These data give - for the first time - an overview of the meiofauna that inhabits the slope and the abyssal plains in Antarctic waters to a depth of 5 200 m.
Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Biodiversity · Bio-geographical regions · Biota · Deep sea · Environment · EurOBIS calculated BBOX · Geoscientific Information · Habitats and biotopes · Meiobenthos · Metadata non conformant · Metadata not evaluated · No limitations to public access · Oceans · PSW, Drake Passage · Sea regions · WGS84 (EPSG:4326) · XYZ ASCII · Drake Passage
Carbon-to-nitrogen Ratio (C:N) Chlorophyll a Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] (EurOBIS harvested data) Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] (EurOBIS harvested data) Grain size distribution Methodology Meiobenthos #/ Major taxa Phaeopigments Total organic matter (OM)
Grain size distribution: Coulter Counter LS particle size analyzer
Contributors
Senckenberg am Meer; German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB), more, data creator, data owner
MarBEF: Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
Grant agreement ID 505446
Publication
Based on this dataset
Gutzmann, H.E.; Martínez Arbizu, P.; Rose, A.; Veit-Köhler, G. (2004). Meiofauna communities along an abyssal depth gradient in the Drake Passage. Deep-Sea Res., Part 2, Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 51: 1617-1628, more
