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The hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf: habitats and indicator species

Citable as data publication

Willems, K.; Cattrijsse, A.; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent: Belgium; (2004): The hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf: habitats and indicator species. Marine data Archive. https://doi.org/10.14284/531

Contact: Cattrijsse, André

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Description

The structural biodiversity of the hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the BCS is studied. Furthermore, ecological indicator species are determined which can be usefull parameters for policy makers.

Scope

Themes:

Biology, Biology > Benthos

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Benthic communities, Hyperbenthos, Sand banks, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, Belgium, Flemish Banks, Middelkerke Bank, ANE, Belgium, Hinder Banks, Westhinder, ANE, Belgium, Zeeland Banks, Goote Bank, EurOBIS calculated BBOX

Geographical coverage

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

ANE, Belgium, Flemish Banks, Middelkerke Bank [Marine Regions]

ANE, Belgium, Hinder Banks, Westhinder [Marine Regions]

ANE, Belgium, Zeeland Banks, Goote Bank [Marine Regions]

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4001; MinLat: 51,2565 - MaxLong: 2,9058; MaxLat: 51,4977 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage

February 1997 - October 1998

Parameters

Chlorophyll a
Depth
Fucoxanthine
Granulometric variables
Hyperbenthos biomass
Hyperbenthos density
Nutrients
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)
Salinity
Temperature in water
Turbidity
Wind direction

Contributors

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

Willems, Katrien
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

Willems, K. (2000). Het hyperbenthos van subtidale zandbanken op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat: habitats en indicatorsoorten. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 72 pp.

Dataset status: Completed

Data type: Data

Data origin: Research

Metadatarecord created: 2004-06-10

Information last updated: 2021-11-19

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