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The phytoplankton of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary
Dutch title: Studie naar het fytoplankton in het Vlaams gedeelte van het Schelde-estuarium
Parent project: Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment, more
Acronym: OMES 4
Period: June 2006 till 2009
Status: Completed

Thesaurus term Phytoplankton
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium voor Protistologie en Aquatische Ecologie (PAE), more, partner
  • Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Waterwegen en zeekanaal NV; Afdeling Zeeschelde, more, sponsor
This study is the fourth component of the ‘Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment’


This study concerns the monitoring of phytoplankton. Phytoplankton is an important component within the carbon cycle as within the food web. Total chlorophyll a can be used as a measure for the total phytoplankton biomass. Ecological modeling requires a subdivision of the total phytoplankton in `Diatoms fresh water, `Diatoms brackish water, `algae (remaining) fresh water and `algae (remaining) brackish water.