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Spatial and temporal epibenthos and hyperbenthos variations at the Belgian Continental Shelf monitoring stations [De ruimtelijke en temporele variatie van het epibenthos en het hyperbenthos van monitoringsstations op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat]

Citation

Cattrijsse, A. ; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent, Belgium (2004). Spatial and temporal epibenthos and hyperbenthos variations at the Belgian Continental Shelf monitoring stations. Http://www.vliz.be/nl/imis?module=dataset&dasid=156. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/156

Contact: Cattrijsse, André

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Archived file:

biomassahyperbenthos[156].xls

densiteithyper[156].xls

OMGEV[156].xls

Availability:

This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of the epi- and hyperbenthic community were studied at the monitoring stations on the Belgian Continental Shelf.

Scope

Themes:

Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Benthic communities, Epibenthos, Hyperbenthos, Sand banks, Spatial variations, Temporal variations, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), EurOBIS calculated BBOX

Geographical coverage

ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,554; MinLat: 51,1218 - MaxLong: 3,3113; MaxLat: 51,6292 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage

1997 - 1998

Parameters

Ammonium (NH₄⁺)
Chlorophyll a
Depth
Epibenthos biomass
Epibenthos density
Fucoxanthine
Hyperbenthos biomass
Hyperbenthos density
Nitrate (NO₃^-)
Nitrite (NO₂^-)
Optical backscatter (OBS)
Phosphate (PO₄^3-)
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)
Salinity
Silicon (Si)
Solar radiation
Temperature in water
Wind direction
Wind speed

Contributors

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data creator, data owner

Cattrijsse, André

Related datasets

Published in:

EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

IMERS: Integrated Marine Environmental Samples and Readings

(Partly) included in:

Historical hyperbenthos data (1987-2001) from the North Sea and some adjacent areas, more

Project

Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicator for the sustainable management of the BCS, more

Grant agreement ID MN/DD1/004

Publication

Based on this dataset

Platteeuw, E. (2000). De ruimtelijke en temporele variatie van het epibenthos en het hyperbenthos van monitoringsstations op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 83 + annex. pp.

Dataset status: Completed

Data type: Data

Data origin: Research

Metadatarecord created: 2004-06-10

Information last updated: 2017-04-11

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