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Spatial heterogeneity of nematodes on an intertidal flat in the Westerschelde Estuary
Citation
Steyaert, M. (1996). Spatial heterogeneity of nematodes on an intertidal flat in the Westerschelde Estuary. Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section (MARBIOL), Belgium. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/669
Contact: Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (UGent-MARBIOL), more

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

Description
The spatial heterogeneity of the nematode associations on a small intertidal estuarine flat was investigated. more

Data were specifically used to test the extent to which macroscale variability was more important than microscale variability.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Brackish water, Estuarine environment, Intertidal flats, Marine nematodes, Meiobenthos, Nematoda, Variability, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Molenplaat, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Nematoda, Nematoda, Nematoda

Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Molenplaat [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 3,9467; MinLat: 51,4358 - MaxLong: 3,96; MaxLat: 51,4405 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
4 June 1996 - 7 June 1996

Taxonomic coverage
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]

Parameters
% Oxygen (O)
Chlorophyll a+c
Count of Nematoda
Fucoxanthine
Granulometric variables

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata owner
Steyaert, Maaike

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
(Partly) included in:
MANUELA: MANUELA Database
Other relations:
Benthos on the Molenplaat as part of ECOFLAT
ECOFLAT PH: Molenplaat delta C13 experiment
Tidal migration of nematodes on an estuarine tidal flat in the Western Scheldt, more

Project
ECOFLAT: The eco-metabolism of estuarine intertidal flat

Publication
Based on this dataset
Steyaert, M. et al. (2003). The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 58(2): 353-366. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00086-6
Steyaert, M. et al. (2003). The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure, in: Steyaert, M. Ruimtelijke en temporele patronen van nematodengemeenschappen in de Noordzee en Westerschelde = Spatial and temporal scales of nematode communities in the North Sea and Westerschelde. pp. 53-74

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2006-01-05
Information last updated: 2012-11-13
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