Realm: Marine
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate shelf and seas ecoregions
Central latitude: 27.694737
Central longitude: -89.141039
Duration: 5 years, from 1974 to 1978

58162 records

2561 distinct species

Across the time series Tauberia gracilis is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Benthic organisms data were collected using sediment sampler and net casts BELLOWS and other platforms in the Gulf of Mexico from 16 May 1974 to 20 February 1978. The data provide information on species counts and species wet weight from samples collected by point sampling (grab or core) or by tow (dredge or trawl). Three operational kinds of data include: Epifauna. Infauna. and Meiofauna benthic organisms data that roughly correspond to the different sampling methods and collecting institutions that were part of this study. EquipmentAgassiz trawl. airlift system to 1mm mesh bag. Burrell epi-benthic sled (947 micron mesh net). beam trawl. clam dredge. Cerame-Vivas benthic dredge (90x37 cm mouth with maximum mesh opening of 40x30 mm). Clutter net. Drift net. Drop net. Faber net. Fly-bottom trawl. 40/54 Fly net. 1/10 m sq. box core. Otter trawl. pipe dredge. 1/4 m sq. box core. Rock dredge 36x16 inches. Smith-Macintryre grab. Scrape sample. try net. Van Veen grab Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = NA

Citation(s)

Sackett, W. & University of Texas. University of Texas - Austin; Marine Science Institute (2011). Benthic organism data from the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (STOCS) and the Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (MAFLA) Outer Continental Shelf studies from 16 May 1974 to 20 February 1978 (NODC Accession 8500179). Version 2.2. National Oceanographic Data Center, NOAA, accessed 2012.