BenthOBS dataset - French National Observation Service for benthic macrofauna in coastal waters
The BenthOBS dataset includes long-term time series on marine benthic macrofauna, since 1967, along the whole French metropolitan coast. It includes 20 sampling location. BenthOBS aims to establish a national network for the observation of macrozoobenthos. In a context of global change, It is essential to have time series capable of highlighting and understanding ongoing changes in the specific diversity within communities and their consequences on the functioning of marine ecosystems. The BenthOBS network provides the scientific community and stackers with validated data on the following parameters: specific abundance, sediment size composition, sediment organic matter, sediment C content, sediment N content.
Data and resources
-
Granulometry data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202501 - 610 KBTSV Open
-
Macrofauna data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202501 - 17 MBTSV Open
-
Organic matter data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202501 - 85 KBTSV Open
-
Granulometry data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202401 RESTRICTED - 545 KBHTML Open
-
MacrofaunaMacrofauna data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202401 RESTRICTED - 15 MBHTML Open
-
Organic matter data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202401 RESTRICTED - 79 KBHTML Open
-
Granulometry data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202601 - 1 MBTSV Open
-
Macrofauna data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202601 - 18 MBTSV Open
-
Organic matter data for all BenthOBS SNO Stations - Release 202601 - 90 KBTSV Open
-
HTML Open
-
HTML Open
Additional information
| Date (publication) | 2026-08-01 |
|---|---|
| Date (revision) | 2026-08-06 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | CC-BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-04 |
| Created | 2026-11-04 |
| API | package_show |