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Study of the meiobenthos from a dumping site in the Southern Bight of the North Sea [Studie van het meiobenthos van een dumpingsgebied in de Zuidelijke Bocht van de Noordzee]

Citation

Vandenberghe, R. & Coomans, A. (1985). Study of the meiobenthos from a dumping site in the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section (MARBIOL), Belgium. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/847

Contact: Vincx, Magda

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Archived data

Archived file:

Vandenberghe_VLIZ.mdb

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Description

The meiobenthos of a dumping site in the Southern Bight of the North Sea was examined as part of a PhD thesis. Next to the faunistic research, it also examined the link between abiotic parameters and the characteristics of presen nematode communities.

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Benthos

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Dumping grounds, Meiobenthos, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Archiannelida, Ciliata Couch, 1832, Cyclopoida, Gastrotricha, Halacaridae Murray, 1877, Harpacticoida, Hydrozoa, Kinorhyncha, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Ostracoda, Polychaeta, Rotifera, Tardigrada, Turbellaria

Geographical coverage

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

ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight Stations [Marine Regions]

420
Coordinates: Long: 2,4633; Lat: 51,4544 [WGS84]
430
Coordinates: Long: 2,6864; Lat: 51,5575 [WGS84]
530
Coordinates: Long: 2,65; Lat: 51,5783 [WGS84]
535
Coordinates: Long: 2,72; Lat: 51,6353 [WGS84]
545
Coordinates: Long: 3,0597; Lat: 51,7328 [WGS84]
630
Coordinates: Long: 2,5583; Lat: 51,6339 [WGS84]
640
Coordinates: Long: 2,8242; Lat: 51,7608 [WGS84]

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,462; MinLat: 51,4536 - MaxLong: 3,0584; MaxLat: 51,76 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage

12 March 1985 - 15 March 1985
Not relevant

Taxonomic coverage

Archiannelida [WoRMS]

Ciliata Couch, 1832 [WoRMS]

Cyclopoida [WoRMS]

Gastrotricha [WoRMS]

Halacaridae Murray, 1877 [WoRMS]

Harpacticoida [WoRMS]

Hydrozoa [WoRMS]

Kinorhyncha [WoRMS]

Nematoda [WoRMS]

Oligochaeta [WoRMS]

Ostracoda [WoRMS]

Polychaeta [WoRMS]

Rotifera [WoRMS]

Tardigrada [WoRMS]

Turbellaria [WoRMS]

Parameters

Depth
Gravel
Median grain size
Nematode density
Sand
Silt content
Skewness (0.4-900 µm)
Sorting coefficient

Contributors

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

Vincx, Magda
Coomans, August

Related datasets

Published in:

EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

(Partly) included in:

MANUELA: MANUELA Database, more

Publication

Based on this dataset

Vandenberghe, R. (1987). Studie van het meiobenthos van een dumpingsgebied in de Zuidelijke Bocht van de Noordzee, met nadruk op de vrijlevende mariene nematoden. MSc Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Gent. 148 pp.

Dataset status: Completed

Data type: Data

Data origin: Research

Metadatarecord created: 2006-06-20

Information last updated: 2012-11-13

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