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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 (Creation)
2026-01-14
Date (Revision)
2026-01-14
Date (Publication)
2026-01-14
Date (Creation)
2016-05-19
Unique resource identifier
https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:3060
Identifier
http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:3060

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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.
Publisher
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
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
Owner
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Author
  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
Keywords
  • Suspension feeder
  • marine environment
  • Offshare floating structure
  • Reporting INSPIRE
  • Federal government
Marine Regions
  • Belgian part of the North Sea
  • Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • marine monitoring
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • marine environment
Worms
  • Mytilus Edulis
  • Balanus Crenatus
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No conditions apply to access and use
Other constraints
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations on public access.
Use limitation
No conditions apply to use.
Classification
Unclassified
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Oceans
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gml32:beginPosition
2024-10-18
gml32:endPosition
2025-09-10
Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258
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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
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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Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement
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.
File identifier
bmdc.be:dataset:3060 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-01-14T13:31:42.687Z
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

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
marine environment marine monitoring
Worms
Balanus Crenatus Mytilus Edulis

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