Macrobenthos monitoring in function of aggregate extraction activities. The samples were taken following a impact/control design at the locations were aggregate extraction is expected or occur.

Citation: Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2019): Macrobenthos monitoring in function of aggregate extraction activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/199

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:11

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

Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit; Biologisch milieuonderzoeksgroep
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit; Biologisch milieuonderzoeksgroep

Gert Van Hoey
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit

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

20,199

occurrence records

46,516

measurements and facts

535

taxa

309

species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	20,199	100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters	20,199	100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters	20,199	100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag	Dropped	Records
NO_DEPTH		20,199	100.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME		21	0.1%

Macrobenthos monitoring in function of aggregate extraction activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Quality flags

Measurement types

DNA derived data