Realm: Marine
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate shelf and seas ecoregions
Central latitude: 38.822490
Central longitude: -73.323850
Duration: 30 years, from 1956 to 1989

83185 records

1716 distinct species

Across the time series Nemertea is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

This is a subset of the NEFSC Benthic Database. Benthic fauna data has been collected from 1881 to the present by the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratories at Woods Hole, MA and Sandy Hook, NJ. The data includes the work by Wigley and Theroux on the macrofauna of the Northeastern United States. Other major studies include Ocean Pulse, the Northeast Monitoring Program, New York Bight, 12 Mile Dumpsite, Long Island Sound and Raritan Bay surveys. Parameters included in these surveys include depth, sediment type, gear type, number, weight, family, class, genus, species name, and abundance. A total of 21,000 sample sites are included in this data set with 4,000 meters being the maximum depth sampled. This time series contain data collected consistently via Smith McIntyre grabs. Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = Weight (g)

Citation(s)

@Misc{BioTIME_cit95, Study_id = {200}, Citation_id = {95}, Annote = {Additional URL: https://obis.org/dataset/e7c86904-aac7-4a17-a895-99a54c430d80}, Author = {{Northeast Fisheries Science Center} and {NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service} and {U.S. Department of Commerce}}, Publisher = {Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA 02543}, Title = {NEFSC Benthic Database}, Type = {data set}, Year = {2010}, Url = {http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/}, Urldate = {2013-11-01} }