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Analysis of macrobenthos in the Southern Bight of the North Sea (1971-1972)

Species frequencies, density and biomass for macrobenthos sampled in the Southern Bight of the North Sea between May 1971 and September 1972 and sediment grain size data for all 60 sampling locations. Samples were taken using Van Veen grabs. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Govaere, J. (1978). Numerieke analyse van het makrobenthos in de Southern Bight (Noordzee). PhD Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Gent. 220, 122 tab. [2 delen] pp.

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Publication Date
2021-12-02
Title

Analysis of macrobenthos in the Southern Bight of the North Sea (1971-1972)

Abstract

Species frequencies, density and biomass for macrobenthos sampled in the Southern Bight of the North Sea between May 1971 and September 1972 and sediment grain size data for all 60 sampling locations. Samples were taken using Van Veen grabs. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Govaere, J. (1978). Numerieke analyse van het makrobenthos in de Southern Bight (Noordzee). PhD Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Gent. 220, 122 tab. [2 delen] pp.

Dataset Language

en

 
Dataset Creator
  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie

Dataset Creator
  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie - August Coomans

Dataset Creator
  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie - August Coomans

Dataset Creator
  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie - Lucien Adolf Pieter De Coninck

Dataset Creator
  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie - Lucien Adolf Pieter De Coninck

Dataset Creator
  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie - Jan Govaere

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)
  • Grain size analysis

  • Macrobenthos

  • Numerical analysis

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

1.64722

East Bounding Coordinate

4.55

North Bounding Coordinate

52.60833

South Bounding Coordinate

51.08889

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1971-05-24

End Date

1972-09-28

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Bivalvia

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1824

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

subphylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cephalochordata

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1066

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

subphylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Crustacea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123082

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Echinoidea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Gastropoda

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:51

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mollusca

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2036

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

subclass

Taxonomic Rank Value

Oligochaeta

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1789

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Phoronida

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Polychaeta

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1268

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Sipuncula

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148745

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Stelleroidea

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

% Organic carbon (OC)

parameter

Count

parameter

Gravel

parameter

Macrobenthos biomass

parameter

Macrobenthos density

parameter

Relative abundance

parameter

Sand

parameter

Silt-clay percentage

parameter

Skewness

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-12-02T14:59:13+01:00

Hierarchy Level

dataset

Citation

Govaere J.; De Coninck L.A.P.; Coomans A.; Faculteit Wetenschappen. RUG: Belgium; (2016): Analysis of macrobenthos in the Southern Bight of the North Sea (1971-1972). ( http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=datasetdasid=5439) http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/208

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

Online

URL
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Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

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URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/toolbox/en/download/occurrence/dataset/5439

Physical

Object Name

GBIF dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

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URL
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ca4df07d-4d10-402a-8d2f-3c8a1fdf45c0

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=macrobenthos_southern_bight_of_north_sea_1971-1972

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

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Distribution

Online

URL
https://obis.org/dataset/5ba45853-ef44-4778-8162-c2c7b931c304

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Object Name

Metadata

Character Encoding

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Data Format

Externally Defined Format

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Distribution

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URL
http://www.eurobis.org//imis?dasid=5439