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Meiobenthic community in the Westerschelde estuary between 1977 and 1979
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Van Damme D.; Herman R.; Sharma Y.; Holvoet M.; Martens P.; Marine Biology Section; Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Meiobenthic community in the Westerschelde estuary between 1977 and 1979. https://doi.org/10.14284/221
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
Data on quantitative aspects of the meiofauna community in the Westerschelde estuary such as density, biomass, diversity and community structure. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Van Damme, D.; Herman, R.; Sharma, Y.; Holvoet, M.; Martens, P. (1980). Benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries: Progress Report 2. Fluctuation of the meiobenthic communities in the Westerschelde estuary. more
The meiofauna community of the Westerschelde estuary was examined along five transects over an one year period. All meiofaunal groups, excluding nematodes, occurred in very low numbers along the estuary, except at the salt marsh Saeftinghe, where they attain normal to high values. The average number of taxa decline from 4.3 at the mouth of the estuary at Vlissingen to 1.5 at Doel. Similar trends are observed for annual mean density.
The meiofauna community of the Westerschelde estuary was examined along five transects over an one year period. All meiofaunal groups, excluding nematodes, occurred in very low numbers along the estuary, except at the salt marsh Saeftinghe, where they attain normal to high values. The average number of taxa decline from 4.3 at the mouth of the estuary at Vlissingen to 1.5 at Doel. Similar trends are observed for annual mean density.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Meiobenthos, Meiofauna communities, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Ossenisse, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Saeftinge, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Terneuzen, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Vlissingen, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Doel, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837), Arenocaris bifida Nicholls, 1935, Arenosetella germanica Kunz, 1937, Ascolaimus elongatus (Bütschli, 1874) Shuurmans Stekhoven & de Coninck, 1932, Asellopsis intermedia (Scott T., 1895), Batillipes mirus Richters, 1909, Calyptronema maxweberi (de Man, 1922), Canuella perplexa Scott T. & Scott A., 1893, Enoplolaimus propinquus de Man, 1922, Euterpe acutifrons (Dana, 1847), Evansula pygmaea (Scott T., 1903), Gastrotricha, Halectinosoma sarsii (Boeck, 1872), Harpacticus littoralis Sars G.O., 1910, Hydrozoa, Kliopsyllus constrictus (Nicholls, 1935), Leptastacus laticaudatus Nicholls, 1935, Leptolaimus papilliger de Man, 1876, Microlaimus marinus (Schulz, 1932) Schuurmans Stekhoven & De Coninck, 1933, Mollusca, Nannopus palustris Brady, 1880, Nematoda, Nitocra typica Boeck, 1865, Oligochaeta, Oncholaimus oxyuris Ditlevsen, 1911, Ostracoda, Paraleptastacus espinulatus Nicholls, 1935, Paramesochra similis Kunz, 1936, Paronychocamptus nanus (Sars G.O., 1908), Platychelipus littoralis Brady, 1880, Polychaeta, Protohydra leuckarti Greeff, 1870, Pseudobradya beduina Monard, 1935, Spilophorella paradoxa (de Man, 1888) Filipjev, 1917, Tachidius (Tachidius) discipes Giesbrecht, 1881, Tardigrada, Theristus blandicor Rachor, 1971, Trichotheristus mirabilis (Schuurmans Stekhoven & De Coninck, 1933), Tripyloides marinus (Bütschli, 1874) de Man, 1886, Turbanella cornuta Remane, 1925, Turbellaria, Viscosia viscosa (Bastian, 1865) de Man, 1890
Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Ossenisse [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Saeftinge
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Terneuzen [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Vlissingen [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Doel [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 3,546; MinLat: 51,3417 - MaxLong: 4,2758; MaxLat: 51,4723 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 3,546; MinLat: 51,3417 - MaxLong: 4,2758; MaxLat: 51,4723 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
1977 - 1979
Taxonomic coverage
Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837) [WoRMS]
Arenocaris bifida Nicholls, 1935 [WoRMS]
Arenosetella germanica Kunz, 1937 [WoRMS]
Ascolaimus elongatus (Bütschli, 1874) Shuurmans Stekhoven & de Coninck, 1932 [WoRMS]
Asellopsis intermedia (Scott T., 1895) [WoRMS]
Batillipes mirus Richters, 1909 [WoRMS]
Calyptronema maxweberi (de Man, 1922) [WoRMS]
Canuella perplexa Scott T. & Scott A., 1893 [WoRMS]
Enoplolaimus propinquus de Man, 1922 [WoRMS]
Euterpe acutifrons (Dana, 1847) [WoRMS]
Evansula pygmaea (Scott T., 1903) [WoRMS]
Gastrotricha [WoRMS]
Halectinosoma sarsii (Boeck, 1872) [WoRMS]
Harpacticus littoralis Sars G.O., 1910 [WoRMS]
Hydrozoa [WoRMS]
Kliopsyllus constrictus (Nicholls, 1935) [WoRMS]
Leptastacus laticaudatus Nicholls, 1935 [WoRMS]
Leptolaimus papilliger de Man, 1876 [WoRMS]
Microlaimus marinus (Schulz, 1932) Schuurmans Stekhoven & De Coninck, 1933 [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Nannopus palustris Brady, 1880 [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Nitocra typica Boeck, 1865 [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Oncholaimus oxyuris Ditlevsen, 1911 [WoRMS]
Ostracoda [WoRMS]
Paraleptastacus espinulatus Nicholls, 1935 [WoRMS]
Paramesochra similis Kunz, 1936 [WoRMS]
Paronychocamptus nanus (Sars G.O., 1908) [WoRMS]
Platychelipus littoralis Brady, 1880 [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Protohydra leuckarti Greeff, 1870 [WoRMS]
Pseudobradya beduina Monard, 1935 [WoRMS]
Spilophorella paradoxa (de Man, 1888) Filipjev, 1917 [WoRMS]
Tachidius (Tachidius) discipes Giesbrecht, 1881 [WoRMS]
Tardigrada [WoRMS]
Theristus blandicor Rachor, 1971 [WoRMS]
Trichotheristus mirabilis (Schuurmans Stekhoven & De Coninck, 1933) [WoRMS]
Tripyloides marinus (Bütschli, 1874) de Man, 1886 [WoRMS]
Turbanella cornuta Remane, 1925 [WoRMS]
Turbellaria [WoRMS]
Viscosia viscosa (Bastian, 1865) de Man, 1890 [WoRMS]
Parameters
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Area of sample {sampled area} from the bed [BODC]
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Ash-free dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Count
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Meiobenthos biomass
Meiobenthos density
Area of sample {sampled area} from the bed [BODC]
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Ash-free dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Count
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Meiobenthos biomass
Meiobenthos density
Contributors
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
CRA - Biological datasets from the Belgian Part of the North Sea and estuaria 1977-1981
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Publication
Based on this dataset
Van Damme, D. et al. (1980). Benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries: Progress Report 2. Fluctuation of the meiobenthic communities in the Westerschelde estuary, in: (1980). Geconcerteerde Onderzoeksacties Interuniversitaire Actie Oceanologie: verslag van de studiedagen = Actions de Recherche Concertées Action Interuniversitaire Océanologie: rapports des journées d'études. pp. 131-170
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2013-05-17
Information last updated: 2016-10-05
