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:5712Subtidal epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring in function of a foreshore suppletion at the Belgian coast, period 2013-2016What ecological effects does a foreshore suppletion, and a beach suppletion, have on the marine ecosystem in the intertidal and shallow surf zone (lt;6 m depth)? The foreshore suppletion (400.000m³) was by means of an experimental set-up in the shallow coastal zone (-1 to -2m TAW) of Mariakerke. Beside it, a beach nourishment was conducted at Mariakerke (681243m³) and Middelkerke (968754m³). For the Mariakerke area, we collect biological and sedimentological samples in the impact area and in a control area (Bredene), before as after the suppletion, whereas for Middelkerke only the data after suppletion was part of the study. We monitor the marine ecosystem with a focus on the fauna within the sediment (macrofauna) and on the sediment (hyperbenthos, epi- and demersal fish fauna) in the intertidal zone and subtidal zone.Coastal defencesDemersal fishesEpibenthosforeshore suppletion <http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/OGC/1.3/CRS84> Polygon((2.865499702037 51.220500274469, 2.865499702037 51.266500346454, 2.9584997016306 51.266500346454, 2.9584997016306 51.220500274469, 2.865499702037 51.220500274469)) Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteiten