Dataset

Linking pelagic food web and its top predators: bird and prey fish sampling - Westbanks

EurOBIS Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Birds (terns) and prey fish are sampled at several locations along the Belgian coast. Fish are counted and measured. Stomach content analyses and length measurements are performed on seabirds. The results are recorded in this database.

Citation
Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek- Belgium. Linking pelagic food web and its top predators: bird and prey fish sampling - Westbanks - SSD - Belgian Science Policy. http://www.vliz.be/projects/westbanks/westbanks.php?module=dataset&dasid=1261
Published
September 17, 2025 at 08:32
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490
total submitted occurrences
485
accepted occurrences
45
taxa
38
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 490
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 490
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 490
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 490
100.0%
ON_LAND 6
1.2%
ZERO_COORD 5
1.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 1
0.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data