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Necton communities of the salt marsh creeks in the Westerschelde estuary [Nekton gemeenschappen van de schorkreken in het Westerschelde estuarium]
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Description
Data were collected on densities and biomass of necton species found in salt marsh creeks in the Westerschelde estuary, sampled from March 1990 - October 1991.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries)
Keywords:
Brackish water, Data, Marine Genomics, Necton, Salt marshes, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Schor van Waarde, ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Verdronken Land van Saeftinge, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Crustacea, Pisces

Geographical coverage
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Schor van Waarde [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Verdronken Land van Saeftinge [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
March 1990 - October 1991

Taxonomic coverage
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Pisces [WoRMS]

Parameters
Ash-free dry weight (AFDW) biomass
Carapax width of crabs
Crustacea density
Current velocity water
Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Fish density
Particulate organic matter (POM)
Species diversity
Standard length
Water level

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata owner
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Salt marsh creeks in the brackish part of the Westerschelde estuary as habitat for fishes and macrocrustaceans, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Cattrijsse, A. (1994). Schorkreken in het brakke deel van het Westerschelde estuarium als habitat voor vissen en macrocrustacea. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep morfologie, systematiek en ecologie: Gent. V, 123 pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2007-08-09
Information last updated: 2007-11-27
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy