Document of dataset 1626

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Dataset

title in English

Cefas11 - Spatial variability of nematode assemblages in four soft-bottom subtidal habitats

Description in English

The investigation was based on four offshore study areas around the coastline of the United Kingdom in July 2004 and July 2005. At each centre station (X), four stations (A to D) were selected by moving approximately 4 km in a NW, NE, SW and SE direction. Four further stations (E to H) were chosen at a distance of approximately 11 km away from the centre station in the same directions (except Carmarthen Bay station E). At each of the 9 stations, 4 replicate sediment samples were collected from within a 100 m range ring (DGPS position fixing) by means of a 0.1 m2 day grab. From each sample, two sub-samples were collected with a perspex corer (3.6 cm diameter, 10 cm2 surface area) to a depth of 5 cm, one for the analysis of a suite of environmental variables and one for the study of nematodes. All replicate faunal samples and a single replicate environmental sample per station were processed.

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