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LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by FlowCam imaging in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

Dataset homepage

Citation

Lagaisse, R., Mortelmans J., Muyle, J., Amadei Martínez, L., Deneudt, K. (2024): LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by FlowCam imaging in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/710 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

In the framework of the Lifewatch marine observatory a number of fixed stations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) are visited on a monthly or seasonal basis using RV Simon Stevin. A grid of nine stations covers the coastal zone and are sampled monthly. Eight additional stations, located further at sea, are sampled on a seasonal basis. Samples are taken using a 55µm mesh size Apstein net and fixed in Lugol's iodine solution. In the lab, the samples are processed using a VS-4 FlowCAM model at 4X magnification, size range imaged is 55-300µm. The identification of the image data is done with the use of a classifier and followed by a manual validation step. Since May 2017, this dataset provides micro- and phytoplankton observations, mainly covering diatoms, dinoflagellates and cilliates, for the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS).

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148899
  1. Bacillariophyceae
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11
  1. Ciliophora
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146232
  1. Dictyochophyceae
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:19542
  1. Dinophyceae
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115057
  1. Prymnesiophyceae
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)
EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jonas Mortelmans
originator
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: jonas.mortelmans@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-7915
Rune Lagaisse
originator
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: rune.lagaisse@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9191-9140
metadata author
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
email: info@vliz.be
homepage: https://www.vliz.be
Jonas Mortelmans
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: jonas.mortelmans@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-7915
Rune Lagaisse
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: rune.lagaisse@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9191-9140
Julie Muyle
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: julie.muyle@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-0626
Luz Amadei Martinez
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: luz.amadei@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5960-7972
Jonas Mortelmans
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: jonas.mortelmans@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-7915
Klaas Deneudt
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: klaas.deneudt@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8559-3508
Jonas Mortelmans
administrative point of contact
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: jonas.mortelmans@vliz.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-7915
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