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Macrobenthos monitoring van het Belgisch Continentaal Plat in het kader van de OSPAR eutroficatie beoordeling
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Original title: Macrobenthos monitoring on the Belgian Part of the North Sea in the framework of the OSPAR eutrophication assessment
Acronym: EUTROF
Period: January 2009 till November 2009
Status: Completed
  • Onderzoeksdomein Visserij, more, co-ordinator
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, co-ordinator
  • Federale overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu; Directoraat generaal Leefmilieu; Dienst Marien Milieu, more, sponsor
Based on frequent sampling in 2009, the current project aims to evaluate the spatial distribution of the possible presence of eutrophication effects on the level of the benthos. These results, supplemented by existing scientific information, allow an assessment of the current eutrophication status in the BPNS. Additionally, the results enable an optimal spatial and temporal planning for future monitoring campaigns concerning eutrophication effects on benthic fauna, in the framework of the European Marine Strategy.
  • Van Hoey, G.; Pecceu, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Hostens, K.; Vincx, M. (2009). Macrobenthos monitoring on the Belgian Part of the North Sea in the framework of the OSPAR eutrophication assessment (EUTROF). ILVO: Oostende. 50 pp., more