Project record of Microphytobenthos in the Westerschelde estuary

Information

Type
Project
Name
Microphytobenthos in the Westerschelde estuary
Name @nl
Het microfytobenthos van het Westerschelde-estuarium
Description @en
The microphytobentos is an important primary producer in estuarine ecosystems. It has never been taken in to account in previous ecological models of this biotope. The purpose of this research is to study these organisms qualitatively as well as quantitavily, to seek their distribution pattern and seasonality as to define their impact on the energy flux in this ecosystem.
Description @nl
Het microfytobenthos is een belangrijke primaire producent in estuariene ecosystemen. Totnogtoe werd het echter steeds in de ecologische modellen buiten beschouwing gelaten. Doel van dit onderzoek is deze organismen kwalitatief en kwantitatief te onderzoeken, hun verspreidingspatroon en seizoenaliteit na te gaan om hun impact op de energieflux van dit ecosysteem te bepalen.
Start date
1991
End date
1993

Institutes & people involved

Coppejans Eric
associated with: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Afdeling Mycologie

Expertise

ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde
defined term set: ASFA Geoterms
term code: 182103
Phytobenthos
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 6203
geographic terms
Westerschelde

special collections

Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
ScheldeMonitor

record metadata

date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2007-07-05