab samples taken as part of an ecosystem assessment of Belfast Lough in 2012.

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/portal/index.php?dasid=6187

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/toolbox/en/download/occurrence/dataset/6187

Physical

Object Name

IPT

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=dasshdt00000394

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://obis.org/dataset/22d29da3-9493-4f36-93dc-5cb282f85dd1

Physical

Object Name

Metadata

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
http://www.eurobis.org//imis?dasid=6187