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

Jonas Mortelmans

doi:10.14284/544

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

Citation

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2018): LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/544 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-29.

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

Bacillariophyceae
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11

Ciliophora
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146232

Dictyochophyceae
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:19542

Dinophyceae
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115057

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: info@vliz.be

metadata author
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
email: info@vliz.be
homepage: https://www.vliz.be

Klaas Deneudt
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be

administrative point of contact
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
email: info@vliz.be
homepage: https://www.vliz.be