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Tidal and diurnal rhythms of the hyperbenthos at the 'Vlakte van de Raan' on 14 October 1996
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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
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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
Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Mysida [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]
Schistomysis kervillei (G.O. Sars, 1885) [WoRMS]
Schistomysis spiritus (Norman, 1860) [WoRMS]

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
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata creator
Vincx, Magda
Mortier, Siska
Dewicke, Ann

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EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
(Partly) included in:
Historical hyperbenthos data (1987-2001) from the North Sea and some adjacent areas

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.

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2013-05-14
Information last updated: 2017-07-18
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