NSBS Station details

ICES 87

Position: 55°N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WILH 87 NIOZ 87 [SM37 raai Terschelling]
Number of taxa reported from station: 83 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.474phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.1%
sand98.6%
Biochemical
all pigments4.01µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.6µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.6µg 5cm-3
organic carbon5.07%
Heavy metals
cadmium1.05µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium75µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron32250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese295µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel40µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead90µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc160µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron