Gelatinous zooplankton in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Westerscheldt estuary, period 2011-2012

Many ocean ecosystems ar ethought to be heading towards a domiance of gelatinous organisms. However, gelatinous zooplakton has been largely understudied and the absence of quantitative long-term data for the studied area impeded drawing conclusion on the potential increasing densities. This study gives a comprehensive overview of the spatio-temporal distribution patterns of gealtinous zooplankton in terms of diversity and density bewteen March 2011 and February 2012 in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Westerschelde estuary, based on monthly and seasonal samples respectively.

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Publication Date
2021-03-11
Title
Gelatinous zooplankton in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Westerscheldt estuary, period 2011-2012
Abstract
Many ocean ecosystems ar ethought to be heading towards a domiance of gelatinous organisms. However, gelatinous zooplakton has been largely understudied and the absence of quantitative long-term data for the studied area impeded drawing conclusion on the potential increasing densities. This study gives a comprehensive overview of the spatio-temporal distribution patterns of gealtinous zooplankton in terms of diversity and density bewteen March 2011 and February 2012 in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Westerschelde estuary, based on monthly and seasonal samples respectively.
Dataset Language
en
 
Dataset Creator
  Lies Vansteenbrugge
Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
http://www.vliz.be
Dataset Contact
  Gert Van Hoey
Keywords (ASFA )
  • Gelatinous zooplankton

Geographic CoverageMRGID:3293

Geographic Description
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2011-03-01

End Date

2012-02-01

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1248

General Taxonomic Coverage
1248

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
phylum
Taxonomic Rank Value
Ctenophora

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1337

General Taxonomic Coverage
1337

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Hydrozoa

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135220

General Taxonomic Coverage
135220

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Scyphozoa

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