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The hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf: habitats and indicator species
Citable as data publication
Willems, K.; Cattrijsse, A.; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent: Belgium; (2004): The hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf: habitats and indicator species. Marine data Archive. https://doi.org/10.14284/531
Contact: Cattrijsse, André

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

Description
The structural biodiversity of the hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the BCS is studied. Furthermore, ecological indicator species are determined which can be usefull parameters for policy makers.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Benthic communities, Hyperbenthos, Sand banks, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, Belgium, Flemish Banks, Middelkerke Bank, ANE, Belgium, Hinder Banks, Westhinder, ANE, Belgium, Zeeland Banks, Goote Bank, EurOBIS calculated BBOX

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, Flemish Banks, Middelkerke Bank [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, Hinder Banks, Westhinder [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, Zeeland Banks, Goote Bank [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4001; MinLat: 51,2565 - MaxLong: 2,9058; MaxLat: 51,4977 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
February 1997 - October 1998

Parameters
Chlorophyll a
Depth
Fucoxanthine
Granulometric variables
Hyperbenthos biomass
Hyperbenthos density
Nutrients
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)
Salinity
Temperature in water
Turbidity
Wind direction

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata ownerdata creator
Willems, Katrien
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
Willems, K. (2000). Het hyperbenthos van subtidale zandbanken op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat: habitats en indicatorsoorten. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 72 pp.

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2004-06-10
Information last updated: 2021-11-19
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