Distribution of the Zoobenthos on the Dutch Continental Shelf: The WesternFrisian Front, Brown Bank and Broad Fourteens (1992/1993)

摘要

This report presents the results of the 1992 and 1993 surveys of the MILZON-BENTHOS II project. The aim of the research program was to study the spatial distribution of the zoobenthos in the area of the Broad Fourteens, Brown Bank (Southern North Sea) and the western Frisian Front (transition Southern-Central North Sea). The fieldwork was carried out in spring 1992 and 1993 and included sediment sampling at 82 stations. From these samples the meiobenthos, the macrobenthos and selected sediment parameters, such as median grain size, the mud content, chlorophyll-a and particulate organic carbon (POC), were analyzed. Additional data from 3 stations located in the area, which were sampled during the EXP BMN program 1992 have been incorporated in the results.