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Data Set on mangrove ecosystem functions in Gazi Bay, Kenya (1990-92)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry |
Country | Belgium |
Time period | From February 1990 to October 1992 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Mangroves area of Gazi Bay, situated 50 km south of Mombasa, Kenya |
Observations | |
Parameters | Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column; Stable isotopes in biota; Litter abundance and type; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column; Stable isotopes in sediment; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment |
Description | |
Summary | The general objective of this project is to describe and understand mangrove ecosystems along the Kenyan coast in order to provide a basis for rational management of those ecosystems. The specific objective is to estimate the processes responsible for nutrient and energy flows through the mangrove ecosystem. |
Originators | Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry |
Availability | |
Organisation | Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Prof. F. Dehairs |
Address | Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry |
Telephone | +32 2 629 32 63 |
Facsimile | +32 2 629 32 74 |
fdehairs@vub.ac.be | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
Local identifier | 11012004 |
Global identifier | 1000 |
Last revised | 2009-08-11 |