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Summary on benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries (Western Scheldt and Eems-Dollard) between 1976 and 1978
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Heip C.H.R.; Herman R.; Bisschop G.; Govaere J.C.R.; Holvoet M.; Van Damme D.; Vanosmael C.; Willems K.R.; De Coninck L.A.P.; Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2017): Summary on benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries (Western Scheldt and Eems-Dollard) between 1976 and 1978. https://doi.org/10.14284/274
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
A summary of work on benthic communities in the Southern Bight of the North Sea and adjacent estuaries sampled between 1976 and 1978. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, R.; Bisschop, G.; Govaere, J.C.R.; Holvoet, M.; Van Damme, D.; Vanosmael, C.; Willems, K.R.; De Coninck, L.A.P. (1979). Benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries: Progress Report 1, in: Geconcerteerde Onderzoeksacties Interuniversitaire Actie Oceanologie: verslag van de studiedagen = Actions de Recherche Concertées Action Interuniversitaire Océanologie: rapports des journées d'études. Pp. 133-163. more
The dataset contains biotic data (macro-and meiobenthos density and biomass) as well as abiota (sediment analysis).
The dataset contains biotic data (macro-and meiobenthos density and biomass) as well as abiota (sediment analysis).
Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Bio-geographical regions, Biota, Environment, Geoscientific Information, Habitats and biotopes, Macrobenthos, Meiobenthos, Metadata non conformant, Metadata not evaluated, Nematode diversity, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Sea regions, Sediment analysis, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), XYZ ASCII, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast, ANE, Ems-Dollard Estuary, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Crustacea, Echinodermata, Gastrotricha, Hydrozoa, Mollusca, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Ostracoda, Polychaeta, Tardigrada, Turbellaria
Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions]
ANE, Ems-Dollard Estuary [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions]
ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,5278; MinLat: 51,1194 - MaxLong: 7,2; MaxLat: 53,4667 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,5278; MinLat: 51,1194 - MaxLong: 7,2; MaxLat: 53,4667 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
1976 - 1978
Taxonomic coverage
Parameters
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Ash-free dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Count
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Diversity
Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Gravel
Macrobenthos biomass
Macrobenthos density
Median grain size
Meiobenthos biomass
Meiobenthos density
Mud content
Skewness
Sorting coefficient
Wet weight biomass
Wet weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Ash-free dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Count
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Diversity
Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Gravel
Macrobenthos biomass
Macrobenthos density
Median grain size
Meiobenthos biomass
Meiobenthos density
Mud content
Skewness
Sorting coefficient
Wet weight biomass
Wet weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data creator
Heip, Carlo
Herman, Rudy
Govaere, Jan
Holvoet, M.
Van Damme, D.
Vanosmael, Clara
Willems, K.A.
De Coninck, Lucien Adolf Pieter
Herman, Rudy
Govaere, Jan
Holvoet, M.
Van Damme, D.
Vanosmael, Clara
Willems, K.A.
De Coninck, Lucien Adolf Pieter
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
CRA - Biological datasets from the Belgian Part of the North Sea and estuaria 1977-1981
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Publication
Based on this dataset
Heip, C.H.R. et al. (1979). Benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries: Progress Report 1, in: (1979). Geconcerteerde Onderzoeksacties Interuniversitaire Actie Oceanologie: verslag van de studiedagen = Actions de Recherche Concertées Action Interuniversitaire Océanologie: rapports des journées d'études. pp. 133-163
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Dataset information:
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Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Release date: 2020-09-10
Metadatarecord created: 2016-10-21
Information last updated: 2025-03-26
