LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by FlowCam imaging in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

doi:10.14284/650

LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by FlowCam imaging in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

Citation

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2024): LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations by FlowCam imaging in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/650 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-21.

Description

In the framework of the Lifewatch marine observatory a number of fixed stations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) are visited on a monthly or seasonal basis using RV Simon Stevin. A grid of nine stations covers the coastal zone and are sampled monthly. Eight additional stations, located further at sea, are sampled on a seasonal basis. Samples are taken using a 55µm mesh size Apstein net and fixed in Lugol's iodine solution. In the lab, the samples are processed using a VS-4 FlowCAM model at 4X magnification, size range imaged is 55-300µm. The identification of the image data is done with the use of a classifier and followed by a manual validation step. Since May 2017, this dataset provides micro- and phytoplankton observations, mainly covering diatoms, dinoflagellates and cilliates, for the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS).

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148899

Bacillariophyceae
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11

Ciliophora
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146232

Dictyochophyceae
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:19542

Dinophyceae
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115057

Prymnesiophyceae
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
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Jonas Mortelmans
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BE
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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Julie Muyle
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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Luz Amadei Martinez
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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Jonas Mortelmans
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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Klaas Deneudt
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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Rune Lagaisse
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
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