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Ecological study of the epifauna of Ostrea edulis in the Sluice Dock between 1965 and 1966
Citable as data publication
Vaes M.; De Coninck L.A.P.; Instituut voor Dierkunde; Faculteit Wetenschappen. RUG: Belgium; (2016): Ecological study of the epifauna of Ostrea edulis in the Sluice Dock between 1965 and 1966. https://doi.org/10.14284/233
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Description
Weekly occurrence and counts of epifauna on living and dead Ostrea edulis in the Sluice dock between July 1965 and June 1966. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Vaes, M. (1966). Oecologische studie van de epifauna van Ostrea edulis L.; vergelijking van de epifauna van levende en dode oesters. BSc Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Gent. [194]., fig. Drawings pp. more

Weekly samples of oysters were taken in the Sluice Dock between 05July 1965 and 06June 1966 for a qualitative and quantitative study of epifauna (focus on Polychaeta) and diatoms on living oysters and empty shelves of Ostrea edulis. Densities of larval stadia of the plankton who will settle on the oysters are noted. Additionally growth is measured for Crepidula fornicata, Polydora ciliata, Balanus improvisus, Mytilus edulis, Magalia perarmata and chains of Crepidula fornicata were studied.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Diatoms, Epifauna, Growth, Oysters, Settling, ANE, Belgium, Oostende, Sluice Dock, Ascidiacea, Bacillariophyceae, Balanus improvisus Darwin, 1854, Bryozoa, Cnidaria, Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758), Crustacea, Magalia perarmata Marion, 1874, Mollusca, Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758, Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758, Polychaeta, Polydora ciliata (Johnston, 1838), Turbellaria

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Oostende, Sluice Dock Stations [Marine Regions]
Biotope W
Coordinates: Long: 2,9438; Lat: 51,2256 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
5 July 1965 - 6 June 1966
Weekly

Taxonomic coverage
Ascidiacea [WoRMS]
Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]
Balanus improvisus Darwin, 1854 [WoRMS]
Bryozoa [WoRMS]
Cnidaria [WoRMS]
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Magalia perarmata Marion, 1874 [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Polydora ciliata (Johnston, 1838) [WoRMS]
Turbellaria [WoRMS]

Parameters
Count
Density
Length
Presence/absence of biota
Water temperature

Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen, moredata creatordata creator

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Historical Sluice Dock data (1960-1991), more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Vaes, M. (1966). Oecologische studie van de epifauna van Ostrea edulis L.; vergelijking van de epifauna van levende en dode oesters. MSc Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Gent. [194]., fig. drawings pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2015-11-19
Information last updated: 2016-10-06
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