Sediments and biological samples from the 27th expedition of Peru (ANTARXXVII Leg 2) to Antarctica (Bransfield Strait, South Shetland Islands and Hope Bay) - data

The dataset contains information of the sediment and biological samples taken during the second leg of the ANTARXXVII campaign in the Southern Ocean aboard the BAP Carrasco from January 28, 2020 to March 3, 2020. Surface sediment samples were collected using a Van Veen grab and biological samples were collected using a Van Veen grab, a Rauschert dredge and a rock dredge deployed at multiple stations around King George Island and Deception Island (South Shetland Islands), in the Bransfield Strait and in Hope Bay (Antarctic Peninsula). Sediment samples were collected and dried on board with decontaminated equipment and analyzed for trace element concentrations using ICP-MS in the lab of the Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry research group of the VUB, Belgium. Biological samples could not be sorted on board but were conserved for further analysis at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium. The dataset gives an overview on the distribution and abundance of species in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer season as well as baseline trace element concentrations and distribution in the surface sediments. Sediment samples are published in Delhaye et al. (2023).
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