North Sea Benthos Observatory - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
North Sea Benthos Observatory
Short name
DE-18-NSBO
Country
Germany
Site Manager
Site Description
The North Sea Benthos Observatory included several endo- and epibenthic long-term series in the North Sea (see map), which provide a comprehensive and habitat-specific assessment of temporal variability of benthic communities in the North Sea against the background of changing climate and human activities such as fishery. The specific characteristics of the single time series are as following: 1. JADE epifauna sampled since 1972 every 2. and 3. quarter. 2. NORDERNEY infauna since 1978 in the 1., 2. and 3. quarter. 3. TRANSECT German Bight to Doggerbank (Infauna) since 1990 every May. 4. GSBTS, in- and epifauna in 6 specific areas (so called "Boxes") from the German Bight to the Northern North Sea since 1998 in July/August. 5. IBTS, in- and epifauna in the south-eastern North Sea (24 ICES rectangles) since 1998 in July/August. 6. DOGGERBANK infauna, several decades: 1920s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s. 7. JADE BAY infauna, several decades: 1930s, 1970s, 2009. 8. GASEEZ, epifauna in the German Exclusive Economic Zone since 2007 in November/December.
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2021-11-23 11:11:41

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1978
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER-D (Germany) (LTER_EU_DE_018)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
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Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 57 Longitude: 3

Size
ca. 7717280.00ha
Elevation (average)
-30.00msl
Elevation (min)
-15.00msl
Elevation (max)
-119.00msl
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