NSBS Station details

ICES 83

Position: 55°N 1°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME 83
Number of taxa reported from station: 79 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.966phi
clay (< 2 micron)6.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)12.1%
sand84.3%
Biochemical
all pigments5.73µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.31µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.31µg 5cm-3
protein24.669mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon5.13%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.47µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium93.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron42625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese305µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead98.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc150µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron