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Nematoda from Oslofjord (bioturbation experiment)

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Description
The data results from a mesocosm experiment at NIVA. more

Sediment was collected by Day grab from Bjorhodenbukta (30m depth) , April 1995 4 boxes, in each box :- Macrofauna(caged off) – Nucluoma tenius,(N) Abra alba,(A) at three densities (L=low, M=medium, H=high) Brissopsis lyfera(B) at one density Control© – no macrofauna Replicated once in each box(ie two samples per treatment) Incubation 20 weeks Three meiofauna cores taken from each partitioned area using 50ml syringe to depth of 5cm. Cores amalgamated.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, ANE, Norway, Oslofjord, Nematoda

Geographical coverage
ANE, Norway, Oslofjord Stations [Marine Regions]
Bjorhodenbukta

Temporal coverage
April 1995

Taxonomic coverage
Nematoda [WoRMS]

Parameter
Count of Nematoda

Contributors
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), moredata creatordata owner

Related datasets
(Partly) included in:
MANUELA: MANUELA Database, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Austen, M.C.; Widdicombe, S.; Villano-Pitacco, N. (1998). Effects of biological disturbance on biodiversity and structure of nematode communities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 174: 233-246, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2006-01-24
Information last updated: 2013-12-11
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