NSBS Station details

ICES 33

Position: 53°30'N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 33 GENT 33
Number of taxa reported from station: 37 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.889phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.3%
sand99.6%
Biochemical
all pigments0.96µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.45µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.45µg 5cm-3
protein2.537mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.64µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt43µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium71.6µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron60458µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese2169µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel34.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead120.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc163.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron