Dataset

Epi- and hyperbenthic communities of Belgian sandy beaches

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This is the first study on the epi- and hyperbenthic fauna of the surf zone of sandy beaches of the Belgian coast. Therefore, as a first objective of this thesis, a lot of attention has been paid to the inventarisation (species composition), and to the investigation of the temporal and spatial distribution patterns of both communities. A temporal and a spatial campaign were performed during which the hyper- and epibenthos was sampled.

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:12

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=bel_sand_beach

4,285
occurrence records
204
taxa
150
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 4,285
100.0%
eventDate 939
21.9%
maximumDepthInMeters 3,346
78.1%
minimumDepthInMeters 3,346
78.1%
scientificNameID 13 37
1.2%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 3,346
78.1%
ON_LAND 2,371
55.3%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 133
3.1%
NO_MATCH 50
1.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data