Dataset 500

Macrobenthos monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea from 2001 on

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Realm: Marine
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate shelf and seas ecoregions
Central latitude: 51.494523
Central longitude: 2.812248
Duration: 12 years, from 2001 to 2012

8700 records

442 distinct species

Across the time series Nephtys is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Macrobenthos monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea from 2001 onwards. Nematoda, Nemertina and Copepoda removed; 3 replicates pooled. Van Veen grab (0,100m²); 3 replicate samples per event.

Citation(s)

Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium (2016) Macrobenthos monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea from 2001 on. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/202, accessed 2016.