Dataset

Comparative study of the meiobenthos in the Arctic region in 1991

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Study on meiobenthos and nematode communities (counts, density, biomass, genus composition) collected in the Arctic Ocean in August and September 1991. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Jivaluk, J. (1993). Comparative study of the meiobenthos in the Arctic region. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. 135 pp.

Citation: Jivaluk J.; Vinckx M.; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME). VUB; Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Comparative study of the meiobenthos in the Arctic region in 1991. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4600) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/236

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:38

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=meiobenthos_arctic_1991

Ernest Schockaert
Universiteit Hasselt; Centre for Environmental Sciences; Onderzoeksgroep Dierkunde: Biodiversiteit en Toxicologie

Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

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

5,540
occurrence records
8,357
measurements and facts
72
taxa

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 5,540
100.0%
decimalLatitude 720
13.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
LAT_OUT_OF_RANGE 720
13.0%
NO_COORD 720
13.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 244
4.4%

Measurement types

DNA derived data