Document of dataset 4688

Dataset record

Type

Dataset

DOI

https://www.doi.org/10.14284%2F544

DOI

https://www.doi.org/10.14284%2F527

DOI

https://www.doi.org/10.14284%2F424

DOI

https://www.doi.org/10.14284%2F416

DOI

https://www.doi.org/10.14284%2F330

title in English

LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

Abstract in English

In the framework of the Lifewatch marine observatory a number of fixed stations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) are visited on a monthly or seasonal basis using RV Simon Stevin. A grid of nine stations covers the coastal zone and are sampled monthly. Eight additional stations, located further at sea, are sampled on a seasonal basis. Samples are taken using a 55µm mesh size Apstein net and fixed in Lugol's iodine solution. In the lab, the samples are processed using a VS-4 FlowCAM model at 4X magnification, size range imaged is 55-300µm. The identification of the image data is done with the use of a classifier and followed by a manual validation step. Since May 2017, this dataset provides micro- and phytoplankton observations, mainly covering diatoms, dinoflagellates and cilliates, for the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS).

Contactpoint

Email

klaas.deneudt@vliz.be

License

https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html

bibliographicCitation

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2018): LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea