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10th Seabird conference |
The 10th International Seabird Group anniversary meeting held in Bruges (Belgium) from 27 till 30 March 2009. |
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African Marine Atlas |
African Marine Atlas. |
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ArctEco |
Biodiversity and ecosystem function under changing climatic conditions : the Arctic as a model system. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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Arctic expedition |
Expedition of Katja Guilini of the Section Marine Biology in the Arctic waters near the North Pole from 23 June till 25 July 2007. |
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ASFA |
Website made in the framework of the yearly ASFA Advisory Board Meeting at Ostend from 4 till 8 september 2006. |
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BBDO |
Bringing biogeographical data online. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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BeNCoRe |
The Belgian network for coastal research for initiating and facilitating knowledge sharing and cooperation between Belgian marine institutes. BeNCoRe is part of the European Network ENCORA. |
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Benthos Ecosystem Quality Index |
BEQI is a biological index that will be used assessing the state of the benthos of coastal and transitional waters for the Water Framework Directive |
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Bewremabi |
Belgian shipwrecks: hotspots for Marine Biodiversity. Project concerning the documenting of fauna found on five shipwrecks in the Belgian part of the North Sea. |
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BIOFUSE |
Effects of biodiversity on the functioning and stability of marine ecosystems:
European scale comparisons. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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BIOMARE |
Implementation and networking of large scale, long term MARine BIOdiversity research in Europe. |
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Brachiopoda |
Taxonomic list of Brachiopodes all over the world. |
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Class@Desert |
Expedition by students together with scientists in the Sahara desert from 1 till 4 December 2006. |
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Class@Oceans |
Two classes had real-time contact with scientists on board of the research vessel 'Belgica' during an expedition from Brest (France) to Cork (Ireland) from 13 till 20 June 2006. |
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Class@Oceans II |
A class of Ghent had real-time contact with scientists on board of the research vessel 'Belgica' during an expedition to La Coruña (Gulf of Biscay) and Galicia Bank (Spain) from 28 Mai till 17 June 2008. |
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Cocarde |
Cold Water Carbonate Reservoir Systems in Deep Environments |
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COD |
The Colour of Ocean Data: a symposium on oceanographic data and information management with special attention to biological data (25 till 27 November 2002, Brussel). |
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Copepoda |
Taxonomic list of copepods all over the world |
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CPPS |
Comision Permanente del Pacifico Sur: Database of regional cruises in the Southeast Pacific Ocean [Spanish]. |
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Cumacea |
Taxonomic list of cumacea all over the world. |
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The coastal atlas |
Online atlast about the Belgian coast with graphs, interactive maps, figures, ... |
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DEEPSETS |
Deep-sea & Extreme Environments, Patterns of Species and Ecosystem Time Series. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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DIMAS |
Development of an Integrated Database for the Management of Accidental Spills. The database provides information about the specific effects of chemicals for the marine environment. |
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Dunes and Estuaries 2005 |
International conference on nature restoration practices in European coastal habitats at Koksijde (Belgium) from 19 till 23 September 2005. |
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Duurzaamheidsbarometer voor de kust |
Indicators for sustainability in the Belgian coastal zone with data, a trend and an informative card per indicator. |
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EAS |
European Aquaculture Society. |
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Ecotox database |
Database of the most important toxic substancestransported in the North Sea. |
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Ed North |
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium |
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BWZee |
A biological valuation map for the Belgian Continental Shelf. |
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EMODnet Pilot Portal for Biology |
This project website provides information on the progress of the biological preparatory action and gives access to the marine biological data portal and metadata catalogue. |
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ENCORA |
Coastal portal to improve sharing of knowledge and experience within Europe. The site consist a.o. a coastal and marine wiki, an Internet encyclopedia with high quality coastal and marine information. |
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Endocrine disruption in the Scheldt Estuary: distribution, exposure and effects |
Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary: distribution, exposure and effects. |
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ERMS |
European Register of Marine Species. |
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Espol |
IMIS database for Espol |
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EURASLIC |
European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres. |
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EurOBIS |
European Ocean Biogeographic Information System. |
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Expedition Zeeleeuw |
Virtual expedition with 'De Zeeleeuw' by students along the Belgian coast during the school year 2006. |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions: Questions and answers about the coast and the sea. |
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FOODWEBIO |
Functioning of food webs across ecosystems of different biodiversity level. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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GBIRM |
Genetic Biodiversity. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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Integrated Risk Assessment and Monitoring of micropollutants in the Belgian coastal zone |
Integrated Risk Assessment and Monitoring of micropollutants in the Belgian coastal zone. Folow-up project of Endis-Risks. |
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The Belgica Association |
From the first expeditions to the Poles to the rebirth of the Belgica. Website with documents, journal issues and photos about the Belgica in the past and present. |
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IMERS |
Integrated Marine Environmental Readings and Samples: Database with measurements of sampling campaigns of Belgian projects. One of our important datasystems. |
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IMIS |
Integrated Marine Information System: centralizes all information about topics relevant to Flemish marine sciences (people with their coordinates, projects, publications, datasets, ...). One of our important datasystems. |
