NSBS Station details

ICES 7

Position: 51°30'N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 7 NIOZ 7 GENT 7
Number of taxa reported from station: 87 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.811phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.05%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.275%
sand98%
Biochemical
all pigments4.03µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.09µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.09µg 5cm-3
protein2.515mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.11%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt42.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium68.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper21.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron59875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese5514µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead207.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc380µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron