Marine Benthic Abundance Data

This dataset contains Puget Sound benthic abundance data. <b>Before accessing data please download the <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/api/views/er5r-bf3q/files/1c3bb1d7-7baf-4570-ae14-50f03a4c1c52?download=true&filename=README_Benthos.pdf">README</a> file. </b>

King County monitors the community of animals that live in and on the sediments at the bottom of Puget Sound. These animals, called benthos, are crucial to the health of Puget Sound. We collect sediment samples to help us understand what the sediments are like physically and chemically and how they support different species.

Benthic samples have been collected since 2015 from <a href="https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/nature-recreation/environment-ecology-conservation/science-services/puget-sound-marine-monitoring/sediments-topic-page/subtidal-benthos">14 sites</a>. Every 2 years we sample eight sites in Elliott Bay and every 5 years we collect samples from three deep sites in the mainstem of the Central Basin and three smaller embayments. We also collect benthic samples near treatment plant outfalls as well as cleanup sites.

Benthic samples are typically collected in replicates (3-5 samples per location and period of time). These replicates help us understand the variability of the benthic community at that location and are distinguished by the fields "Sample Rep ID" and "Field Replicate".

For corresponding benthic biomass data see: <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Marine-Benthic-Biomass-Data/h6jg-f45t">Marine Benthic Biomass Data</a>.

For questions about the data, please contact <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>.

本数据集收录了普吉特湾底栖生物丰度数据。在访问数据之前，请下载以下<a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/api/views/er5r-bf3q/files/1c3bb1d7-7baf-4570-ae14-50f03a4c1c52?download=true&filename=README_Benthos.pdf">README文件</a>。<b>金县环境部门对居住于普吉特湾底部沉积物中的动物群落进行监测。这些被称为底栖生物的动物对普吉特湾的健康至关重要。我们收集沉积物样本，以帮助我们了解沉积物的物理和化学特性，以及它们如何支持不同的物种。</b>自2015年起，从<a href="https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/nature-recreation/environment-ecology-conservation/science-services/puget-sound-marine-monitoring/sediments-topic-page/subtidal-benthos">14个地点</a>收集底栖生物样本。每隔两年，我们对埃利奥特湾的八个地点进行采样，每隔五年，我们从中央盆地的主干流域的三个深水地点以及三个较小的海湾采集样本。此外，我们还从处理厂排放口附近以及清理现场收集底栖生物样本。底栖生物样本通常以重复样本（每个地点和时间段3-5个样本）的形式收集。这些重复样本有助于我们了解该地点底栖生物群落的变异性，并在“样本重复ID”和“现场重复”字段中予以区分。</b>有关相应的底栖生物生物量数据，请参阅：<a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Marine-Benthic-Biomass-Data/h6jg-f45t">海洋底栖生物生物量数据</a>。如对数据有任何疑问，请联系<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>。