SCOC database

SCOC database compiles georeferenced sediment community oxygen consumption (SCOC) rates to quantify oxygen uptake by benthic microorganisms and fauna and to support analysis of marine sediment biogeochemical processes.

Key Features:

• Extensive Data Collection: The database contains 3,540 georeferenced SCOC records compiled from 230 published studies.
• Systematic Selection: Data inclusion follows a rigorous, transparent selection procedure analogous to systematic reviews and meta-analyses to ensure data quality.
• Detailed Measurement Metadata: Each record specifies whether measurements were ex situ or in situ, the type of oxygen uptake (total, diffusive, or advective), and the measurement device used.

Scientific Applications:

• Ecosystem health and productivity assessment: Enables evaluation of benthic ecosystem health and productivity through measured oxygen consumption rates.
• Carbon and nutrient cycling studies: Supports investigations into carbon cycling and nutrient dynamics in marine sediments using quantitative SCOC data.
• Environmental impact analysis: Facilitates investigation of environmental change impacts on benthic communities via spatially and temporally referenced SCOC records.

Methodology:

Data inclusion employed a systematic, transparent selection procedure with quality control analogous to methods used in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.