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Stratmann T, van Oevelen D, Martínez Arbizu P, Wei CL, Liao JX, Cusson M, Scrosati RA, Archambault P, Snelgrove PVR, Ramey-Balci PA, Burd BJ, Kenchington E, Gilkinson K, Belley R, Soetaert K. The BenBioDen database, a global database for meio-, macro- and megabenthic biomass and densities. Sci Data 2020; 7:206. [PMID: 32601290 PMCID: PMC7324384 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-0551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Benthic fauna refers to all fauna that live in or on the seafloor, which researchers typically divide into size classes meiobenthos (32/64 µm-0.5/1 mm), macrobenthos (250 µm-1 cm), and megabenthos (>1 cm). Benthic fauna play important roles in bioturbation activity, mineralization of organic matter, and in marine food webs. Evaluating their role in these ecosystem functions requires knowledge of their global distribution and biomass. We therefore established the BenBioDen database, the largest open-access database for marine benthic biomass and density data compiled so far. In total, it includes 11,792 georeferenced benthic biomass and 51,559 benthic density records from 384 and 600 studies, respectively. We selected all references following the procedure for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and report biomass records as grams of wet mass, dry mass, or ash-free dry mass, or carbon per m2 and as abundance records as individuals per m2. This database provides a point of reference for future studies on the distribution and biomass of benthic fauna.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tanja Stratmann
- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, and Utrecht University, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC, Yerseke, The Netherlands.
- Utrecht University, Department of Earth Sciences, Vening Meineszgebouw A, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- HGF MPG Joint Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstr. 1, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
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- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, and Utrecht University, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC, Yerseke, The Netherlands
| | - Pedro Martínez Arbizu
- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity, Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 44, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 105, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 105, Taiwan
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- Département des sciences fondamentales et Québec-Océan, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Boulevard de l'Université, Chicoutimi, QC, G7H 2B1, Canada
| | - Ricardo A Scrosati
- Department of Biology, St. Francis Xavier University, 2320 Notre Dame Ave., Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada
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- ArcticNet & Québec-Océan/Takuvik, Université Laval, pavillon Alexandre-Vachon 1045, av. de la Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences and Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Marine Lab Rd., St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Ocean Canada, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, BC, V8L 5T5, Canada
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- Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Ocean Canada, P.O. Box 1006, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
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- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Ocean Canada, 80 East White Hills, St. John's, NL, A1C 5 × 1, Canada
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- Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 850 Route de la Mer, Mont-Joli, QC, G5H 3Z4, Canada
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- NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, and Utrecht University, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC, Yerseke, The Netherlands
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