Dataset
EurOBIS MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences
Species frequencies, density and biomass for macrobenthos sampled in the Southern Bight of the North Sea between May 1971 and September 1972 and sediment grain size data for all 60 sampling locations. Samples were taken using Van Veen grabs. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Govaere, J. (1978). Numerieke analyse van het makrobenthos in de Southern Bight (Noordzee). PhD Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Gent. 220, 122 tab. [2 delen] pp.
Citation: Govaere J.; De Coninck L.A.P.; Coomans A.; Faculteit Wetenschappen. RUG: Belgium; (2016): Analysis of macrobenthos in the Southern Bight of the North Sea (1971-1972). (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5439) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/208
Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:12
URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=macrobenthos_southern_bight_of_north_sea_1971-1972
Lucien Adolf Pieter De Coninck
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
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| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 301 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 1,856 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 1,856 |
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| scientificNameID | 21 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 1,856 |
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| ON_LAND | 36 |
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| NO_MATCH | 21 |
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| NO_ACCEPTED_NAME | 2 |
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