Dataset

Copepoda from the Middelkerke bank (North Sea)

EurOBIS Open in mapper Explore occurrences

This dataset was compiled in the framework of a PhD thesis. It focuses on the copepod density, diversity and community structure in relation to sediment characteristics and depth for one sandbank.

Citation
Bonne, W. (1997). Copepods from the Middelkerkebank (North Sea). Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section (MARBIOL), Belgium.
Published
September 17, 2025 at 09:10
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Contacts

248
total submitted occurrences
233
accepted occurrences
51
taxa
28
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 248
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 248
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 248
100.0%
scientificNameID 14
5.6%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 248
100.0%
NO_MATCH 14
5.6%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 9
3.6%
NOT_MARINE 1
0.4%

Measurement types

DNA derived data