Macrozoobenthos community composition from the southern Baltic Sea 2019-2020 - sediment cores from Comeback Project

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Description

Abundance [ind. m-2] and biomass [g m-2; formalin wet weight] of macrozoobenthos from sediment cores (core height: 30 cm; core diameter: 11.43 cm; sampling area: approx. 0.01 m-2) collected by hand directly from the seabed or box corer during Comeback project in the southern Baltic Sea, along the Polish coast. Sampling took place from 3.04.2019 to 27.01.2020, during spring, autumn and winter, and additionally from the shore during summer, at depths from 0.5m to 63m. Sampling and analysis are described in detail in Silberberger et al. (2022; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01074-w).

Data Records

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Event (core)
19
ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
812
Occurrence 
406

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Kędra, M., Silberberger, MJ., Szczepanek, M., Borawska, Z. Comeback Macrozoobenthos. IOPAN Geonetwork.

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Macrofauna; Baltic Sea; Box correr; Coast; Seasonal study; Benthos; Specimen

Contacts

Marta Szczepanek
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Data Manager
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN)
PL
Monika Kędra
  • Point Of Contact
Professor
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN)
PL

Geographic Coverage

Geographic area covers the southern coast of the Baltic Sea (Poland) from 0.5 to 63 m deep.

Bounding Coordinates South West [53.774, 14.365], North East [54.97, 19.143]

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset covers benthic macroinvertebrates including Molusca, Crustacea and Annelida.

Kingdom Animalia

Project Data

No Description available

Title Coastal Ecosystem functioning under different antropogenic pressure - linking Benthic communities And biogeochemical Cycling in the southern Baltic Sea (COmEBACk)
Identifier 2017/26/E/NZ8/00496
Funding Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Sampling Methods

Macrozoobenthic samples were obtained from soft-bottom sediments using benthic box correr (or directly from the seafloor) . Sediments of approx. 20 cm height were taken by plexi-glass tubes of 11.43 cm diameter and filled with marine water and sealed for later experiments. After experimental part of the study was over, collected material was sieved over 0.5 mm size sieve to separate macrofauna and preserved in formalin solution. In the lab, samples were processed for taxonomic identification and quantitative analyses of abundance and biomass.

Study Extent The study covers benthic habitats of the southern Baltic Sea, including coastal and adjacent offshore soft-bottom environments along the Polish coast (53.774–54.439°N; 14.365–19.143°E).

Method step description:

  1. 1. Collection of sediment by box correr and/or plexi-glass tube. 2. Experimental part (described elsewhere). 3. Sieving of the sample. 4. Preservation of sample in formalin solution. 5. Taxonomical identification of macrofauna 6. Counting and weighing (boltted formaline weight)

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Borawska Z, Szymczycha B, Silberberger MJ, Koziorowska-Makuch K, Szczepanek M, Kędra M. 2022. Benthic fluxes of dissolved silica are an important component of the marine Si cycle in the coastal zone. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 273: 107880 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107880
  2. Silberberger MJ, Koziorowska-Makuch K, Borawska Z, Szczepanek M, Kędra M. 2022. Disentangling the drivers of benthic oxygen and dissolved carbon fluxes in the coastal zone of the Southern Baltic Sea. Estuaries and Coasts 45: 2450-2471 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01074-w

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 10.48457/iopan-2024-203
0e2e809b-49f1-4dbe-a138-393b211e9e53
https://ipt.gbif.pl/resource?r=comeback_macrozoobenthos_cores