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

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. In the lab, the samples are processed with the VS-4 FlowCAM at 4X magnification. 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).

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Publication Date: 2021-12-02

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

Abstract: 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. In the lab, the samples are processed with the VS-4 FlowCAM at 4X magnification. 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).

Dataset Language: en

Dataset Creator: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

BE

Metadata Provider: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE
https://www.vliz.be

Associated Party: custodianSteward
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

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Dataset Contact: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

BE

Keywords (ASFA )

Biodiversity
Biological monitoring
Data
Marine Genomics
Phytoplankton

Geographic Coveragehttp://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293

Geographic Description: ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description: EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate: 0.88059

East Bounding Coordinate: 3.7816

North Bounding Coordinate: 52.05284

South Bounding Coordinate: 50.40568

Temporal Coverage

Single Date Time

2017-05-01

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