Dataset

Meiobenthic community in the Westerschelde estuary between 1977 and 1979

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Data on quantitative aspects of the meiofauna community in the Westerschelde estuary such as density, biomass, diversity and community structure. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Van Damme, D.; Herman, R.; Sharma, Y.; Holvoet, M.; Martens, P. (1980). Benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries: Progress Report 2. Fluctuation of the meiobenthic communities in the Westerschelde estuary.

Citation
Van Damme D.; Herman R.; Sharma Y.; Holvoet M.; Martens P.; Marine Biology Section; Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Meiobenthic community in the Westerschelde estuary between 1977 and 1979. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4237) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/221
Published
September 17, 2025 at 08:35
First registration
September 10, 2020 at 18:15
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384
total submitted occurrences
382
accepted occurrences
574
measurements and facts
72
taxa
52
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 67
17.4%
maximumDepthInMeters 384
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 384
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 384
100.0%
ON_LAND 81
21.1%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 39
10.2%
NOT_MARINE 2
0.5%

Measurement types

DNA derived data