NSBS Station details

ICES 180

Position: 57°30'N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KIEL180
Number of taxa reported from station: 47 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.358phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.45%
sand96.7%
Biochemical
all pigments5.41µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.32µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.32µg 5cm-3
protein8.437mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.26%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.18µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt6.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium138.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron48250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese546µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead240µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc195µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron