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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
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International 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.
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, Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Benthic communities · Bio-geographical regions · Biota · Environment · EurOBIS calculated BBOX · Geoscientific Information · Habitats and biotopes · Hyperbenthos · Metadata non conformant · Metadata not evaluated · No limitations to public access · Oceans · Sand banks · Sea regions · WGS84 (EPSG:4326) · XYZ ASCII · Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) · Goote Bank · Middelkerke Bank · Westhinder
Geographical coverage
Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4001; MinLat: 51,2565 - MaxLong: 2,9058; MaxLat: 51,4977 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4001; MinLat: 51,2565 - MaxLong: 2,9058; MaxLat: 51,4977 [WGS84]
Goote Bank [Marine Regions]
Middelkerke Bank [Marine Regions]
Westhinder [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
February 1997 - October 1998
3 February 1997 - 22 October 1998 (EurOBIS harvested data)
Parameters
Chlorophyll a
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] (EurOBIS harvested data)
Depth
Fucoxanthine
Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] (EurOBIS harvested data)
Granulometric variables
Hyperbenthos biomass
Hyperbenthos density
Nutrients
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)
Salinity
Temperature in water
Turbidity
Wind direction
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] (EurOBIS harvested data)
Depth
Fucoxanthine
Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] (EurOBIS harvested data)
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), more, data owner, data creator
Willems, Katrien
Cattrijsse, André
Cattrijsse, André
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
IMERS: Integrated Marine Environmental Samples and Readings
(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.
URLs
Dataset information:
Other:
Other:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Release date: 2014-01-17
Metadatarecord created: 2004-06-10
Information last updated: 2026-01-26
