Ecology of seabirds and marine mammals in North Sea, NE Atlantic, Arctic polar seas and Antarctica (1970 onwards)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laboratory for Ecotoxicology and Polar Ecology |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | 1970 - 1992 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | North Sea and NE Atlantic (1970-1985); Greenland and Norwegian Seas (from 1978 onwards), Barents Sea (from 1991 onwards); Antarctica (from 1989 onwards) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Bird counts |
| Description | |
| Summary | At sea study of the distribution of marine birds and mammals: seasonal variations of distributions, linkage with hydrographical regimes, estimations of population sizes and densities. Estimations of food demands and energy fluxes through higher trophic levels of the marine ecosystems. |
| Originators | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laboratory for Ecotoxicology and Polar Ecology |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laboratory for Ecotoxicology and Polar Ecology |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Prof. C. Joiris |
| Address | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laboratory for Ecotoxicology and Polar Ecology |
| Telephone | +32 2 629 34 14 |
| Facsimile | +32 2 629 34 38 |
| cjoiris@vub.ac.be | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
| Local identifier | 11020002 |
| Global identifier | 1035 |
| Last revised | 2009-08-10 |
