Estuarine macrobenthos of the Schelde estuary (Belgium and The Netherlands) - 1988 onwards
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Research Institute for Nature and Forest |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | From 1988 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Several sites scattered over the Schelde estuary, including the polyhaline, mesohaline, oligohaline and freshwater tidal zone of the estuary (both subtidal and intertidal) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Habitat characterisation; Zoobenthos generic abundance |
| Description | |
| Summary | These data are collected within the framework of different projects. They all have however the same aim: studying the factors determining the distribution of macrobenthic invertebrates in relation to the abiotic environment; assessing the potential impact of environmental changes; development of statistical tools to predict the occurrence of macrobenthos. |
| Originators | Research Institute for Nature and Forest |
| Data web site | http://www.inbo.be |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Research Institute for Nature and Forest |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Jeroen Speybroeck |
| Address | Research Institute for Nature and Forest |
| Telephone | +32 2 525 02 00 |
| jeroen.speybroeck@inbo.be | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
| Local identifier | 11008001 |
| Global identifier | 967 |
| Last revised | 2015-07-27 |
