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Microphytobenthos of Scheldt estuary (Belgium/Netherlands) [Microphytobenthos van het schelde estuarium (België/Nederland)] Citation Contact:
Onderzoeksgroep Fycologie (UGent), more Availability: Restricted The data are withheld from general circulation and disclosure but access may be obtained on a case-by-case basis through negotiation Notes: Restrictions available at contact person Description Two estuaries, the Westerschelde and the Yzer (Belgium) on the North Sea coast, have been sampled monthly during one year (1991-1992). more The aim of this study is: a) an inventarisation of the microphytobenthic communities in these estuaries (+ taxonomy of species); b) to study the structure of these communities with the aid of multivariate techniques; c) to relate the distribution (spatial and temporal) of these communities with selected environmental parameters. About 75 sites in the Westerschelde Estuary (the Netherlands) and the Yzer Estuary (Belgium) Scope Themes: Biology, Biology > Benthos, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries) Keywords: Brackish water, Benthos, Distribution, Taxonomy, ANE, Belgium, IJzer R., ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, ANE, Scheldt Estuary Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, IJzer R. [Marine Regions] ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions] ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 1 January 1992 - 31 December 1995 Parameter Microphytobenthos Contributors Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Fycologie, more, data manager, data creator, data owner Project Benthos, nekton and plankton of the North Sea and the Delta area. I, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research Metadatarecord created: 2006-10-02 Information last updated: 2008-10-07 |