Dataset

Harpacticoid copepod community structure in the Western Scheldt and Ems-Dollard estuary in relation to pollution between 1976 and 1980

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Data on biotic parameters of harpacticoid copepods and abiotic parameters related to pollution for samples taken between 1976 and 1980 in the Westerschelde-and Eems-Dollard estuary. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Van Damme, D.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, R.; Vaeremans, M. (1981). Harpacticoid copepod community structure in two North Sea estuaries in relation to pollution. Benthos 81/06. Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Laboratorium voor Morfologie en Systematiek der Dieren, Sectie Mariene Biologie: Gent. 58 pp.

Citation: Van Damme D.; Heip C.H.R., Herman R.; Vaeremans M.; Marine Biology Section; Zoology Institute. RUG: Belgium; (2015): Harpacticoid copepod community structure in the Western Scheldt and Ems-Dollard estuary in relation to pollution between 1976 and 1980. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5076) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/73

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:09

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=harpacticoid_copepods_north_sea_1976-1980

209
occurrence records
859
measurements and facts
38
taxa
33
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 117
56.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 209
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 209
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 209
100.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 28
13.4%
NOT_MARINE 4
1.9%
ON_LAND 1
0.5%

Measurement types

DNA derived data