NSBS Station details

ICES 51

Position: 54°N 4°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 51
Number of taxa reported from station: 63 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)5.7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)9.65%
sand87.4%
Biochemical
all pigments9.77µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.08µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.08µg 5cm-3
protein26.482mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.29%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.44µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt15µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium67.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper27.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron43000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese335µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel42.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc160µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron