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Monitoring the effects on benthic communities at sites in the Dutch Coastal Waters were sea sand is extracted or replenished

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General  
Data holding centreWageningen Marine Research (Yerseke)
CountryNetherlands  Netherlands
Time periodSeveral campaigns at sites were sea sand is extracted or replenished. 2009 onwards.
OngoingYes
Geographical area

North Sea, Dutch Coastal Zone

Observations 
Parameters

Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance

Instruments

Benthos samplers

Description 
Summary

Baseline studies were carried out to determine t0-situation at areas in the Dutch coastal zone were sand is extracted or replenished. After the sand extraction or replenishment monitoring has started to examine the impact on and recovery of the benthic communities in those areas.Benthic dregde samples are collected for data on the infauna and epifauna to get an impression of the distribution and population structure of individual benthic species.

OriginatorsWageningen Marine Research (Yerseke)
Availability 
OrganisationWageningen Marine Research (Yerseke)
AvailabilityBy negotiation
ContactJoke Kesteloo
Address

Wageningen Marine Research (Yerseke)
Korringaweg 5
Yerseke

4401 NT
Netherlands

Telephone+31 317487033
Facsimile+31 317487359
Administration 
Collating centreNational Oceanographic Data Committee
Local identifier5730007
Global identifier4819
Last revised2010-11-17