Benthic Trawl Experiment - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Benthic Trawl Experiment
Short name
BTE
Country
South Africa
Web Address
Demersal trawl experimental closure
Operating Organisation
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Site Manager
Lara Atkinson
Site Description
The experimental survey area lies west of Hondeklip Bay, off the west coast of South Africa, near the edge of the continental shelf at approximately 480 m depth. The site consists of 15 x 6 km trawl lanes.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:02

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2014
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterspeciesabundancebenthicinvertebratesabundancespeciespresencebenthicinvertebratespresence
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
SAEON✔ (LTER-SAF-ZA-26)This site is a verified "SAEON" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
Benthic Trawl Experiment lanes
Benthic Trawl Experiment lanes
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -30.7965 Longitude: 15.343

Size
ca. 90.00ha
Elevation (average)
-240.00msl
Elevation (min)
-480.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Marine
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Bentho-pelagic habitats (X30)
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Deep-sea bed (A6)
Marine habitats (A) » Deep-sea bed (A6) » Deep-sea sand (A6.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.05°C
Precipitation Annual
199.60mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
only experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
The dataset provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the dataset
Data Policy URL
http://saeon.dirisa.org/management/it-governance/G373.2%20Policy%20and%20Guidel…
LTER Site Classification
not applicable