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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.

Standaard

Datum (creatie)
2026-01-14
Datum (revisie)
2026-01-14
Datum (publicatie)
2026-01-14
Datum (creatie)
2016-05-19
Code
https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:3060
Identifier
http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:3060

Datum

Overige citatie details
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.
uitgever
  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussel , 1000 , België
https://www.naturalsciences.be
beheerder
  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussel , 1000 , België
https://www.bmdc.be
eigenaar
  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussel , 1000 , België
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
Trefwoorden
  • Suspension feeder
  • marine environment
  • Offshare floating structure
  • Reporting INSPIRE
  • Federale Overheid
Marine Regions
  • Belgian part of the North Sea
  • Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • controle van de zee
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • marine environment
Worms
  • Mytilus Edulis
  • Balanus Crenatus
(Juridische) gebruiksbeperking
anders
Overige beperkingen
No conditions apply to access and use
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
(Juridische) toegangsrestrictie
anders
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Gebruiksbeperkingen
Geen voorwaarden in verband met gebruik.
Veiligheidsrestricties
vrij toegankelijk
Ruimtelijk schema
tekstTabel
Taal
English
Onderwerp
  • oceanen
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gml32:beginPosition
2024-10-18
gml32:endPosition
2025-09-10
Referentiesysteem identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258
Distributie formaat
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Distributeur

beheerder
  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussel , 1000 , België
https://www.bmdc.be
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0.265002
OnLine bronnen
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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dataset

Resultaat conformiteit met de specificatie

Datum (publicatie)
2010-12-08
Uitleg
Zie de gerefereerde specificatie
Indicatie van conformiteit met de specificatie
Ja
Algemene beschrijving herkomst
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.
Metadata ID
bmdc.be:dataset:3060 XML
Taal
English
Karakterset
utf8
Hierarchisch niveau
dataset
Metadata datum
2026-01-14T13:31:42.687Z
Metadata standaard naam.
Geographic information -- Metadata
Metadata standaard versie
ISO 19115:2003/19139
contactpunt
  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussel , 1000 , België
https://www.bmdc.be
 
 

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Trefwoorden

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
controle van de zee marine environment
Worms
Balanus Crenatus Mytilus Edulis

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