Säring, Friederike; Seifert, Derya; Baumann, Moritz; Link, Heike (2021): Macrofauna abundance from multicorer and box corer samples for ten stations around the Antarctic Peninsula (POLARSTERN cruise PS 81, ANT-XXIX/3, January–March 2013) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.932693
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Abstract:
This dataset provides abundance data for macrofaunal taxa determined from sediment samples collected around the Antarctic Peninsula. A minimum of three samples (cores) were taken at each station with a MUC10 multicorer or giant box corer during PS81. The whole sediment cores (top to bottom) were preserved in a in 4%-borax-buffered formaldehyde solution prior to sieving (sieve size 500 µm) and counting (detailed methods in Säring et al. submitted). Only at station 241, cores were sliced into depth layers (0–2 cm, 2–5 cm, 5– bottom) and size fractions distinguished (sieve size 500 µm, 1000 µm). Abundances are presented per whole core as ind./m². Data from different layers and size fractions (station 241) are available upon request. Macrofauna communities included individuals from 13 higher taxa. The macrofauna abundance data are part of a larger ecological study on meio- and macrofauna communities and their relation to environmental conditions and remineralisation at the sediment-water interface (see Related to below). For the larger study, sediment cores from which macrofauna abundance data are deposited here were also used for microcosm incubations: Untreated incubations (Benthic ecosystem Function Experiments BEFEx), and incubations with and without microalgae addition (Algae Feeding Experiment AFEx). Cores from BEFEx and AFEx without algae are labeled with NT (not treated), cores from AFEx with algae are labeled as T (treated).
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Supplement to:
Säring, Friederike; Veit-Köhler, Gritta; Seifert, Derya; Liskow, Iris; Link, Heike (2022): Sea-ice-related environmental drivers affect meiofauna and macrofauna communities differently at large scales (Southern Ocean, Antarctic). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 700, 13-37, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14188
Related to:
Säring, Friederike; Seifert, Derya; Link, Heike (2021): Macrofauna abundance from multicorer and box corer samples for seven stations from the Weddell Sea (POLARSTERN cruise PS 96, ANT-XXXI/2, December 2015–February 2016). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.932658
Vanreusel, Ann; Hauquier, Frejia; Beuselinck, Bart; Van Gansbeke, Dirk; Viaene, Niels; Veit-Köhler, Gritta (2021): Abiotic and biotic sediment characteristics for stations from the North-Western Weddell Sea, Bransfield Strait, and Drake Passage (POLARSTERN cruise PS 81, ANT-XXIX/3, January-March 2013). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.932856
Vanreusel, Ann; Hauquier, Frejia; Beuselinck, Bart; Van Gansbeke, Dirk; Viaene, Niels; Veit-Köhler, Gritta (2021): Biotic water-column characteristics for stations from the North-Western Weddell Sea, Bransfield Strait, and Drake Passage (POLARSTERN cruise PS 81, ANT-XXIX/3, January-March 2013). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.932771
Veit-Köhler, Gritta; Durst, Stephan; Schuckenbrock, Jan; Hellmann, Annika; Bruhn, Marco; Durán Suja, Laura; Hauquier, Freija (2017): Meiofauna counts during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXIX/3 in January-March 2013: Weddell Sea, Bransfield Strait, Drake Passage. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.882582
Further details:
Gutt, Julian (2013): The Expedition of the Research Vessel Polarstern to the Antarctic in 2013 (ANT-XXIX/3). Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 665, 151 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/BzPM_0665_2013
Veit-Köhler, Gritta; Durst, Stephan; Schuckenbrock, Jan; Hauquier, Freija; Durán Suja, Laura; Dorschel, Boris; Vanreusel, Ann; Martínez Arbizu, Pedro (2018): Oceanographic and topographic conditions structure benthic meiofauna communities in the Weddell Sea, Bransfield Strait and Drake Passage (Antarctic). Progress in Oceanography, 162, 240-256, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.03.005
Project(s):
Funding:
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven (AWI), grant/award no. AWI_PS81_03
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (DFG), grant/award no. 238058495: Dynamics of benthic ecosystem functioning in response to the disintegration of the ice shelves in the western Weddell Sea
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (DFG), grant/award no. 365901123: Bedeutung von Meio- und Makrofauna für Ökosystemfunktion: Auswirkungen regional unterschiedlicher Eisbedeckungsmuster
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -62.816566 * Median Longitude: -58.262922 * South-bound Latitude: -64.002000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.170500 * North-bound Latitude: -62.109830 * East-bound Longitude: -54.524170
Date/Time Start: 2013-01-27T15:56:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-03-09T13:36:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.0500 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.1500 m
Event(s):
PS81/118-5 * Latitude: -62.448830 * Longitude: -56.284170 * Date/Time: 2013-01-27T15:56:00 * Elevation: -425.2 m * Location: Scotia Sea * Campaign: ANT-XXIX/3 (PS81) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: MultiCorer (MUC)
PS81/118-7 * Latitude: -62.450000 * Longitude: -56.282670 * Date/Time: 2013-01-27T17:59:00 * Elevation: -422.4 m * Location: Scotia Sea * Campaign: ANT-XXIX/3 (PS81) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Giant box corer (GKG)
PS81/120-4 * Latitude: -63.079670 * Longitude: -54.524170 * Date/Time: 2013-01-28T20:49:00 * Elevation: -493.8 m * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: ANT-XXIX/3 (PS81) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: MultiCorer (MUC)
Comment:
Higher taxa without foraminiferans, bryozoans, and undetermined individuals
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Link, Heike | |||
| 2 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Link, Heike | |||
| 3 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Link, Heike | |||
| 4 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Link, Heike | |||
| 5 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Link, Heike | ||
| 6 | Cruise/expedition | Expedition | Link, Heike | |||
| 7 | Station label | Station | Link, Heike | |||
| 8 | Gear identification number | Gear ID | Link, Heike | MUC no. | ||
| 9 | Sample ID | Sample ID | Link, Heike | Core no. | ||
| 10 | Gear | Gear | Link, Heike | |||
| 11 | Experiment | Exp | Link, Heike | Benthic ecosystem Function Experiments: BEFEx, Algae Feeding Experiment: AFEx | ||
| 12 | Treatment | Treat | Link, Heike | Treated with algae: T, Not treated with algae: NT | ||
| 13 | Area/locality | Area | Link, Heike | |||
| 14 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Link, Heike | Geocode | |
| 15 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Link, Heike | ||
| 16 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Link, Heike | ||
| 17 | Bivalvia | Bivalvia | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 18 | Amphipoda | Amphipoda | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 19 | Isopoda | Isopoda | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 20 | Cumacea | Cumacea | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 21 | Tanaidacea | Tanaidacea | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 22 | Mysida | Mysida | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 23 | Copepoda | Copepoda | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 24 | Ostracoda | Ostrac | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 25 | Annelida | Annelida | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 26 | Nematoda | Nematoda | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 27 | Echinodermata | Echinod | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 28 | Cnidaria | Cnidaria | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction | |
| 29 | Acari | Acari | #/m2 | Link, Heike | Counting >500 µm fraction |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
782 data points