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Tidal and diurnal rhythms of the hyperbenthos at the 'Vlakte van de Raan' on 14 October 1996 Citable as data publication Mortier S.; Vincx M.; Marine Biology Section; Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Tidal and diurnal rhythms of the hyperbenthos at the 'Vlakte van de Raan' on 14 October 1996. https://doi.org/10.14284/218 Contact: Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description Density and biomass of hyperbenthos, macrobenthos and zooplankton over a 26 h (14-10-1996) cycle in a subtidal station located in the 'Vlakte van de Raan'. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Mortier, S. (1998). Tidale en diurnale ritmes van het hyperbenthos in het subtidaal van de Belgische oostkust. BSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 94 pp. more The hyperbenthos was sampled each hour with a sledge, during a period of 26 hours. The sample station (UG3) was located on the southern slope of 'de vlakte van de Raan', between Zeebrugge and the mouth of the Wester Scheldt. This research is a descriptive study of the species composition, density, biomass and diversity of the hyperbenthos. 39 hyperbenthos species were collected which were separated in 10 higher taxa. As regards density, Mysidacea dominate clearly the hyperbenthal, other important taxa are Amphipoda, Decapoda and Pisces. As regards biomass, Mysidacea and Pisces are the most important taxa. The most important species at density level was Schistomysis kervillei (59% of the total density). Less abundant, but still important, were Gammarus crinicornis (14%), Crangon crangon postlarvae (12%), Pomatoschistus species postlarvae (5%) and Schistomysis spiritus (3%). Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Fish, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Diurnal tidal cycles, Hyperbenthos, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast, ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Vlakte van de Raan, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Amphipoda, Decapoda, Mysida, Pisces, Schistomysis kervillei (G.O. Sars, 1885), Schistomysis spiritus (Norman, 1860) Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Vlakte van de Raan [Marine Regions] EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 3,2167; MinLat: 51,4167 - MaxLong: 3,2167; MaxLat: 51,4167 [WGS84] Temporal coverage 14 October 1996 - 15 October 1996 Hourly Taxonomic coverage Parameters Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC] Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit volume of the sediment [BODC] Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass Ash-free dry weight biomass (as carbon) of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit volume of the sediment [BODC] Biota density Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Hyperbenthos density Contributors Related datasets Publication Based on this dataset Mortier, S. (1998). Tidale en diurnale ritmes van het hyperbenthos in het subtidaal van de Belgische oostkust. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 94 pp., more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2013-05-14 Information last updated: 2017-07-18 | ||||
