NSBS Station details

ICES 61

Position: 54°15'N 5°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 61 WILH 61
Number of taxa reported from station: 82 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.644phi
clay (< 2 micron)3.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)5.75%
sand92.5%
Biochemical
all pigments3.19µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.16µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.16µg 5cm-3
organic carbon2.96%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.44µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt16.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium67.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron40875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese300µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel38.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead93.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc171.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron