Epibenthic fauna along the salinity gradient in the Westerschelde area in 1990

Louise Puturuhu; Magda Vincx; Magda Vincx; Peter Herman; Kristian (Kris) Hostens; Marie Hermande Daro

doi:10.14284/222

Epibenthic fauna along the salinity gradient in the Westerschelde area in 1990

Citation

Puturuhu L.; Vincx M.; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME). VUB; Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Epibenthic fauna along the salinity gradient in the Westerschelde area in 1990. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4590) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/222 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

Overview of monthly epibenthic fauna in a marine and brackish zone along the salinity gradient of the Westerschelde in 1990. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Puturuhu, L. (1994). Density, biomass and feeding consumption of some demersal fish along salinity gradient in the Westerschelde area. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. IV, 44 pp.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Entire sampling area

Sampling

Beam Trawling

Method steps

Samples were taken from the R/V Shikmona using a 1.15 m wide beam trawl. Each "run" had a duration of 20 minutes and three "runs" were taken in each station.

Additional info

The epibenthic fauna was collected with the R. V. 'Luctor' with a 3 metre beam trawl every month during 1990. Forty-five epibenthic species were found in the study area and dominated by brown shrimp Crangon crangon, lozano's goby Pomatoschistus lozanoi, sand goby P. minutus, dab Limanda limanda and shore crab Carcinus maenas.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107381

Carcinus maenas
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107552

Crangon crangon
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127139

Limanda limanda
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126925

Pomatoschistus lozanoi
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126928

Pomatoschistus minutus
rank: species

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde

ANE, Scheldt Estuary

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Louise Puturuhu
originator
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program

Magda Vincx
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: magda.vincx@ugent.be

Peter Herman
originator
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences; Netherlands Institute of Ecology
NL
email: contact@nioo.knaw.nl
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2188-6341

Kristian (Kris) Hostens
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: isolde.degrem@ugent.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8476-1362

Marie Hermande Daro
originator
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium voor Ecologie en Systematiek

originator
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program

originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: isolde.degrem@ugent.be

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

custodian steward
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be

administrative point of contact
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be