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Phytoplankton dataset: diatoms in Schelde estuary and Elbe estuary (April 1993, May 1993) [Fytoplankton dataset: diatomeeën in het Schelde-estuarium en het Elbe-estuarium (April 1993, Mei 1993)]

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Description
The subsurface samples that were used to compile this dataset were taken along a longitudinal transect in the estuaries of the Schelde along the Scheldt. Diatoms were counted and identified. more

The watercolumn samples that were used to compile this dataset were collected in the framework of the MATURE project and were taken along a longitudinal transect in the estuaries of the Schelde (4 May 1993, 11 samples within a salinity range of 1 to 23 psu) and the Elbe (21 april 1993, 8 samples within a salinity range of 0.5 to 34 psu). At each sampling station, both unconcentrated (1L) and net samples (mesh size 10 mm) were collected. Diatoms were counted and identified. Details on the sampling and analyses procedures are described in the related publications. From the 11 stations that were sampled in the Scheldt estuary, there were 2 in the polyhaline zone, 4 in the mesohaline zone and 5 in the oligohaline zone. From the 8 stations in the Elbe estuary, there were 3 in the limnetic or freshwater tidal zone, 1 in the oligohaline zone, 1 in the mesohaline zone, 2 in the polyhaline zone and 1 in the euhaline zone. Additional information on the ecology of some Thalassiosira species was obtained from an existing dataset comprising 360 intertidal sediment samples (30 stations sampled monthly during one year) from the Schelde estuary. This dataset was compiled and used in the framework of the research that was conducted by Koenraad Muylaert, described in his Phd thesis: "Muylaert, K. (1999). Distribution and dynamics of protist communities in a freshwater tidal estuary. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent (RUG): Gent, Belgium. 192 pp." More specifically this dataset was used to study the diatom genus Thalassiosira (Bacillariophyta) in the estuaries of the Schelde and the Elbe. (chapter 1) The aim of this study was to give a detailed account of the observed Thalassiosira species, with remarks on their taxonomy, morphology and ecology. Their occurrence within the studied estuaries is compared to data from other estuaries worldwide.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Plankton, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries)
Keywords:
Fresh water, Brackish water, Diatoms, Ecology, Estuaries, Morphology (organisms), Phytoplankton, Taxonomy, ANE, Germany, Elbe Estuary, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Thalassiosira P.T. Cleve, 1873 emend. Hasle, 1973

Geographical coverage
ANE, Germany, Elbe Estuary [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
21 April 1993
4 May 1993

Taxonomic coverage
Thalassiosira P.T. Cleve, 1873 emend. Hasle, 1973 [WoRMS]

Parameters
Diatoms brackish water
Diatoms fresh water

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium voor Protistologie en Aquatische Ecologie (PAE), moredata ownerdata creator

Related datasets
Other relations:
OMES: Monitoring phytoplankton in the Zeeschelde, more
Phytoplankton dataset: microorganisms associated with estuarine flocs in the Scheldt estuary (November 1997 and June 1998), more
Phytoplankton dataset: monitoring at Hamme veer (August 1996 - October 1996; every 2 days), more
Phytoplankton dataset: riverine, brackish and freshwater tidal estuarine stations in the Schelde estuary (summer 1995 and spring 1996), more

Project
MATURE: Biogeochemistry of the maximum turbidity zone in estuaries, more
Structure and dynamics of microplancton communities in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, Netherlands). I, more
Structure and dynamics of microplancton communities in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, Netherlands). II, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Muylaert, K.; Sabbe, K. (1996). The diatom genus Thalassiosira (Bacillariophyta) in the estuaries of the Schelde (Belgium-The Netherlands) and the Elbe (Germany). Bot. Mar. 39: 103-115, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2005-08-10
Information last updated: 2007-09-11
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