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Habitat value of a developing estuarine brackish marsh for fish and macrocrustaceans in the Western Scheldt [Habitatwaarde van een estuariene schor in ontwikkeling voor vissen en macrocrustaceeën in de Westerschelde]
Contact: Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (UGent-MARBIOL), more

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Description
Species composition, biomass and density of the necton was compared between a mature (Saeftinghe) and a developing (Sieperda) marsh. Results are recorded in this database.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries)
Keywords:
Brackish water, Habitat, Quality, Salt marshes, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Sieperdaschor, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Verdronken Land van Saeftinge, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Crustacea, Pisces

Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Sieperdaschor [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Verdronken Land van Saeftinge [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
April 1999 - October 1999

Taxonomic coverage
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]

Parameters
Biomass of necton
Current velocity water
Necton density
Salinity
Species composition necton
Total detritus
Turbidity
Water level

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata owner

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Factors influencing the habitat value of tidal marshes for nekton in the Westerschelde estuary, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Hampel, H. (2003). Factors influencing the habitat value of tidal marshes for nekton in the Westerschelde estuary. PhD Thesis. University of Gent: Gent. 148 + appendices pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2007-08-10
Information last updated: 2015-12-04
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