Oceanography: Role of the benthos in marine ecosystems and effects of environmental pollution. II
Dutch title: Oceanografie: rol van het benthos in mariene ecosystemen en effecten van milieuverontreiniging Funder identifier: H006293N (Other contract id) Period: January 1993 till December 1993 Status: Completed
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Waterwegen en zeekanaal NV; Afdeling Bovenschelde, co-ordinator
Coomans, August, promotor
Flemish Government; Economy, Science and Innovation; Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), sponsor
Abstract
Fundamental studies of the role of the benthos in the marine ecosystems ; productivity and energy flow, mineralisation and nutrient regeneration, mobilisation of heavy metals and importance of fisheries. Competition between non-commercial fishes.
Benthos as an indicator of pollution, long term monitoring of meio-benthic and macrobenthic populations and communities.
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy