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

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

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 2022-10-06.

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.

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

Peter Herman
originator
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences; Netherlands Institute of Ecology

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

Kristian (Kris) Hostens
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie

Magda Vincx
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie

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

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

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