datatype: Epibenthos
abstract: National monitoring data from the seas surrounding Sweden.
description: The data are often collected with the help of divers who follow a transect - line along the seabed . The divers observe the occurrence of different species on the ground . What is observed is recorded either on site or analyzed retrospectively based on photographs, videos or samples collected by divers . Often noted the observationdepth, position along the transect line and the sampled surface along the transect line . The methods vary greatly. For each species are presented : measurements : how many there are in a given area (Abundance , Abundance Class), how many are counted (# Counted), the proportion of ground covered (% Cover, Cover Class) or the maximum depth it grew on (Species distribution and maximum depth) . Often also reported the bottom sediment type and the proportion of the bottom that is covered by sediment (sediment deposition cover) .
originator: 
data_holding_centre: Swedish National Oceanographic Data Centre at Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
data_distributor: Swedish National Oceanographic Data Centre at Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
database_reference: SHARK
internet_access: http://sharkweb.smhi.se, http://sharkdata.se
contact: 
discipline: Marine biology
address: Sven Källfelts gata 15
city: Västra Frölunda
postal code: SE-426 71
phone: +46-(0)11-495 80 00
email: shark@smhi.se
measuring area type: point
coordinate system: WGS84
platform class: diver,video,photo
access constraints: unrestricted
citation: The data used in this (project/report/etc) has been downloaded from the Swedish National Oceanographic Data Centre at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). Data has been collected within Swedish coordinated marine monitoring by (originator/orderer).
dataset_name: SHARK_Epibenthos_1997_TMBL
dataset_category: Epibenthos
dataset_version: 2024-04-10
dataset_file_name: SHARK_Epibenthos_1997_TMBL_version_2024-04-10.zip
min_year: 1997
max_year: 1997
min_date: 1997-08-15
max_date: 1997-08-15
min_longitude: 11.33105
max_longitude: 11.372317
min_latitude: 58.210483
max_latitude: 58.298833
parameters#0.parameter: Cover
parameters#0.unit: %
parameters#1.parameter: Abundance
parameters#1.unit: ind/m2
parameters#2.parameter: Sediment deposition cover
parameters#2.unit: %