edu.ucar.eol::255.014 eng; USA utf8 dataset EOL Data Support NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory EOL Data Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact 2025-10-07T21:43:35Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KP806T https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/428B61A60CE1/BenthosCanadaBasinOE2002.html https Documentation #1 BenthosCanadaBasinOE2002.html information LSL2002-23 Macrofauna Data [Bluhm] 255.014 2013-03-19T00:20:52Z publication 1.0 2013-03-19T00:20:52Z LSL2002-23 Macrofauna Data [Bluhm] 2013-03-19T00:20:52Z creation NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory EOL Data Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ homepage resourceProvider 255.014 doi:10.5065/D6KP806T NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory EOL Data Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ homepage publisher Bodil A. Bluhm University of Tromsø, Norway - Department of Arctic and Marine Biology Professor +47 776 44382 Department of Arctic and Marine Biology University of Tromsø PO Box 6050 Langnes Tromsø 90307 Norway bodil.bluhm@uit.no author Ian R. MacDonald Department of Oceanography, Florida State University 850-644-5498 Tallahassee FL 32306-4320 USA imacdonald@fsu.edu http://ocean.fsu.edu/Faculty/macdonald/macdonald.php homepage author C. Debenham School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK 99775-7220 USA author Katrin Iken University of Alaska Fairbanks (907) 474-5192 Institute of Marine Science 227 O'Neill P.O. Box 757220 Fairbanks AK 99775-7220 USA kbiken@alaska.edu author Bodil A. Bluhm University of Tromsø, Norway - Department of Arctic and Marine Biology Professor +47 776 44382 Department of Arctic and Marine Biology University of Tromsø PO Box 6050 Langnes Tromsø 90307 Norway bodil.bluhm@uit.no principalInvestigator This dataset investigates the macrobenthos of the Canada Basin, which is one of the biologically least known areas of the Arctic deep sea. Macro-infauna was collected with 11 box cores at six stations ranging from 640 to 3250 m water depth between 16 August 2002 and 5 September 2002. Total abundance ranged from 3 to 265 individuals per 0.04 square meters (75 - 6625 individuals per square meter) and decreased with increasing depth. Biomass ranged from 0.04 to 228 mg wet weight per 0.04 m2 (1-5700 mg wet weight per square meter) and followed the same trend. Polychaetes, crustaceans and bivalves dominated the faunal densities, biomass and species numbers. Over 70 benthic invertebrate species from four biogeographic affinities were identified, including at least three new species of Isopoda. The evident low abundances and biomass are in agreement with findings from the Eurasian Arctic deep sea. This dataset is part of the Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis (PacMARS) Project. This data set is in Excel format, and presents the foundation for a scientific publication: Bluhm BA, MacDonald IR, Debenham C, Iken K (2005) "Macro- and megabenthic communities in the high Arctic Canada Basin: initial findings." Polar Biology (spec. issue) 28:218-231. Taxonomists that assisted with species identifications are listed in the publication. This data set has the unique catalog number 2005B1. This data set contains the raw counts for each box core replicate sample, mostly per 0.04 m2. In most cases, no replicates could be obtained due to time constraints. Limited environmental data as well as mean station totals of abundance and biomass are in the related publication. This dataset is not currently available online. For more information, email the point of contact. completed EOL Data Support NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory EOL Data Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact Bodil A. Bluhm University of Tromsø, Norway - Department of Arctic and Marine Biology Professor +47 776 44382 Department of Arctic and Marine Biology University of Tromsø PO Box 6050 Langnes Tromsø 90307 Norway bodil.bluhm@uit.no pointOfContact dataset theme Resource Type 2014-10-16 revision 3.1 DataCite Metadata Working Group originator resourceTypeGeneral Ships platform Benthos Ship Based Oceanography Abundance Biology Arctic Biomass EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > BIOMASS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) 2018-02-27 revision 8.5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration originator none none PacMARS: Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis PacMARS 2014-06-14 revision edu.ucar.eol::255.000 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory P.O. Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307 USA eol-datahelp@ucar.edu https://data.eol.ucar.edu publisher largerWorkCitation grid eng oceans -162.31000 -122.98000 70.58000 75.93000 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z 2002-09-08T00:00:00Z NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory EOL Data Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ homepage distributor https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/255.014 https LSL2002-23 Macrofauna Data [Bluhm] homepage Dataset homepage