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Innovative technologies for safer European coasts in changing climate |
Innovative technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate |
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IOC Tsunami |
Tsunami information from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission : a.o.Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS). |
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Isopoda |
Taxonomic list of Isopoda all over the world. |
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Koers naar zee |
An overview of learning methods and activities at the coast about the themes nature, environment, science and technology |
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LargeNet |
Large scale and long term networking on the observation of Global Change and its impact on Marine Biodiversity. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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Lifewatch |
E-science and technology infrastructure for biodiversity data and observatories |
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Macrobel |
Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf. |
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MAFCONS |
Managing Fisheries to Conserve Groundfish and Benthic Invertebrate Species Diversity. |
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Mangroves |
Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium |
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MANUELA |
Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity Unravelling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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MarBEF |
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: European network around marine biodiversity. |
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Marbena |
Creating a long term infrastructure for MARine Biodiversity research in the European economic area and the Newly Associated states. |
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MARBIOL |
Website of the Section Marine Biology of the University of Ghent. |
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Marble |
Electronic conference on MARine Biodiversity in Europe. The e-conference was held in October 2001. |
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MARBOUND |
VLIZ Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries of the world (a.o. Exclusive Econmic Zones EEZ). |
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MarFish |
Causes and consequences of changing marine biodiversity - a fish and fisheries perspective. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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Marine Incidents Management cluster - MIMAc |
Marine Incidents MAnagement Cluster. This cluster brings together two projects about marine accidents : RAMA and DIMAS. |
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Maritime archeology |
Website van de Cel Maritiem Erfgoed van het VIOE (Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed). |
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MarPace |
Marine Propagation Along the Coasts of Europe. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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MARPLAN |
European integration of marine microplankton research. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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MARS |
The European Network of Marine Research Institutes and Stations. |
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MASDEA |
Marine Species Database for Eastern Africa. |
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MDA |
Marine Data Archive: online system to archive data of scientists, research groups and project partners in a well-documented way in an external archive. One of our important datasystems. |
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Measurement network Flemish Banks |
Measurement network Flemish Banks for collecting real-time oceanographic and meteorological data (weather, wind, waves, tide, ...) along the Belgian coast and on the Belgian Continental Shelf. |
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Gulls in the city |
Website with usefull tips to live together with gulls in a pleasant way and to avoid trouble. |
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MIDAS |
Marine Information and Data Acquisition System for the cruises of the research vessel Zeeleeuw: CTD and underway data. |
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MRI e-conference |
E-conference from 26 till 30 April 2004, on Marine Research Infrastructures: the need for better Information and Co-ordination. |
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NARMS |
North Atlantic Register for Marine Species. |
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Non indigenous species |
Information fiches of non-indigenous species of the Belgian part of the North Sea and surrounding estuaries. |
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NIOO data portal |
NIOO data and information webportal. VLIZ helps to have a better organized data management and data storage. |
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NSBP |
North Sea Benthos Project 2000 : integrating macrobenthic infaunal data (1999-2001) available from various sources, including national monitoring surveys, in North Sea soft bottom sediments. |
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NSBS |
North Sea Benthos Survey: results of a survey of the North Sea benthos in 1986, covering the whole of the North Sea, and using standard sampling and processing techniques. |
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OBI |
Ocean Biodiversity Informatics: International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management at Hamburg (Germany), 29 November till 1 December 2004. |
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Ocean Data Portal |
Delivering a standards-based infrastructure that provides the integration of marine data and information from a network of distributed IODE NODCs (National Oceanographic Data Centre). |
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Oil victims winter 2003 |
Crisis centre at Ostend for the oil victims of the disaster with the Tricolor in 2003. |
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OMA |
Open Marine Archive: free access to the digital collection of the publications of the Flemish/Belgian marine sciences. |
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OMES |
Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan. This websites gives an overview of the samplings in the Scheldt-estuary from 1995. |
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Oostende Oosteroever |
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Ophiuroidea |
Taxonomic list of Ophiuroidea all over the world. |
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Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
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People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast |
People for Ecosystem-based governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast |
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Phoronida |
Taxonomic list of Phoronida all over the world. |
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Planet Ocean |
Planet Ocean is an e-learning project for children from the higher secondary school (4th, 5th and 6th year). Via the open learning environment, students get free access to 21 modules that deal with daily research of coast, seas ans oceans. |
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POGO |
For more than a decade, the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, POGO, has served as a forum for leaders of major oceanographic institutions around the world to promote global oceanography. |
