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Seasonal physiological and carbon‑related measurements of suspension feeders (Mytilus edulis and Balanus crenatus) from laboratory experiments in the Belgian marine environment

This dataset contains seasonal physiological measurements from controlled laboratory experiments on two dominant suspension-feeding species expected to colonise floating offshore structures: the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis; AphiaID 140480) and the wrinkled barnacle (Balanus crenatus; AphiaID

106215). The measured parameters include clearance rates, respiration rates, faecal pellet production rates, and faecal pellet sinking velocities. Mussels were collected from an aquaculture longline at the Westdiep SeaFarm, while barnacles were manually retrieved from the intertidal beachhead at Raversijde (Oostende, Belgium). All experiments were conducted using natural seawater collected from offshore sites in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Measurements were repeated across multiple seasons to capture temporal variability in physiological performance. The dataset was produced within the SWiM and EcoMPV projects and is suitable for reuse in ecosystem and biogeochemical modelling, including simulations of phytoplankton dynamics associated with large-scale offshore marine photovoltaic (MPV) developments.

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Date (Création)
2026-01-14
Date (Révision)
2026-01-14
Date (Publication)
2026-01-14
Date (Création)
2016-05-19
Code
https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:3060
Identificateur
http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:3060

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Autres informations de référence
This dataset is composed of the following sources: Ee Zin Ong, Jan Vanaverbeke (n.d.). Seasonal physiological and carbon‑related measurements of suspension feeders (Mytilus edulis and Balanus crenatus) from laboratory experiments in the Belgian marine environment.
Editeur (publication)
  Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB)
Rue Vautier 29 , Bruxelles , 1000 , Belgique
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Gestionnaire
  Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Rue Vautier 29 , Bruxelles , 1000 , Belgique
https://www.bmdc.be
Propriétaire
  Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB)
Rue Vautier 29 , Bruxelles , 1000 , Belgique
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Auteur
  Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO)
3e en 23e Linieregimentsplein, Block S, 1st floor, 8400 OOSTENDE, Belgium ,
https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/do/533
Mots clés
  • Suspension feeder
  • marine environment
  • Offshare floating structure
  • Reporting INSPIRE
  • Gouvernement Fédéral
Marine Regions
  • Belgian part of the North Sea
  • Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • surveillance du milieu marin
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • marine environment
Worms
  • Mytilus Edulis
  • Balanus Crenatus
Contraintes d'utilisation
Autres restrictions
Autres contraintes
No conditions apply to access and use
Autres contraintes
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Contraintes d'accès
Autres restrictions
Autres contraintes
Pas de restrictions concernant l'accès public.
Limitation d'utilisation
Aucune condition ne s'applique à l'utilisation.
Restrictions de manipulation
Non classifié
Type de représentation spatiale
Tabulaire
Langue
English
Catégorie ISO
  • Océans
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2024-10-18
gml32:endPosition
2025-09-10
Nom du système de référence
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258
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Gestionnaire
  Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Rue Vautier 29 , Bruxelles , 1000 , Belgique
https://www.bmdc.be
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Ressource en ligne
Seasonal physiological and carbon‑related measurements of suspension feeders (Mytilus edulis and Balanus crenatus) from laboratory experiments in the Belgian marine environment. Ee Zin Ong, Jan Vanaverbeke ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

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Résultat de conformité

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explication
Voir la spécification référencée
Degré de conformité
Oui
Généralités sur la provenance
Physiological measurements were obtained from controlled laboratory incubations following standardised protocols. After an acclimation period, faecal pellets were collected using a vacuum-based siphoning system and subsequently used to determine sinking velocity in still-water columns by timing their descent over fixed distances. Pellet lengths were measured from microscope images analysed in ImageJ. Respiration rates were derived from changes in dissolved oxygen concentration, which were continuously monitored using calibrated Firesting optical oxygen sensors placed in stirred incubation chambers. Clearance rates were calculated from changes in particle concentration measured with a Coulter counter, and faecal pellet production was quantified from the dry mass and carbon content of pellets collected over known time intervals. All physiological rates were standardised to organism dry weight and carbon content, determined after drying soft tissues. Quality control procedures included calibration of sensors prior to measurements, the use of replicates and procedural controls, verification of calculation procedures, and the dataset underwent standard quality checks before harmonisation and archiving.
Identifiant de la fiche
bmdc.be:dataset:3060 XML
Langue
English
Jeu de caractères
Utf8
Type de ressource
Jeu de données
Date des métadonnées
2026-01-14T13:31:42.687Z
Nom du standard de métadonnées
Geographic information -- Metadata
Version du standard de métadonnées
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Point de contact
  Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Rue Vautier 29 , Bruxelles , 1000 , Belgique
https://www.bmdc.be
 
 

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Mots clés

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
marine environment surveillance du milieu marin
Worms
Balanus Crenatus Mytilus Edulis

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