Dataset

Ecological study of the plankton in the port of Ostend in 1965

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An overview of all plankton species and corresponding environmental parameters measured in the harbour of Ostend in 1965. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: De Pauw, C. (1966). Oekologische studie van het plankton in de haven van Oostende gedurende 1965. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 147, bijlage 54 pp.

Citation: De Pauw C.; De Coninck L.A.P.; Faculteit Wetenschappen. RUG: Belgium; (2016): Ecological study of the plankton in the port of Ostend in 1965. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4531) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/194

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:48

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=plankton_ostend_1965

Lucien Adolf Pieter De Coninck
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

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

781
occurrence records
2,900
measurements and facts
225
taxa
185
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 514
65.8%
scientificNameID 2 20
2.8%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
ON_LAND 781
100.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 35
4.5%
NOT_MARINE 28
3.6%
NO_MATCH 20
2.6%
MARINE_UNSURE 18
2.3%

Measurement types

DNA derived data