d082802c-9d4b-4989-9fad-7bf4f5be2961 Data curator NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research curator@niwa.co.nz 2012-08-10T08:53:31 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 Bell Island Benthic Surveys This record summarises a monitoring survey of seabed characteristics of Waimea Inlet and inner Tasman Bay within the vicinity of the Bell Island regional sewerage outfall. A receiving water survey is done at the same time. Temporal coverage: from 1991 (ongoing) Number of sites: 10 sites in 2011 - varies slightly amongst years Sampling Frequency: 5 yearly Main marine environment sampled: Estuarine Depth zone: Intertidal and subtidal Sediment type: soft Community association: Mudflats Sampling method: Infauna cores, Photo quadrats, sediment cores Parameters collected: Epifauna/infauna communities, macrophyte cover, sediment chemistry, shellfish samples Measured Variables: Species abundance/diversity, % macrophyte cover, heavy metals in shellfish tissue, sediment metals, sediment ash-free dry weight, sediment chl-a, sediment grain size, sediment nutrients (N & P) Species/community data: Invertebrates and macrophytes (? 0.5 mm) Other data collected: Receiving water survey carried out at same time as this study Collection: ongoing Quality assurance: Yes Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU) AND Cawthron Institute Paul Gillespie Cawthron Institute +64 3 548 2319 +64 3 546 9464 98 Halifax Street East Nelson 7010 New Zealand paul.gillespie@cawthron.org.nz http://www.cawthron.org.nz/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Link to the website of the Cawthron Institute Estuarine benthic soft chemistry visual observation core photograph MEMP Reports are available, but it is not known if there are limits on the use of data eng oceans Waimea Estuary, inner Tasman Bay - Nelson 173.0666 173.2167 -41.333 -41.25 1991-01-01T00:02:00 https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/d082802c-9d4b-4989-9fad-7bf4f5be2961 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record