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RainBase - a field manipulation experiment on four European beaches
Contact: Vanaverbeke, Jan

Availability: Restricted
The data are withheld from general circulation and disclosure but access may be obtained on a case-by-case basis through negotiation

Notes: Not freely available

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries)
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Disturbance (ecosystem), Experimental research, Intertidal environment, Meiobenthos, Rainfall, Sandy beaches, ANE, Belgium, De Panne, ANE, Europe, European Continental Shelf, ANE, Poland, ANE, Portugal, MED, Greece, Crete, Nematoda

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, De Panne [Marine Regions]
ANE, Europe, European Continental Shelf [Marine Regions]
ANE, Poland [Marine Regions]
ANE, Portugal [Marine Regions]
MED, Greece, Crete [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
5 March 2007 - 13 May 2007

Taxonomic coverage
Nematoda [WoRMS]

Parameters
Count of Nematoda
Grain size distribution
Meiobenthos density

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creator
Steyaert, Maaike
Vanaverbeke, Jan
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata manager
Vandepitte, Leen

Related datasets
Child datasets:
RainBase - a field manipulation experiment on four European beaches: data for Arina (Greece)
RainBase - a field manipulation experiment on four European beaches: data for De Panne (Belgium)
RainBase - a field manipulation experiment on four European beaches: data for Hel (Poland)
RainBase - a field manipulation experiment on four European beaches: data for Sines (Portugal)

Project
MANUELA: Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity: Unraveling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects
RainBase: A field manipulation experiment on four European beaches investigating the response of meiofauna communities to increased rainfall

Publication
Based on this dataset
Ferrero, T. et al. (2008). The effect of increased rainfall on meiofauna assemblages: is there a uniform response to environmental perturbation?, in: (2008). World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 2
Ferrero, T.J. et al. (2007). Response of meiofauna communities to increased rainfall as predicted by global climate change models, in: (2007). Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [23]

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2008-04-15
Information last updated: 2008-04-16
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