The Macrobenthos of Penobscot Bay, Maine
Citation
Larsen, P.F., A.C. Johnson and A. Pugh. 2010. The Macrobenthos of Penobscot Bay, Maine. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Consulted on http://www.iobis.org on https://doi.org/10.15468/mpniyb accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-07.Description
The soft bottom macrobenthic communities of Penobscot Bay, Maine were sampled in June and July 1982 in order to provide an environmental benchmark. Forty-nine subtidal stations were occupied using a 0.1 m2 Smith-McIntyre grab. Depths ranged from 9 to 126 m. Subsamples were taken for grain size, CHN, trace metal and hydrocarbon analyses. The samples were sieved on a 1.0 mm screen and the fauna removed and identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. The results yielded 226 putative species. Density ranged from 80 to 18,430/m2 with a mean of 3,475/m2.Additional info
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Penobscot Bay, Maine
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Peter Larsenoriginator
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
US
email: Plarsen@bigelow.org
Abby Benson
metadata author
U.S. Geological Survey
US
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Peter Larsen
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
US
email: Plarsen@bigelow.org