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SBS BPNS: GEANS SBS pilot - 2019 DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of sand extraction at BPNS by ILVO
Citation
De Backer, A.; Wittoeck, J.; Van Den Bulcke, L.; Derycke S. (2019) DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of sand extraction at Belgian part of the North Sea by ILVO. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/6431

Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Notes: until publication

Description
Macrobenthos samples taken with a VV grab (0,1 m²) at the BPNS at three sand extraction sites (Thorntonbank, Hinderbanken and Oostdyck) along an intensity gradient of sand extraction at each sand bank and at control locations. Objective is to investigate whether DNA based methods allow for impact assessment of sand extraction. From each sampling location, grain size and environmental metadata (e.g. coordinates, depth, temperature, salinity,...) are available as well. From Thorntonbank samples, both morphological macrobenthos (species, count, biomass) and DNA sequences are available. From Oostdyck and Hinderbanken only DNA sequences from the macrobenthos are available.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Benthos > Macrobenthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Belgium, Noordzee, Amphipoda, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Polychaeta

Geographical coverage
Belgium, Noordzee [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
16 September 2019 - 3 October 2019
Quasi continuous (< 1 min.)

Taxonomic coverage
Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Echinodermata [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw-, visserij en voedingsonderzoek (ILVO), moredata creator

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
GEANS Data: Genetic tools for Ecosystem health Assessment in the North Sea region, more

Project
GEANS: Genetic Tools for Ecosystem Health Assessment in the North Sea Region, more


Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2020-03-19
Information last updated: 2023-07-13
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