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LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations by imaging (ZooScan) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
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Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2023): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. https://doi.org/10.14284/584
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Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2022): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea . https://doi.org/10.14284/543
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2021): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea . https://doi.org/10.14284/445
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2020): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea . https://doi.org/10.14284/394
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2019): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea . https://doi.org/10.14284/329
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2018): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea . https://doi.org/10.14284/321
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2017): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea . https://doi.org/10.14284/299
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Notes: Images are available upon request via LifeWatch Belgium (info@lifewatch.be)
Description
In the framework of the Lifewatch marine observatory a number of fixed stations on the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) are visited on a monthly or seasonal basis using the RV Simon Stevin. A grid of nine stations covers the coastal zone and are sampled monthly. Eight additional stations, located further at sea, are sampled on a seasonal basis. This dataset contains zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) since 2012. Zooplankton is sampled by vertical WP2 net tows, samples scanned with ZooScanner and identification with plankton analyser software, followed by manual validation.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Data, Marine Genomics, research vessel, Simon Stevin, Zooplankton, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), EurOBIS calculated BBOX
Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) Stations [Marine Regions]
LW01
Coordinates: X: 2,256; Y: 51,5687 [Lat/long]
LW02
Coordinates: X: 2,556; Y: 51,8 [Lat/long]
435
Coordinates: X: 2,7903; Y: 51,5807 [Lat/long]
W07bis
Coordinates: X: 3,0125; Y: 51,588 [Lat/long]
W08
Coordinates: X: 2,35; Y: 51,4583 [Lat/long]
W09
Coordinates: X: 2,7; Y: 51,75 [Lat/long]
W10
Coordinates: X: 2,4167; Y: 51,6833 [Lat/long]
421
Coordinates: X: 2,45; Y: 51,4805 [Lat/long]
130
Coordinates: X: 2,9054; Y: 51,2706 [Lat/long]
700
Coordinates: X: 3,221; Y: 51,377 [Lat/long]
780
Coordinates: X: 3,0573; Y: 51,4714 [Lat/long]
330
Coordinates: X: 2,8091; Y: 51,4341 [Lat/long]
230
Coordinates: X: 2,8504; Y: 51,3087 [Lat/long]
710
Coordinates: X: 3,1383; Y: 51,4412 [Lat/long]
ZG02
Coordinates: X: 2,5007; Y: 51,3352 [Lat/long]
120
Coordinates: X: 2,7025; Y: 51,1861 [Lat/long]
215
Coordinates: X: 2,6108; Y: 51,2749 [Lat/long]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 0,7482; MinLat: 50,1015 - MaxLong: 3,9686; MaxLat: 52,1195 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
From 24 July 2012 on [In Progress]
Parameter
Zooplankton
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data creator, data manager
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
(Partly) included in:
Data, scripts and model output to perform spatiotemporal analysis of plankton drivers in the Belgian part of the North Sea.
How the Blue Economy affects plankton dynamics in the BPNS: data and scripts
Project
LifeWatch: Flemish contribution to LifeWatch.eu
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Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2015-01-20
Information last updated: 2023-01-23
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