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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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- 2021-12-02
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LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
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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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en
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Biodiversity
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Biological monitoring
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Marine Genomics
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Phytoplankton
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Geographic Coverage
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ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)
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EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box
Bounding Box
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0.88059
- East Bounding Coordinate
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3.7816
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52.05284
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50.40568
Temporal Coverage
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2017-05-01
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This work is licensed under a
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Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields
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Count of phytoplankton
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Phytoplankton density
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2021-12-02T15:57:04+01:00
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dataset
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Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2018): LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/527
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