Dataset

INRAM: Benthic fauna monitoring in Belgian harbours and Belgian coastal area

EurOBIS Open in mapper Explore occurrences

This database contains data on population characteristics of the hyper- and epibenthos, sampled in the Scheldt estuary, Belgian coastal waters and Belgian coastal harbours.

Citation: Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy. Available online http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [accessed on ‘date’]

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:37

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

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie

Belgian Science Policy
Belgian Science Policy

1,102
occurrence records
157
taxa
129
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 1,102
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 1,102
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 1,102
100.0%
scientificNameID 17
1.5%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 1,102
100.0%
ON_LAND 193
17.5%
NO_MATCH 17
1.5%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 2
0.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data