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Meiobenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf [Meiobenthos van subtidale zandbanken op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat]
Citation
Vanaverbeke, J. et al., Meiobenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf. Manuela Database, Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Afdeling Mariene Biologie, Ghent, Belgium. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/53

Archived data
Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description
This dataset is a result of sampling meiobenthos and sediment from all sandbanks on the BCS during 1997 and 1998. Nematodes for 4 sandbanks were identified to species level and biomass was measured. more

The goal is to identify the granulometric variables structuring meiobenthic and nematode communities. To develop monitoring tools using nematodes

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Invertebrates
Keywords:
Continental shelf, Meiobenthos, Sand banks, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), Nematoda

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
February 1997 - 1 October 1997
February 1998 - 1 October 1998

Taxonomic coverage
Nematoda [WoRMS]

Parameters
Granulometric variables Methodology
Meiobenthos density Methodology
Nematode measurements Methodology
Granulometric variables: As published Vanaverbeke et al
Vanaverbeke et al 2000, 2002, 2003
Meiobenthos density: As published Vanaverbeke et al
Vanaverbeke et al 2000, 2002, 2003
Nematode measurements: As published Vanaverbeke et al
Vanaverbeke et al 2000, 2002, 2003

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata managertaxonomic identifierdata owner
Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO), moredata owner

Related datasets
(Partly) included in:
MANUELA: MANUELA Database, more
Following version:
SPEEK database: Meiobenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf, more

Project
Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicator for the sustainable management of the BCS, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Vanaverbeke, J. et al. (2003). Nematode biomass spectra as descriptors of functional changes due to human and natural impact Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 249: 157-170. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps249157, more
Vanaverbeke, J. et al. (2002). Nematode assemblages from subtidal sandbanks in the Southern Bight of the North Sea: effect of small sedimentological differences. J. Sea Res. 48(3): 197-207. dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1385-1101(02)00165-x, more
Vanaverbeke, J. et al. (2000). The meiobenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf (Southern Bight of the North Sea). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 51(5): 637-649. dx.doi.org/10.1006/ecss.2000.0703, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Release date: 2005-03-22
Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10
Information last updated: 2015-07-22
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