Pelagic habitat condition dataset in support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Descriptor 1 (D01C06, 2018 Reporting)

This dataset is part of the Belgian submission for the 2018 Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD) and reports on descriptor 1, criterion 6. This dataset describes the soft benthos analysis performed in the Belgian part of the North Sea between 2010 and 2016. Information on the location, date and procedure used for the sediment sampling is povided as well as the description of the species found in the samples. Based on this dataset, the Belgian MSFD reporting concluded that the benthic habitat quality is clearly lower in areas where a certain activity interferes with the environment in an intensive way.

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Date (Creation)
2018-09-07
Date (Revision)
2021-12-08
Date (Publication)
2025-10-29
Identifier
http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:2039

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Other citation details
Please cite as follows: 1) Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix (2018). Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations. 2) Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix (2018). Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations (INSPIRE-compliant GML).3) GIS raster for Chlorophyll a concentrations measured by remote sensing in the BPNS (MSFD WFMS).
Author
  Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models (MUMM)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/mumm/
Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Publisher
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Owner
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Eionet Central Data Repository
Keywords
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
European Legislation Identifier
Marine Regions
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
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Other restrictions
Other constraints
No conditions apply to access and use
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations on public access.
Use limitation
No conditions apply to use.
Classification
Unclassified
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Oceans
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Extent type code
Yes
Date
Unique resource identifier
Belgian Coast
Extent type code
Yes
Date
Unique resource identifier
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
gml32:beginPosition
2012-01-01
gml32:endPosition
2016-12-31
Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3035
Distribution format
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  • application/x-netcdf ( Unknown )

  • application/gml+xml ( Unknown )

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Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
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OnLine resource
MSFD:D5C2_Chla_1km_grid_2011_2016 ( OGC:WMS )

A WMS service to view a map of: GIS raster for Chlorophyll a concentrations measured by remote sensing in the BPNS (MSFD WFMS)

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
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application/xml
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Unknown
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MSFD:D5C2_Chla_1km_grid_2011_2016 ( OGC:WFS )

A WFS service to download: GIS raster for Chlorophyll a concentrations measured by remote sensing in the BPNS (MSFD WFMS)

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
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application/x-netcdf
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Unknown
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OnLine resource
Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations. Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

An HTTP link to download the dataset in NetCDF: Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations. Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Name
application/gml+xml
Version
Unknown
Transfer size
0.0024
OnLine resource
Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations (INSPIRE-compliant GML). Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

An HTTP link to download the dataset in INSPIRE-compliant GML: Eutrophication: Chlorophyll a concentrations (INSPIRE-compliant GML). Xavier Desmit, Dimitry Van der Zande, Wendy Bonne, Karien De Cauwer, Geneviève Lacroix

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Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement
Chlorophyll a concentration was generated from daily Ocean Colour data of the ENVISAT-MERIS satellite sensor for the years 2003-2011. The algorithms used to derive data from the satellite sensors correspond to the best available algorithms (algal-1 and algal 2 products, MEGS 7.5 processing, ESA) given a certain area and time period. Quality control has been applied according to the standard MERIS product confidence flags. Data is supplied at approximately 1 km resolution on a geographical grid with equal spacing in longitude and latitude covering the described region.
File identifier
bmdc.be:dataset:2039 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-10-29T17:12:36.343+01:00
Metadata standard name
Geographic information -- Metadata
Metadata standard version
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Point of contact
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
 
 

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Keywords

Eionet Central Data Repository
(Criteria) D1C6 - Pelagic habitat condition
European Legislation Identifier
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Sea regions
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
Directive 2008/56/EC
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
National
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
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