2009 University of Plymouth Wave Hub, Cornwall towed underwater video baseline benthic survey

This data set comprises of marine epibenthos (74 identified taxa derived from Algae, Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Nemertea, Porifera) quantified in June 2009 at The Wave Hub development zone, a Marine Renewable Energy Installation (MREI) in Hayle, Cornwall, South West UK. At each site a 200 x 0.5 metre transect of the seabed was undertaken. The survey was carried out as a baseline to characterise the seabed fauna present, prior to any subsea infrastructure being deployed at the test site. The design was also replicated to the east and west of the Wave Hub site to provide controls for future impact assessment.

本数据集涵盖海洋表底栖生物（epibenthos），包含源自藻类（Algae）、环节动物门（Annelida）、节肢动物门（Arthropoda）、苔藓动物门（Bryozoa）、脊索动物门（Chordata）、刺胞动物门（Cnidaria）、棘皮动物门（Echinodermata）、软体动物门（Mollusca）、纽形动物门（Nemertea）、多孔动物门（Porifera）的74个已鉴定分类单元，相关量化调查于2009年6月在英国西南部康沃尔郡海利的Wave Hub开发区开展，该区域为海洋可再生能源装置（Marine Renewable Energy Installation, MREI）场址。本次调查在每个采样站点均布设了长200米、宽0.5米的海底样带，旨在作为基线调查表征该试验场址在海底基础设施部署前的现存海底动物群落特征。同时，该采样设计在Wave Hub场址的东侧与西侧进行了重复布设，以设置对照样区用于后续的环境影响评估。