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Midden-Limburg Fish Ponds Survey

Citation

Lemmens P (2018). Midden-Limburg Fish Ponds Survey. BioFresh. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.13148/fzynim accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-29.

Description

The Midden-Limburg dataset contains data on local habitat conditions and taxonomic community composition of multiple aquatic organism groups (phytoplankton, zooplankton, aquatic vegetation, macro-invertebrates and fish) from 38 interconnected fish ponds in the fish pond complex Midden-Limburg (Limburg, Belgium). The selection of fish ponds represents five different pond management types.

Sampling Description

Method steps

  1. commonly used series of methods steps regarding fish (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
  2. commonly used series of methods steps regarding macro-invertebrates (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
  3. commonly used series of methods steps regarding zooplankton (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
  4. commonly used series of methods steps regarding phytoplankton (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
  5. commonly used series of methods steps regarding macrophytes (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Fish
  2. Macro invertebrates
  3. Mollusca
  4. Ephemeroptera
  5. Trichoptera
  6. Chironomidae
  7. Zooplankton
  8. Cladocera
  9. Phytoplankton
  10. Macrophytes

Geographic Coverages

regional coverage

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Pieter Lemmens
originator
position: Phd
KU Leuven
Ch. Deberiotstraat 32
Leuven
3000
BE
email: pieter.lemmens@kuleuven.be
Pieter Lemmens
metadata author
position: PhD
KU Leuven
Deberiotstraat 32
Leuven
3000
Belgium
BE
email: pieter.lemmens@bio.kuleuven.be
Pieter Lemmens
content provider
position: PhD
KU Leuven
BE
email: pieter.lemmens@bio.kuleuven.be
Joachim Mergeay
content provider
position: PhD
INBO
email: joachim.mergeay@inbo.be
Tom De Bie
content provider
position: drs
KU Leuven
email: tom.debie@kuleuven.be
Jeroen Van Wichelen
content provider
position: PhD
INBO
email: jeroen.vanwichelen@inbo.be
Luc De Meester
principal investigator
position: Prof
KU Leuven
email: luc.demeester@kuleuven.be
Steven A.J. Declerck
content provider
position: PhD
NIOO
email: S.Declerck@nioo.knaw.nl
Dirk Ercken
content provider
position: Mr.
KU Leuven
Deberiotstraat 32
Leuven
3000
Belgium
Aaike De Wever
administrative point of contact
position: PhD
KBIN
Luc De Meester
administrative point of contact
position: Prof.
KU Leuven
Ch. Deberiotstraat 32
Leuven
3000
BE
email: luc.demeester@kuleuven.be
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