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BEWREMABI dataset: Belgian Shipwreck - hotspots for Marine Biodiversity: Macrofauna in vicinity of shipwrecks [BEWREMABI dataset: Belgische wrakken - hotspots voor mariene biodiversiteit: Macrofauna in nabijheid van wrakken]
Citation
Contact:
De Maersschalck, Veronique
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
Data was gathered during BEWREMABI project (part of SPSD-II federal science policy programme) sampling campaigns. Macrofauna was sampled in the vicinity of shipwrecks using macrofauna core + scuba.
Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output
Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Biodiversity, Bio-geographical regions, Biota, diver, Environment, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Geoscientific Information, Habitats and biotopes, Macrofauna, Metadata non conformant, Metadata not evaluated, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Sea regions, Shipwrecks, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), Wrecks, XYZ ASCII, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)
Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4879; MinLat: 51,2494 - MaxLong: 2,8297; MaxLat: 51,6498 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,4879; MinLat: 51,2494 - MaxLong: 2,8297; MaxLat: 51,6498 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
2 April 2004
11 August 2004
16 September 2004
8 October 2004 - 9 October 2004
3 May 2005 - 4 May 2005
18 May 2005
3 June 2005
24 November 2005
8 March 2006
11 May 2006
Parameter
Macrobenthos density
Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data creator, data owner
De Maersschalck, Veronique
Steyaert, Maaike
Steyaert, Maaike
Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO), data owner
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
IMERS: Integrated Marine Environmental Samples and Readings
Previous version:
Sampling campaigns - Belgian Continental Shelf Wreck Fauna (pilot study)
Project
BEWREMABI: Belgian Shipwreck: hotspots for Marine Biodiversity
URLs
Dataset information:
Other:
Other:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Release date: 2014-01-17
Metadatarecord created: 2007-11-23
Information last updated: 2025-03-26
