Godavari estuary and SW Sri Lanka: Data on stable C and N isotope composition of the suspended matter, zooplankton, fish and macrobenthos, sediments.
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 | 1998-2002 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Godavari estuary; Bay of Bengal; India; South-West Sri Lanka. |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material; Stable isotopes in biota; Stable isotopes in water bodies |
| Description | |
| Summary | The research aims at understanding how in these regions of India and Sri Lanka human activities such as fisheries, wood extraction, aquaculture rely on the presence of mangrove forest, the intrinsic interrelationship between natural occurrence and productivity of specific crustacean, shellfish and finfish communities on the one hand and mangroves on the other is investigated. |
| 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 | 11012013 |
| Global identifier | 1009 |
| Last revised | 2009-08-11 |
