Realm: Marine
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate shelf and seas ecoregions
Central latitude: 35.691706
Central longitude: -74.090761
Duration: 30 years, from 1956 to 1989

102143 records

2105 distinct species

Across the time series Nemertina is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

A total of 21.000 sample sites are included in this data set with 4.000 meters being the maximum depth sampled.Sampling gear: Smith McIntyre grab. Van Veen grab. Scallop dredge. Ring or Stramin net. Quahog dredge. Otter trawl. Isaac-Kidd Midwater. dip net. digby drag. Campbell grab. Bottom skimmer. 1m sled net. 1m nat. dredge Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = NA

Citation(s)

"NEFSC Benthic Database (OBIS-USA)", (2010) Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. Available at: http://www.iobis.org/mapper/?dataset=1694, accessed 2012.