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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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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

BE

Dataset Contact
  Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

BE

Keywords (ASFA)
  • Biodiversity

  • Biological monitoring

  • Data

  • Marine Genomics

  • Phytoplankton

Geographic Coverage

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

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

describes

Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields

Metadata

parameter

Count of phytoplankton

parameter

Phytoplankton density

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-12-02T15:57:04+01:00

Hierarchy Level

dataset

Citation

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

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/portal/index.php?dasid=4688

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

Online

URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/toolbox/en/download/occurrence/dataset/4688

Physical

Object Name

IPT

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

Online

URL
http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=fyto

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

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Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

Online

URL
https://obis.org/dataset/956d618f-91dc-4930-a253-cdf80ddb9371

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
http://rshiny.lifewatch.be/flowcam-data/

Physical

Object Name

Metadata

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
http://www.eurobis.org//imis?dasid=4688