NSBS Station details

ICES 76

Position: 54°45'N 1°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME 76
Number of taxa reported from station: 74 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.786phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.35%
sand99.2%
Biochemical
all pigments9.27µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.86µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.86µg 5cm-3
protein1.862mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.16µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt9.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium60.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper18.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron26654µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese168µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel21.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead55.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc93.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron