Infauna UNIS AB-x21

Enregistrements de données

Les données de cette ressource occurrence ont été publiées sous forme dune Archive Darwin Core (Darwin Core Archive ou DwC-A), le format standard pour partager des données de biodiversité en tant quensemble dun ou plusieurs tableurs de données. Le tableur de données du cœur de standard (core) contient 72 enregistrements.

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Comment citer

Les chercheurs doivent citer cette ressource comme suit:

Wikström K M E, Maurer Z A, Nevstad M B, Sander L, Olsen Benjaminsen V, Bögel L, Gonzalez Fajardo S, Harton K A, Modin H M, Morin E C F, Scholz K, Walder T, Sen A, Silberberger M, Renaud P (2025). Infauna UNIS AB-x21. Version 1.0. The University Centre in Svalbard. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=infauna_unis_abx21&v=1.0

Droits

Les chercheurs doivent respecter la déclaration de droits suivante:

L’éditeur et détenteur des droits de cette ressource est The University Centre in Svalbard. Ce travail est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0.

Enregistrement GBIF

Cette ressource a été enregistrée sur le portail GBIF, et possède lUUID GBIF suivante : 9191a84f-032a-4c9f-806a-80e1651e2522.  The University Centre in Svalbard publie cette ressource, et est enregistré dans le GBIF comme éditeur de données avec lapprobation du GBIF Norway.

Mots-clé

Occurrence; Observation; EARTH SCIENCE> BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC

Contacts

Couverture géographique

Three fjords in Svalbard; Kongsfjorden, Rijpfjorden and Raudfjorden.

Couverture taxonomique

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Couverture temporelle

Données sur le projet

Course research cruise undertaken for the masters and PhD course AB-x21 at UNIS Ausust 2025, onboard R/V Helmer Hanssen. Infauna data from three Svalbard fjords: Kongsfjorden, Rijpfjorden and Raudfjorden. Data from one Van Veen grab per fjord. Grab samples processed through sieves (smallest mesh was 0.5 mm). The organsims were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible by the students under supervision.

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Méthodes déchantillonnage

The benthic infaunal samples were collected by RV Helmer Hanssen, operated by UIT University of Tromsø between 20th of August 2025 and 28th of August 2025. A Van Veen grab sampler, which is lowered to the seafloor was used. This is a commonly employed method to study soft-bottom communities (e.g. Cochrane et al., 2012, Willassen et al., 2022, Włodarska-Kowalczuk et al. 2019). The grab has a clamshell design that allows it to enclose a defined sediment area when lifted from the seabed. The model used during this survey had an effective sampling area of approximately 0.1 m2 sufficient to capture the sediment layer where most macrofaunal organisms reside. The first sampling station (Station 722) took place in Kongsfjorden. From there, the vessel continued further north to Rijpfjorden, where the second station (Station 747) was located close to shore of Nordaustlandet. The track then proceeded southwestward across the northern shelf, with the final sampling station (Station 761) situated in Raudfjorden, at the northwestern tip of Spitsbergen. (See table 1 and figure 1) At each station, two replicate grabs were taken. One grab was dedicated to infaunal processing, while the other was used exclusively for the collection of environmental parameters (chlorophyll a, phaeophytin, total organic carbon [TOC], and grain size). This separation ensured that biological samples were not disturbed or reduced by subsampling, and that environmental measurements were taken from undisturbed material. After each deployment, the grab was carefully retrieved. Samples were only accepted if the jaws had closed properly and if the sediment surface was intact and undisturbed. If the grab was incomplete (e.g., insufficient sediment volume, leakage, or partial closure), it was discarded and redeployed. Infauna processing The grab designated for infauna was retrieved and emptied onto a cascade table for washing. Sediment was gently flushed with seawater and passed sequentially through a 5 mm sieve and a 0.5 mm sieve. The 5 mm mesh retained larger debris such as stones and shells, while the 0.5 mm mesh retained the macrofaunal fraction of the sample. The material remaining on both sieves was transferred to sorting trays and examined immediately on board. Organisms were carefully picked out and identified to the lowest practicable taxonomic level using microscopes. Immediate processing helped to ensure a good quality of identification features and prevent loss of delicate taxa. Following identification and counting, specimens were preserved in 70% ethanol for long-term storage and further laboratory work.

Description des étapes de la méthode:

1. The benthic infaunal samples were collected by RV Helmer Hanssen, operated by UIT University of Tromsø between 20th of August 2025 and 28th of August 2025. A Van Veen grab sampler, which is lowered to the seafloor was used. This is a commonly employed method to study soft-bottom communities (e.g. Cochrane et al., 2012, Willassen et al., 2022, Włodarska-Kowalczuk et al. 2019). The grab has a clamshell design that allows it to enclose a defined sediment area when lifted from the seabed. The model used during this survey had an effective sampling area of approximately 0.1 m2 sufficient to capture the sediment layer where most macrofaunal organisms reside. The first sampling station (Station 722) took place in Kongsfjorden. From there, the vessel continued further north to Rijpfjorden, where the second station (Station 747) was located close to shore of Nordaustlandet. The track then proceeded southwestward across the northern shelf, with the final sampling station (Station 761) situated in Raudfjorden, at the northwestern tip of Spitsbergen. (See table 1 and figure 1) At each station, two replicate grabs were taken. One grab was dedicated to infaunal processing, while the other was used exclusively for the collection of environmental parameters (chlorophyll a, phaeophytin, total organic carbon [TOC], and grain size). This separation ensured that biological samples were not disturbed or reduced by subsampling, and that environmental measurements were taken from undisturbed material. After each deployment, the grab was carefully retrieved. Samples were only accepted if the jaws had closed properly and if the sediment surface was intact and undisturbed. If the grab was incomplete (e.g., insufficient sediment volume, leakage, or partial closure), it was discarded and redeployed. Infauna processing The grab designated for infauna was retrieved and emptied onto a cascade table for washing. Sediment was gently flushed with seawater and passed sequentially through a 5 mm sieve and a 0.5 mm sieve. The 5 mm mesh retained larger debris such as stones and shells, while the 0.5 mm mesh retained the macrofaunal fraction of the sample. The material remaining on both sieves was transferred to sorting trays and examined immediately on board. Organisms were carefully picked out and identified to the lowest practicable taxonomic level using microscopes. Immediate processing helped to ensure a good quality of identification features and prevent loss of delicate taxa. Following identification and counting, specimens were preserved in 70% ethanol for long-term storage and further laboratory work.

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