ANE, North Sea - Dogger Bank; ANE, Belgium - Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS); ANE, Netherlands - Frisian Front

Unclassified pigment concentrations in sediment; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Sediment grain size parameters; Optical backscatter; Unclassified pigment concentrations in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Salinity of the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column

The spatio-temporal distribution of the hyperbenthos communities of the North Sea as well as the regulating factors shaping these communities were studied.