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Porifera |
Taxonomic list of Porifera all over the world. |
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Pycnobase |
Taxonomic list of Pycnogonida all over the world. |
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QUEST4D |
Quantification of Erosion and Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics. |
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RAMA |
Risk Analysis of Marine Activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea. |
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RAMS |
Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS). |
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Rhabitophora |
Taxonomic list of Rhabitophora all over the world. |
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Rosemeb |
Role of Secondary Metabolites in driving ecosystem functionality and maintaining ecosystem biodiversity. One of the Responsive Mode Projects (RMP) of MarBEF. |
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SAIL |
Indicators of sustainable development in the Southern North Sea with per indicator : graphs, mapping material and a fact sheet. |
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Sailcoast |
Schéma d'aménagement integré du littoral : A transnational partnership of coastal
authorities and maritime agencies bordering the southern North Sea. |
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SCAR-MarBIN |
SCAR-Marine Biodiversity Information Network (SCAR-MarBIN) Webportal containing the Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS). |
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ScheldeMonitor |
Flemish-Dutch knowledge- and information system about research and monitoring on the Scheldt estuary. |
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Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility |
Realtime monitoring of sealevel stations, a project in collaboration with GLOSS and IOC. |
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SMEBD |
Society for the management of European biodiversity data. |
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Spuikom website |
Activities and monitoring (a.o water quality) in and around 'de Spuikom' at Ostend. |
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STARDUST |
Spatial and Temporal Assessment of high Resolution Depth profiles Using novel Sampling Technologies. |
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STARDUST 2 |
Spatial and Temporal Assessment of high Resolution Depth profiles Using novel Sampling Technologies 2. |
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Strengthening the oceanographic data management and operational forecast services at IBSS and MHI, Ukraine |
Strengthening the oceanographic data management and operational forecast services of 2 institutes in Ukraine. |
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SWG |
Belgian Coastal Study Group: organisation of nature lovers that are fascinated to everything that lives close to the sea, on the beach or in the dunes. |
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Beached bird countings along the Belgian coast |
Results of the yearly countings of beached birds. Data can be consulted to create species or region-specific graphs. |
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To sea or not to sea |
Website of the 2nd international colloquium on Maritime and Fluvial Archaeology in the southern North Sea area, 21 till 23 September in Bruges (Belgium). |
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TISBE |
Taxonomic Information System for the Belgian coastal area : a comprehensive list of species recorded from the Belgian coast, the Southern Bight of the North Sea and the surrounding countries. |
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Trophos |
Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea. |
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Tsunami Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility |
Sea Level Monitoring Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean and the East-Atlantic Ocean. |
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URMO |
UNESCO IOC Register of Marine Organisms |
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VLIMAR |
VLIz MARine Gazetteer: online list of geographical terms related to geographic information and maps about this term. One of our important datasystems. |
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VLIZ |
Website of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) |
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VLIZ Education pages |
For all the teachers, VLIZ developped extensive teaching material. With the digital excursion guide, you can discover all important trips to the coast. A calendar with events keeps you informed about our coast. |
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VLIZ photo gallery |
Photo database with an overview of the different VLIZ events |
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VLIZ Marine Library |
Publication about the sea and all information about the authors, the researchers and the organisations that publish literature on the sea |
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VOC |
Crisis centre for birds and wild animals at Ostend (Belgium). |
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Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium |
All information about topics relevant to the Hydraulic Research Laboratory (people with their coordinates, projects, publications, datasets, ...). |
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Westbanks |
Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas. The study area is a single area of the BCS: the Western Coastal Banks area (cfr Westbanks). Follow-up project of the Trophos-project. |
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Wetenschatten |
Four centuries of coastal research in the picture : historical illustrations, photo's, maps and plans of our own marine region, and of our most important sea researchers. All items have the necessary interpretation (title, source, ...) and a short description of the content. |
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WOG |
Scientific Research Community on ecological characterization of European estuaries, with emphasis on the Scheldt estuary. |
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Marine Taxonomy Workshop |
A workshop on biodiversity informatics for marine species taxonomic experts hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) on 20-21 June 2008 in Ostend (Belgium) |
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World Register of Marine Species |
World Register of Marine Species. WoRMS contains species names, synonym and vernacular names, and extra information such as related literature. |
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Wrecksite |
Wreck database about the history of wrecks. |
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Beach Nourishment |
Study on the ecological impact of nourishment of beaches with sand from off-shore sources. |
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Seastats |
Objective and reliable figures about the coast and the sea. |
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Zeekrant |
Yearly publication of VLIZ with all kinds of petty facts about the sea en the beach |
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Zeeleeuw monitoring cruises |
Long term multidisciplinary monitoring of the Belgian Continental Shelf. Samples that are taken: a depth profile of temperature and conductivity, transpanrency of the water surface, water sample, phytoplankton sample, ... |
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Asteroidea |
Worldlist of the seastars. |
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