Dataset

Ecological hyperbenthic data of the Scheldt estuary: historical data (1988-2001)

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Data on the ecology of the hyperbenthos community of the Scheldt estuary were derived from research projects on this matter (1988-2001).

Citation
Beyst, B.; Fockedey, N.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent: Belgium; (2004): Ecological hyperbenthic data of the Scheldt estuary: historical data (1988-2001). Marine Data Archive.
Published
September 17, 2025 at 09:13
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License
37,801
total submitted occurrences
37,723
accepted occurrences
297
taxa
224
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 37,801
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 15,356
40.6%
minimumDepthInMeters 15,356
40.6%
scientificNameID 9 68
0.2%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 15,356
40.6%
ON_LAND 1,941
5.1%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 590
1.6%
NO_MATCH 77
0.2%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 5
0.0%
NOT_MARINE 1
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data