Metadata CatalogueMetadata Cataloguehttps://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu/https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/portal.opensearch https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/rdf.search?any= engContinents, countries, sea regions of the world.https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/thesaurus.download?ref=external.place.regionsecoportal.fos_1.rdfhttps://metadatacatalogue.lifewatch.eu//srv/eng/thesaurus.download?ref=external.ecoportal.fosoai:marineinfo.org:id:dataset:153Characterisation of the habitat of the Flemish banks, the maritime country banks and of the hinder banks on the basis of the hyper benthos communitiesThe hyperbenthic community of subtidal sandbanks is described (density, species composition) and related to abiotic variables in order to get an idea about the habitats and the biota of the sandbanks.Benthic communitiesEcosystem functioningHabitatHyperbenthosSand banks <http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/OGC/1.3/CRS84> Polygon((2.600800037384 51.252498626709, 2.600800037384 51.5910987854, 2.9842000007629 51.5910987854, 2.9842000007629 51.252498626709, 2.600800037384 51.252498626709)) Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologieen