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Benthic diversity and ecosystem functioning: experiments September 2007/ June 2008 - Westbanks [Benthische diversiteit en ecosysteemfunctie: experimenten September 2007/Juni 2008 - Westbanks] Citation Braekman U., Vincx M., Soetaert K. 2008: Benthic diversity and ecosystem functioning: experiments September 2007/June 2008 - Westbanks. Marine Biology Section, Ugent, SSD -Belgian Science Policy, Belgium; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, NIOO-Netherlands http://www.vliz.be/projects/westbanks/westbanks.php?module=dataset&dasid=1255. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1255 Contact: Braeckman, Ulrike Availability: Unrestricted after moratorium period Data are initially restricted, but the access condition relaxes to academic or unrestricted once a specified period of time after an event (such as collection, publication, completion of QC procedures or project cessation) has elapsed Description Microcosm experiments were carried out to test for the relationship between macrofaunal species diversity and density on ecoystem functioning. This database contains the results of the experiments. Scope Themes: Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Benthos, Biodiversity, Microcosms, Netherlands, Yerseke, Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802), Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766), Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 Geographical coverage Netherlands, Yerseke [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage June 2007 June 2008 Taxonomic coverage Parameters Biota density Burrowing activity Denitrification Irrigation activity Methodology Nutrients Oxygen (O) flux Methodology Sediment respiration Irrigation activity: Fluorescence Oxygen (O) flux: Electrode Contributors Related datasets Parent dataset: PROJECT DATA: WESTBANKS integrated database (2007-2010), more Project WESTBANKS: Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: lab experiment Metadatarecord created: 2007-05-10 Information last updated: 2012-11-13 |