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

 
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. Bell Island Benthic Surveys. https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/d082802c-9d4b-4989-9fad-7bf4f5be2961
 

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d082802c-9d4b-4989-9fad-7bf4f5be2961   XML
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  • Estuarine benthic soft chemistry visual observation core photograph
 
 

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Cawthron Institute
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[email protected]
 

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Cawthron Institute
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[email protected]
 

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NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
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[email protected]
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2012-08-10T08:53:31
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