NSBS Station details

ICES 177

Position: 57°30'N 1°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER177 KING177
Number of taxa reported from station: 97 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.6%
sand97.9%
Biochemical
all pigments3.63µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.09µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.09µg 5cm-3
protein2.82mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.53%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.34µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt21.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium80µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper38.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron51750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese7139µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel55µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead225µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc181.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron