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WOT monitoring shellfish stocks : coastal zone [WOT monitoring schelpdierbestanden: kustzone]
Contact: Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (WUR-IMARES), more

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Description
This dataset consists of research files of Ensis directus, Spisula subtruncata, and other shellfish in the Dutch 12-mile zone and in the Voordelta. The survey gives an idea of the distribution and abundance of the most important shellfish in the coastal area. more

This dataset consists of research files of Ensis directus, Spisula subtruncata, and other shellfish in the Dutch 12-mile zone and in the Voordelta. The survey follows a serie of surveys conducted since 1995. For the Delta started in 1993. The survey gives an idea of the distribution and abundance of the most important shellfish in the coastal area. besides that, changes in the composition of shellfish in the coastal area is researched.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Monitoring, ANE, Netherlands, Dutch Coast, ANE, Netherlands, Oosterschelde, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, ANE, Wadden Sea, Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954, Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)

Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Dutch Coast [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Oosterschelde [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions]
ANE, Wadden Sea [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
From 1 January 1993 on [In Progress]
Yearly

Taxonomic coverage
Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954 [WoRMS]
Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778) [WoRMS]

Parameters
Benthos density
Biomass
Species identification

Contributors
Wageningen University and Research Centre; Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), moredata owner

Related datasets
Child dataset:
Cockle stocks Westerschelde, more

Project
Visserij onderzoek (WOT-05-406), more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Perdon, K.J.; Goudswaard, P.C. (2006). De Amerikaanse zwaardschede, Ensis directus, en de halfgeknotte strandschelp, Spisula subtruncata, in de Nederlandse kustwateren in 2006. IMARES Wageningen Report, C078/06. Wageningen UR. IMARES: Ijmuiden. 21 pp., more

Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2007-06-22
Information last updated: 2008-04-10
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