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Macrobenthos in the mouth of the Westerschelde (1984) [Macrobenthos in de monding van de Westerschelde (1984)]
Contact: Vincx, Magda

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Description
in 1984, 13 measurements were done in the Westerschelde Estuary, with an interval of 20-30 days. (approx. every month). Every sample has five replica's of which were 3-5 analysed and the macrobenthos counted.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Benthos, Biomass, Macrobenthos, Population density, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, ANE, Scheldt Estuary

Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde Stations [Marine Regions]
M00050
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
1984

Parameters
Macrobenthos biomass
Macrobenthos density
Median grain size
Salinity

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

Publication
Based on this dataset
Hillewaert, H. (1986). Jaarcyclus van het macrobenthos op een zandig sediment in de monding van de Westerschelde (Nederland). MSc Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit der Wetenschappen: Gent. 90 pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2008-10-02
Information last updated: 2008-10-02
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