Background sediment organic biomass and turnover database for the Strait of Georgia, 1990-present

• Main Author: Burd, Brenda
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Ecostat Research Ltd and Institute of Ocean Sciences 2014
• Subjects: Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Biogenic Sediments; Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Bioturbation; Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Diagenesis; Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Benthic Habitat; Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates; Waste water; Eaux usées; Microorganisms; Microorganisme; Environmental management; Gestion de l'environnement; Waste management; Gestion des déchets; Sediments; Sédiment; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Écologie; Arctic Ocean; Global Ocean; North Pacific Ocean; Arctic; Johannessen; Pacific
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48689/674db689-3039-42c5-8bf9-b6e356124ee8; https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/674db689-3039-42c5-8bf9-b6e356124ee8

Any monitoring program which aims to identify biological, geochemical and physical changes from existing conditions, and to separate natural from anthropogenic effects must start with a well-developed and understood baseline of conditions for the region of interest. This includes knowledge of inputs and cycling of organic material, particulates, contaminants, hydrographic conditions, major drivers in the natural system, and the scales of variability likely from extreme events. This was the primary goal of the first 10 years of the Strait of Georgia AMP. In addition, the 10-year AMP was designed to determine natural variability and scale of the Iona outfall footprint in terms of chemical, physical and biological indicators. Results of this basic research have been extensively published, and will be collated in Johannessen et al. (in prep.). Databases used in this work are referenced in technical reports and URL links to supplemental data for publications. The file “AMPreferences.doc” includes a hyperlinked list of publications and technical reports to date resulting from the 10-year collaborative research program between DFO and Metro Vancouver (2003-2013). Supplemental publications on related benthic ecology for the BC coast are listed in a separate folder (“Other”).