Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary in 1993 and 1994

Semuel Frederik Tuhumury; Magda Vincx; Magda Vincx; Ernest Schockaert; Maaike Steyaert

doi:10.14284/223

Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary in 1993 and 1994

Citation

Tuhumury S.F.; Vincx M.; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME). VUB; Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary in 1993 and 1994. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4594) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/223 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-11-19.

Description

Dataset on meiobenthos densities and biomass of nematode genera for 2 stations (North Sea and Westerschelde) sampled on 22June 1993 and 31March 1994. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Tuhumury, S.F. (1995). Vertical distribution of meiofauna related to biogeochemistry: a case study from one station in the North Sea and one station in the Westerschelde estuary. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. 102 pp.

Additional info

A case study, from a station along the Belgian coast (790) and a station in the Westerschelde (WO22), in which the vertical destribution of meiobenthos has been studied. Emphasis has been made on the specific distribution of the nematodes genera. Samples were taken in a period with high organic input and a period with low organic input.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105

Bivalvia
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125741

Ciliata Couch, 1832
rank: genus

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155670

Cladocera
rank: superorder

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267

Cnidaria
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1080

Copepoda
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1066

Crustacea
rank: subphylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1410

Foraminifera
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101

Gastropoda
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2078

Gastrotricha
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292685

Halacaroidea
rank: superfamily

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:799

Nematoda
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2036

Oligochaeta
rank: subclass

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1078

Ostracoda
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883

Polychaeta
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14260

Rotifera
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1276

Tardigrada
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:794

Turbellaria
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)

wester > station Station W022

ANE, North Sea > station Station 790

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Semuel Frederik Tuhumury
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

Ernest Schockaert
originator
Universiteit Hasselt; Centre for Environmental Sciences; Onderzoeksgroep Dierkunde: Biodiversiteit en Toxicologie

Maaike Steyaert
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE

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

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

administrative point of contact
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE