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Datumsangaben (Erstellung)

2026-03-02

Datum (revisie)

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Datumsangaben (Überarbeitung)

2026-09-28

Datum (publicatie)

Date (Publication)

Date (Publication)

Datumsangaben (Publikation)

2026-10-21

Title

Digital Object Identifier

Datum (creatie)

Date (Création)

Date (Creation)

Datumsangaben (Erstellung)

2016-05-19

Code

https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:3080

Identifier

Identificateur

Citation identifier

Identifikator

http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:3080

Belgian Marine Data Centre

Other citation details

This dataset is composed of the following sources: Christelle Jammar, Ulrike Braeckman (n.d.). Biotic and abiotic data from the baseline study in 2024 and early impact in 2025 for the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island.

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	beheerder Gestionnaire Custodian Verwalter
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur)		info@naturalsciences.be	eigenaar Propriétaire Owner Eigentümer / Datenherr
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur)		info@naturalsciences.be	uitgever Editeur (publication) Publisher Herausgeber
Marine Biology Section, Department Biology / Sectie Mariene Biologie, Vakgroep Biologie (Ugent)		ulrike.braeckman@ugent.be	auteur Auteur Author Autor

Keywords

• seabed sediments

• Macrobenthos communities

• Reporting INSPIRE

  Reporting INSPIRE

  Reporting INSPIRE

  Reporting INSPIRE

• macrobenthos

• Federal government

  Federale Overheid

  Gouvernement Fédéral

  Bundesregierung

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Ozeanografisch-geografische Kennwerte
  Oceanographic geographical features
  Caractéristiques géographiques océanographiques
  Oceanografische geografische kenmerken

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.3

• marine ecology

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 sediment
• marine monitoring
• environmental monitoring

INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets

• Directive 2008/56/EC

INSPIRE Registry: feature concepts

• Sea Bed Area

(Juridische) gebruiksbeperking

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Use constraints

Nutzungseinschränkungen

anders

Autres restrictions

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Benutzerdefinierte Einschränkungen

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No conditions apply to access and use

Other constraints

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

(Juridische) toegangsrestrictie

Contraintes d'accès

Access constraints

Zugriffseinschränkungen

anders

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Andere Einschränkungen

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Aucune condition ne s'applique à l'utilisation.

Es gelten keine Bedingungen zum Nutzung.

Veiligheidsrestricties

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vrij toegankelijk

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Unbeschränkt

Ruimtelijk schema

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Räumliche Darstellungsart

tekstTabel

Tabulaire

Text, table

Text, Tabelle

Taal

Langue de la ressource

Language

Sprache

English

Onderwerp

Catégorie ISO

Topic category

ISO-Thematik

• oceanen
  Océans
  Oceans
  Meere

Dekking type code

Exclusion

Extent type code

Art der Ausdehnungsangabe

Yes

Title

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)

Datum

Date

Date

Datumsangaben

Code

North Sea

Dekking type code

Exclusion

Extent type code

Art der Ausdehnungsangabe

Yes

Title

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)

Datum

Date

Date

Datumsangaben

Code

Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone

gml32:beginPosition

2024-03-18

gml32:endPosition

2025-10-16

Referentiesysteem identifier

Nom du système de référence

Reference system identifier

Identifikator des Referenzsystems

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258

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application/vnd.ms-excel	Unknown

Niveau kwaliteitsbeschrijving

Niveau

Hierarchy level

Bezugsebene

dataset

Jeu de données

Dataset

Datenbestand

Statement

The samples were collected along three transects: northeast (NE), southeast (SE), and southwest (SW). The NE transect extended from 100 m to 4200 m from the PEI the SE transect from 100 m to 600 m, and the SW transect from 100 m to 1400 m. Macrobenthos samples were collected in triplicate at 20 locations along the gradients using a 0.1 m² Van Veen Grab. A subsample for quantification of sediment grain size distribution and the total organic carbon content (TOC) was collected from each VV grab using a plexiglass core (Ø 3.6 cm). These samples were dried at 60°C during 48h, and the grain size distribution was measured using laser diffraction with a Malvern Mastersizer. The grain size distribution was then used to determine the median grain size (d50), fine sand fraction (% <250 μm) and mud content (< 63 µm) in each sample. For the 2 mm fraction, dried sediments are sieved using a 2mm sieve. The portion retained on the sieve (>2mm) and the fraction that passes through (<2mm) are weighed separately. The fraction above 2mm is then calculated by dividing the weight of the sediment retained by the 2 mm sieved by the total weight of both the retained and passed-through fractions, multiplied by one hundred. The TOC content in each sample was measured by combustion using an ELTRA CS2000 with infrared cells after acidifying the samples with 10M HCl until no bubbles were observed anymore. On board, the Van Veen grab samples were sieved over a 2 mm and 1mm mesh-sized sieve, and the macrobenthos was preserved in 4% formaldehyde-seawater solution. The samples were then stained with 1% Rose Bengal. In the laboratory, organisms were sorted, counted and identified to the lowest taxonomic level as well as blotted wet-weighted. Data were quality checked and flagged accordingly.

Metadata

Metadata ID

Identifiant de la fiche

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Metadatensatzidentifikator

bmdc.be:dataset:3080 XML

Taal

Langue

Metadata language

Sprache

English

Karakterset

Jeu de caractères

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Zeichensatz

utf8

Utf8

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Utf8

Hierarchisch niveau

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Hierarchieebene

dataset

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Dataset

Datenbestand

Metadata datum

Date des métadonnées

Date stamp

Datum

2026-10-21T16:13:37.118Z

Metadata standard name

Geographic information -- Metadata

Metadata standard version

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)		bmdc@naturalsciences.be	contactpunt Point de contact Point of contact Ansprechpartner

Other language

Language	Character encoding
Nederlands; Vlaams Néerlandais; flamand Dutch; Flemish Niederländisch
Frans Français French Französisch
Engels Anglais English Englisch
Duits Allemand German Deutsch