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:5716Gelatinous zooplankton in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Westerscheldt estuary, period 2011-2012Many 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.Gelatinous zooplankton <http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/OGC/1.3/CRS84> Polygon((2.7 51.35, 2.7 51.75, 4.24 51.75, 4.24 51.35, 2.7 51.35)) Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw-, visserij en voedingsonderzoeken