NSBS Station details

ICES 166

Position: 57°N 2°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER166 WIME166
Number of taxa reported from station: 93 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.9%
sand93.6%
Biochemical
all pigments12.34µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.84µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.84µg 5cm-3
protein6.716mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon5.43%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.12µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium88.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron50625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1564µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel41.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead201.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc220µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron