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Monitoring of seabirds in the Belgian coastal waters (1991-)

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General  
Data holding centreResearch Institute for Nature and Forest
CountryBelgium  Belgium
Time periodFrom 1991 onwards
OngoingYes
Geographical area

The Belgian coast and continental shelf

Observations 
Parameters

Bird counts; Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface

Description 
Summary

Seabirds are important components of marine ecosystem and can be used for monitoring the condition of the marine waters. The spatial and temporal distribution of Seaducks on the Belgian continental shelf was studied by the IN since 1986. Since 1992, this study was extended with counts of all seabirds. This project resulted in two extensive datasets; one consisting of aerial counts of Seaducks along the Belgian coast and the other consisting of regular counts of seabirds from research vessels and ferries. Furthermore, during winter the number of beached birds is monitored on a regular basis. This dataset contains counts of beached birds and the proportion of oiled birds found along fixed routes along the Belgian coast.

OriginatorsResearch Institute for Nature and Forest
Data web sitehttp://www.instnat.be
Availability 
OrganisationResearch Institute for Nature and Forest
AvailabilityBy negotiation
ContactDr. E. Stienen
Address

Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Havenlaan 88 bus 73
Brussels

B-1000
Belgium

Telephone+32 2 558 18 28
Facsimile+32 2 558 18 05
Emaileric.stienen@instnat.be
Administration 
Collating centreBelgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Local identifier11008002
Global identifier968
Last revised2009-08-11