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Referentie nr.: MN/DD2/013
Acroniem: MACROBEL
Periode: December 2001 tot November 2003
Status: Afgelopen
Thesaurustermen: Antropogene effecten; Benthos; Kartering; Macrobenthos; Vis; Visserij
Geografische term: ANE, België, Belgisch Continentaal Plat (BCP) [gazetteer]
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- MARBIOL: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Afdeling Mariene Biologie, meer
- VLIZ: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee, meer
- Vlaamse Overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Onderzoeksdomein Visserij, meer
- BELSPO: Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, meer, financier
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| Abstract: |
The Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) (surface : 2600 km²) is only 0.5 % of the North Sea surface, but it has a very high diversity in marine habitats and associated biological communities. Also, the socio-economic importance of the BCS is very high. As in most areas around the North Sea, a lot of anthropogenic activities, such as sea fisheries, maritime transport, military shootings, dredging activities and others occur on the BCS.
The combination of the ecological and the socio-economic value of the BCS causes conflicts between both interests. Therefore it is very important to develop a sustainable management plan for the natural resources of the BCS. To obtain this goal, information and knowledge is required about
(1) geographical distribution of the marine biological communities,
(2) the structure of these communities,
(3) their relationship with the physical and the chemical environment,
(4) the natural ecological and genetic variability, and
(5) the nature and the effect of the anthropogenic influences on these ecosystem components.
Macrobenthic organisms are good candidates for monitoring the short and long-term effects of natural and anthropogenic impacts on and within the marine environment because of their direct link with the sediment and with the processes that occur immediately above the sediments.
The objectives of this proposal are linked to the scientific support for a sustainable development policy, (sustainable management of the North Sea) focused on action A3 : Evaluation of the changes in the macrobenthic communities of the Belgian Continental Shelf through anthropogenic influences.
GLOBAL OBJECTIVE
The global objective of this proposal is to deliver a substantial contribution to the knowledge of the long term variability in the biodiversity of the macrobenthos and the relationship with anthropogenic activities.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. Spatial distribution and long term variation of the macrobenthos
- Preparation of an Atlas with distribution maps of the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) for the periods 1977-1983 and 1994-2000 (through a compilation of available and new macrobenthic data)
- Evaluation of the long term variation of the macrobenthos of the BCS (end 19th - begin 20th century (Gilson collection) versus 1977-1983 versus 1994-2000)
- Evaluation of the differential effects of anthropogenic activities on the macrobenthos (‘Quick’ method)
2. Detailed long term variation of the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf
- Detailed investigation of the long term variability of the macrobenthos of the BCS (in 4 stations with different anthropogenic influences)
- Detailed evaluation of the impact of a selected number of anthropogenic activities on the macrobenthos of the BCS (investigation of the causal relationships)
Planned activities
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LONG TERM VARIATION OF THE MACROBENTHOS (comparison of the new data from the samples of 1977-1983 with the already available data of the samples from 1994-2000)
- Collecting meta-data of the available, not-processed samples
- Determination of the gaps in inventory information in the spatial distribution of the macrobenthos of the BCS
- Selection of the samples to investigate
- Investigating the selected samples
- Integration of the new data with the already available data
- Preparation of the Atlas with the distribution maps of the macrobenthos of the BCS for the periods 1977-1983 and 1994-2000
- Integration of the ‘Gilson data’ within the macrobenthos dataset of the BCS
- Evaluation of the long-term variation of the BCS
- Collecting the information of the anthropogenic activities during the period 1977-2000
- Evaluation of the differential effects of anthropogenic activities on the macrobenthos (‘Quick’ method)
DETAILED STUDY OF THE LONG TERM VARIATION OF THE MACROBENTHOS OF THE BCS
- Classification of the (monitoring)stations based on the macrobenthic communitie |
| Publicaties (3) |
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- Degraer, S.; Wittoeck, J.; Appeltans, W.; Cooreman, K.; Deprez, T.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M. (2006). De macrobenthosatlas van het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid: Brussel. ISBN 90-810081-5-3. 164, photographs, 1 cd-rom pp., meer
- Degraer, S.; Wittoeck, J.; Appeltans, W.; Cooreman, K.; Deprez, T.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M. (2006). L'atlas du macrobenthos de la partie belge de la Mer du Nord Politique scientifique fédérale: Bruxelles. ISBN 90-810081-7-X. 164, photographs, 1 cd-rom pp., meer
- Degraer, S.; Wittoeck, J.; Appeltans, W.; Cooreman, K.; Deprez, T.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M. (2006). The macrobenthos atlas of the Belgian part of the North Sea Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. ISBN 90-810081-6-1. 164, photographs, 1 cd-rom pp., meer
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