NSBS Station details

ICES 25

Position: 53°N 4°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 25
Number of taxa reported from station: 37 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.6%
sand99.1%
Biochemical
all pigments8.77µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.67µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.67µg 5cm-3
protein2.19mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium1.06µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt15.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium86.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper31.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron36293µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese319µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel44µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead116.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc185µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron