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Ecological hyperbenthic data of the Scheldt estuary: historical data (1988-2001)
Citation
Beyst, B.; Fockedey, N.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent: Belgium; (2004): Ecological hyperbenthic data of the Scheldt estuary: historical data (1988-2001). Marine Data Archive. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/466
Contact: Fockedey, Nancy
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Archived data
Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
Data on the ecology of the hyperbenthos community of the Scheldt estuary were derived from research projects on this matter (1988-2001).
Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Benthic boundary layer, Biological data, Ecology, Estuaries, Hyperbenthos, Salinity gradients, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Appelzak, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Bath, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Geul van de Spijkerplaat, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Hansweert, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Hooge Springer, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Margarethapolder, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Overloop van Valkenisse, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Pas van Baarland, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Platen van Ossenisse, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Platen van Valkenisse, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Schaar van Spijkerplaat, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Schaar van Waarde, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Springergeul, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Verdronken Land van Saeftinge, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Vlissingen, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Zuidergat, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Antwerp, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Antwerp Harbour, Kallo, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Doel, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Lillo, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Melsele, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Amphipoda, Anomura, Brachyura, Caridea, Copepoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Isopoda, Mysida, Pisces, Pycnogonida
Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Appelzak Stations [Marine Regions]
Ap (station w15)
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Bath Stations [Marine Regions]
BA (station w14)
Coordinates: Long: 4,215; Lat: 51,391 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Geul van de Spijkerplaat Stations [Marine Regions]
GS (station w5)
Coordinates: Long: 3,752; Lat: 51,369 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Hansweert Stations [Marine Regions]
HW (station w9)
Coordinates: Long: 4,003; Lat: 51,425 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Hooge Springer Stations [Marine Regions]
HS (station w3)
Coordinates: Long: 3,686; Lat: 51,4 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Margarethapolder Stations
MP (station w6)
Coordinates: Long: 3,886; Lat: 51,354 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Overloop van Valkenisse Stations [Marine Regions]
OV=VK (station w12)
Coordinates: Long: 4,092; Lat: 51,37 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Pas van Baarland Stations [Marine Regions]
PB (station w7)
Coordinates: Long: 3,922; Lat: 51,373 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Platen van Ossenisse Stations [Marine Regions]
PO (station w8)
Coordinates: Long: 3,957; Lat: 51,418 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Platen van Valkenisse Stations [Marine Regions]
PV (station w12B)
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Schaar van Spijkerplaat Stations [Marine Regions]
SS (station w2)
Coordinates: Long: 3,654; Lat: 51,405 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Schaar van Waarde Stations [Marine Regions]
SW=WA (station w10)
Coordinates: Long: 4,035; Lat: 51,408 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Springergeul Stations [Marine Regions]
SG (station w4)
Coordinates: Long: 3,71; Lat: 51,387 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Verdronken Land van Saeftinge Stations [Marine Regions]
SA (station w13)
Coordinates: Long: 4,122; Lat: 51,371 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Vlissingen Stations [Marine Regions]
VL (station w1)
Coordinates: Long: 3,593; Lat: 51,407 [WGS84]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Zuidergat Stations [Marine Regions]
ZG (station w11)
Coordinates: Long: 4,054; Lat: 51,373 [WGS84]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Antwerp Stations [Marine Regions]
AW (station w20)
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Antwerp Harbour, Kallo Stations [Marine Regions]
KA (station w18)
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Doel Stations [Marine Regions]
DO (station w16)
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Lillo Stations [Marine Regions]
Li (station w17)
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Melsele Stations [Marine Regions]
ME (station w19)
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -1,0177; MinLat: 45,0464 - MaxLong: 7,2653; MaxLat: 53,4232 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
8 December 1988
20 April 1990
4 May 1990
21 May 1990
20 June 1990
26 July 1990
23 August 1990
7 August 1990
26 September 1990
24 October 1990
27 November 1990
12 December 1990
11 December 1990
8 January 1991
21 January 1991
22 February 1991
5 February 1991
5 March 1991
18 March 1991
24 April 1991
12 April 1991
8 May 1991
26 June 1991
11 June 1991
24 July 1991
9 July 1991
20 August 1991
12 August 1991
18 September 1991 - 19 September 1991
7 October 1991
17 October 1991
18 November 1991
5 November 1991 - 5 November 1990
3 December 1991
16 December 1991
6 May 1993
25 April 1994 - 26 April 1994
1 September 1999 - 2 September 1999
25 November 1999 - 26 November 1999
16 February 2000 - 17 February 2000
17 May 2000 - 18 May 2000
Taxonomic coverage
Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Anomura [WoRMS]
Brachyura [WoRMS]
Caridea [WoRMS]
Copepoda [WoRMS]
Cumacea [WoRMS]
Euphausiacea [WoRMS]
Isopoda [WoRMS]
Mysida [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]
Pycnogonida [WoRMS]
Parameters
Hyperbenthic species
Hyperbenthos biomass
Hyperbenthos density
Hyperbenthos sampling
Mysidacea brood size
Mysidacea length
Mysidacea sexing
Physicochemical environmental variables
Size of hyperbenthos
Stage hyperbenthic species
Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data manager, taxonomic identifier, data creator
Fockedey, Nancy
Beyst, Bregje
Mees, Jan
Hostens, Kristian (Kris)
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Ecological hyperbenthic data of the Scheldt estuary
Child dataset:
Population dynamics of Mesopodopsis slabberi in the Western Scheldt between 1990 and 1991, more
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
IMERS: Integrated Marine Environmental Samples and Readings, more
(Partly) included in:
Historical hyperbenthos data (1987-2001) from the North Sea and some adjacent areas
Source dataset:
Mysid shrimp populations in the Scheldt estuary
Other relation:
Demersal fish and hyperbenthic communities of the Voordelta and Western Scheldt, Belgium (EDMED)
Project
Feeding ecology and population dynamical aspects of the brackish water mysid Neomysis integer in relation to the maximum turbidity zone of estuaries
JEEP: Major biological processes in European tidal estuaries
Voordelta*4: hyperbenthosonderzoek Voordelta
Publication
Used in this dataset
Chavatte, N. (2001). Het hyperbenthos van de Oosterschelde en de Westerschelde: seizoenaliteit en patronen op middellange termijn. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Marine Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 148 pp.
Beyst, B. et al. (1999). Early postlarval fish in the hyperbenthos of the Dutch Delta (south-west Netherlands). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 79(4): 709-724. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315498000861
Fockedey, N.; Mees, J. (1995). MATURE: biogeochemistry of the maximum turbidity zone in estuaries: theme 4: Higher Trophic Levels Partim Hyperbenthos (Final Report, March 1995). University of Gent, Zoology Institute, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 26 + figures pp.
Mees, J. et al. (1995). Aberrant individuals of Neomysis integer and other Mysidacea: intersexuality and variable telson morphology. Neth. J. Aquat. Ecol. 29(2): 161-166
Mees, J.; Fockedey, N.; Hamerlynck, O. (1995). Comparative study of the hyperbenthos of three European estuaries, in: Heip, C.H.R. et al. Major biological processes in European tidal estuaries. Developments in Hydrobiology, 110: pp. 153-174
Mees, J. (1994). The hyperbenthos of shallow coastal waters and estuaries: community structure and biology of the dominant species = Het hyperbenthos van ondiepe kustgebieden en estuaria: gemeenschapsstruktuur en biologie van de dominante soorten. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 212 pp.
Mees, J. et al. (1994). Life history, growth and production of Neomysis integer in the Westerschelde estuary (SW Netherlands). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 109(1): 43-57. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps109043
Cattrijsse, A. et al. (1993). The hyperbenthic Amphipoda and Isopoda of the Voordelta and the Westerschelde estuary. Cah. Biol. Mar. 34(2): 187-200
Mees, J. et al. (1993). Distribution and abundance of shallow water hyperbenthic mysids (Crustacea, Mysidacea), and euphausiids (Crustacea, Euphausiacea), in the Voordelta and the Westerschelde, southwest Netherlands. Cah. Biol. Mar. 34(2): 165-186
Mees, J.; Dewicke, A.; Hamerlynck, O. (1993). Seasonal composition and spatial distribution of hyperbenthic communities along estuarine gradients in the Westerschelde. Neth. J. Aquat. Ecol. 27(2-4): 359-376
Abdulkerim, Z. (1992). Life history and production of Neomysis integer (Leach, 1814) in the brakish part of the Westerschelde. MSc Thesis. University of Gent, Zoology Institute, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 55 pp.
Fockedey, N. (1992). Vergelijkende studie van de hyperbenthische fauna van drie Europese estuaria (Eems, Schelde en Gironde). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 80 pp.
Hacour, H. (1992). Effecten van organische belasting op de hyperbenthische fauna van het Schelde-estuarium: relatie met omgevingsvariabelen en een vergelijking met twee minder vervuilde estuaria. MSc Thesis. University of Gent: Gent. 37, app. pp.
Mees, J.; Hamerlynck, O. (1992). Spatial community structure of the winter hyperbenthos of the Schelde estuary, the Netherlands, and the adjacent coastal waters. Neth. J. Sea Res. 29(4): 357-370. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(92)90075-P
Bouchez, I. (1991). Seizoenale patronen in de hyperbenthische gemeenschap van de Westerschelde: vergelijking van twee punten langs de saliniteitsgradiënt. Thesis. University of Gent: Gent. 7 pp.
Dewicke, A. (1991). Seizoenale en ruimtelijke patronen in de hyperbenthische gemeenschap van de Westerschelde. MSc Thesis. University of Gent, Zoology Institute, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 119 pp.
Hamerlynck, O. et al. (1990). Eindverslag Hyperbenthosonderzoek Voordelta. University of Gent, Zoology Institute, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 101 pp.
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Literature research
Metadatarecord created: 2004-09-16
Information last updated: 2021-10-12
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