Macrobenthic densities and biomasess and sediment descriptors along a transect crossing the Gulf of Lions from the coast off Gruissan to the eastern side of the Gulf of Fos (French coast, NW Mediterranean)

Abstract

This dataset includes the information from thirty-six samples collected in August 2014 from 12 stations along a transect crossing the Gulf of Lions, from the coast off Gruissan to the eastern side of the Gulf of Fos (French coast, NW Mediterranean). It includes the density and biomass of all microbenthic organisms collected (identified to the lowest taxonomic level). It also includes the information on the main variables describing the environmental characteristics of the samples stations: Latitude, Longitude, Distance, Depth, Escherichia coli, Enterococci, Silt, Clay, Very fine sands, Fines sands, Medium sands, Pore water, Organic Matter, Organic Carbon, Hydrocarbons C10-C40, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Aluminium total, Arsenium total, Cadmium total, Chrome total, Copper total, Iron total, Mercury total, Nickel total, Lead total, Zinc total, HAPs, total PCBs, Acenaphtylene, Fluoranthene , Benzo (b) fluoranthene , Benzo (k) fluoranthene, Benzo (a) pyrene , Benzo (ghi) perylene, Indeno (1,2,3 cd) pyrene, Anthracene, Acenaphtene, Chrysene, Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene, Fluorene, Naphtalene, Pyrene, Phenanthrene, Benzo (a) anthracene, PCB 28, PCB 52, PCB 101, PCB 118, PCB 138, PCB 153, PCB 180, PCB totaux calcules, Monobutyletain, Dibutyletain, Tributyletain, Triphenyletain.