Benthic data in the Dutch coastal and adjacent areas (1959-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology |
| Country | Netherlands  |
| Project | Ecoflat : the eco metabolism of estuarine intertidal flat. |
| Time period | May 1959 till recent; reduced number of data from 1959 till 1968; no data from 1969 till 1977. |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Grevelingen, Veerse Meer, Oosterschelde, Westerschelde, Voordelta, Noordzee, harbour area near Rotterdam; spanning from 54.7 to 65.45° North, 3.8° West to 33.8° East. |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Sediment grain size parameters; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets; benthos samplers; unconsolidated sediment corers; particulates samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | NIOO-CEMO keeps and updates a large database with benthic data in the Dutch coastal area and adjacent areas. Most of the data consist of macrofauna; some meiofauna and epibenthos data are included. Observations are in a PARADOX database; contact person: Will Sistermans (Sistermans@cemo.nioo.knaw.nl) |
| Originators | Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | C. Heip |
| Address | Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology |
| Telephone | +31 (0)113-577300 |
| Facsimile | +31 113 573616 |
| heip@cemo.nioo.knaw.nl | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Oceanographic Data Committee |
| Local identifier | 20006102 |
| Global identifier | 2994 |
| Last revised | 2009-06-16 |
