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Vertical distribution of the free-living Plathelminthes (Turbellaria) from the sandy beaches of the Belgian coast in 1985 and 1986 Citable as data publication Jouk P.; Schockaert E.; Polk P.; Faculteit Wetenschappen. Limburgs Universitair Centrum (LUC); Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB): Belgium; (2016): Vertical distribution of the free-living Plathelminthes (Turbellaria) from the sandy beaches of the Belgian coast in 1985 and 1986. https://doi.org/10.14284/190 Contact: Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description Density and biomass of meiofauna for 6 sandy beaches (Knokke, Mariakerke, Oostende, Heist, Bredene, Zwin) along the Belgian coast sampled between April 1985 and May 1986. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Jouk, P. (1992). Studie naar de ecologie van de vrijlevende Plathelminthes (Turbellaria) van de zandstranden van de Belgische kust. PhD Thesis. Limburgs Universitair Centrum: Diepenbeek. 2 volumes pp. more Quantitative analysis of meiofauna samples with special attention to the Turbellaria. Samples were taken in six localities along the beaches of the Belgian Coast (Knokke, Mariakerke, Oostende, Heist, Bredene, Zwin) using a core (0-40 cm depth). The core was further divided into layers of 0-2, 2-4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14 and 14-20 cm. Meiofauna was identified to species level, while Nematoda, Harpacticoida, Gastrotricha and other meiofauna organisms were counted only to the general taxon-level. This data can be used to investigate the participation and the importance of Turbellaria in the total meiofauna, in terms of both density and biomass. Moreover, the sampling includes a full-year cycle, whereby the temporal evolution of the meiofauna can be examined too. Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Flatworms, Meiofauna, Sandy beaches, Vertical distribution, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast, ANE, Belgium, Bredene, ANE, Belgium, Knokke-Heist, Knokke, ANE, Belgium, Oostende, ANE, Belgium, Oostende, Mariakerke-Bad, ANE, Belgium, Zwin, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, Bredene [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, Knokke-Heist, Knokke [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, Oostende [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, Oostende, Mariakerke-Bad [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, Zwin [Marine Regions] EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 2,8328; MinLat: 51,1983 - MaxLong: 3,3683; MaxLat: 51,3733 [WGS84] Temporal coverage April 1985 - May 1986 Parameters Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC] Dry weight biomass Dry weight biomass (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Length Length maximum of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Length minimum of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Meiobenthos biomass Meiobenthos density Contributors Related datasets Published in: EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more Publication Based on this dataset Jouk, P. (1992). Studie naar de ecologie van de vrijlevende Plathelminthes (Turbellaria) van de zandstranden van de Belgische kust. PhD Thesis. Limburgs Universitair Centrum: Diepenbeek. 2 volumes pp., more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2015-07-02 Information last updated: 2016-08-09 | ||||
