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Spatial and temporal epibenthos and hyperbenthos variations at the Belgian Continental Shelf monitoring stations [De ruimtelijke en temporele variatie van het epibenthos en het hyperbenthos van monitoringsstations op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat]
Citation
Cattrijsse, A. ; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent, Belgium (2004). Spatial and temporal epibenthos and hyperbenthos variations at the Belgian Continental Shelf monitoring stations. Http://www.vliz.be/nl/imis?module=dataset&dasid=156. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/156
Contact: Cattrijsse, André

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Description
Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of the epi- and hyperbenthic community were studied at the monitoring stations on the Belgian Continental Shelf.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Benthic communities, Epibenthos, Hyperbenthos, Sand banks, Spatial variations, Temporal variations, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), EurOBIS calculated BBOX

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,554; MinLat: 51,1218 - MaxLong: 3,3113; MaxLat: 51,6292 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
1997 - 1998

Parameters
Ammonium (NH4+)
Chlorophyll a
Depth
Epibenthos biomass
Epibenthos density
Fucoxanthine
Hyperbenthos biomass
Hyperbenthos density
Nitrate (NO3-)
Nitrite (NO2-)
Optical backscatter (OBS)
Phosphate (PO43-)
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)
Salinity
Silicon (Si)
Solar radiation
Temperature in water
Wind direction
Wind speed

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

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
IMERS: Integrated Marine Environmental Samples and Readings, more
(Partly) included in:
Historical hyperbenthos data (1987-2001) from the North Sea and some adjacent areas

Project
Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicator for the sustainable management of the BCS

Publication
Based on this dataset
Platteeuw, E. (2000). De ruimtelijke en temporele variatie van het epibenthos en het hyperbenthos van monitoringsstations op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 83 + annex. pp.

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2004-06-10
Information last updated: 2017-04-11
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