Dataset

Dispersal of pelagic organisms of the Belgian Continental Shelf

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Study of the dispersion and dispersal mechanisms of pelagic key species on the Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS). The focus of the dataset is on those species that have a pelagic life-style or have pelagic larvae, mainly clupeidae. The Belgian coastal waters are internationally very important areas for a number of sea and coastal birds. Studying the distribution patterns of the possible food sources (i.c. Pelagic fish) of these birds will lead to a better understanding of their spatial distribution patterns. Sampling is done with the Zeeleeuw R.V. Underway data is registrated in MIDAS.

Citation: Rappé, K.; Gheerardyn, H.. (2004). Dispersal of pelagic organisms of the Belgian Continental Shelf. Afdeling Mariene Biologie - Ugent, Belgium. Http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=24

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:14

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

999
occurrence records
58
taxa
30
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 999
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 999
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 999
100.0%
scientificNameID 2
0.2%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 999
100.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 4
0.4%
NO_MATCH 2
0.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data