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Vegetation and ecology of tidal marshes in the Zwin (Knokke-Heist, West-Vlaanderen)
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Van den Balck E.; Hermy M.; Laboratorium Plantkunde; Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie; Faculteit Wetenschappen. RUG: Belgium; (2016): Vegetation and ecology of tidal marshes in the Zwin (Knokke-Heist, West-Vlaanderen). https://doi.org/10.14284/186
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Description
Overview of vegetation and associated soil physicochemical properties in the Zwin. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Van den Balck, E. (1994). Vegetatiekundige en ecologische studie van de slikken en schorren in het Zwin (Knokke-Heist, West-Vlaanderen). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. VI, 167, maps, ill. + 32 p. appendices pp. more

This study describes the vegetation of tidal marshes and transitional areas in the Zwin. A soil survey was done to determine the soil texture, pH, salinity, nitrogen and organic carbon content, compaction and root density per horizon). Two transects of 55 and 21 surveys (opnamen) were analyzed: a total of 59 plant species were observed. TWINSPAN analysis divided data in 18 clusters. Species (combinations) and corresponding associations in these 18 clusters were Salicornia europaea, Suaeda maritima, Halimione portulacoides, Puccinellia maritima, Plantago maritima and Limonium vulgare, Armeria maritima, Juncus gerardii, Agrostis stolonifera and Trifolium fragiferum, Juncus maritimus and Oenanthe lachenalii, Phragmites australis and Scirpus maritimus, Elymus athericus and Atriplex littoralis, and Atriplex littoralis vegetation.
Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Plants
Keywords:
Brackish water, Bio-geographical regions, Biota, Environment, Geoscientific Information, Habitats and biotopes, Metadata non conformant, Metadata not evaluated, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Physicochemical properties, Sea regions, Vegetation, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), XYZ ASCII, ANE, Belgium, Zwin, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link, Artemisia maritima L., Aster tripolium L., , Carex arenaria L., Elymus athericus (Link) Kerguélen, Festuca rubra L., Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aell., Juncus L., Limonium vulgare Miller, 1768, Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., Puccinellia maritima (Huds.) Parl., Sagina maritima G. Don, Salicornia europaea L., Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla, Suaeda maritima (L.) Dum., Triglochin maritimum Linnaeus
Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Zwin [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 3,63; MinLat: 51,42 - MaxLong: 3,63; MaxLat: 51,42 [WGS84]
Taxonomic coverage
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link [WoRMS]
Artemisia maritima L. [WoRMS]
Aster tripolium L. [WoRMS]
Atriplex prostata
Carex arenaria L. [WoRMS]
Elymus athericus (Link) Kerguélen [WoRMS]
Festuca rubra L. [WoRMS]
Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aell. [WoRMS]
Juncus L. [WoRMS]
Limonium vulgare Miller, 1768 [WoRMS]
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. [WoRMS]
Puccinellia maritima (Huds.) Parl. [WoRMS]
Sagina maritima G. Don [WoRMS]
Salicornia europaea L. [WoRMS]
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla [WoRMS]
Suaeda maritima (L.) Dum. [WoRMS]
Triglochin maritimum Linnaeus [WoRMS]
Parameters
Clay fraction
Compaction
Electrical Conductivity
Height (spatial coordinate) relative to sea level [BODC]
Loam fraction
Nitrogen (N) in soil
Organic matter (OM) in soil
pH
Presence of biota
Proportion of particles (sand size-fraction) in sediment [BODC]
Sand fraction
Vegetation type
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium Plantkunde, more, data creator, data creator
Zwaenepoel, Arnout
Van den Balck, Els
Hermy, Martin
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EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Publication
Based on this dataset
Van den Balck, E. (1994). Vegetatiekundige en ecologische studie van de slikken en schorren in het Zwin (Knokke-Heist, West-Vlaanderen). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. VI, 167, maps, ill. + 32 p. appendices pp., more
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Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Literature research
Release date: 2020-11-26
Metadatarecord created: 2015-08-07
Information last updated: 2025-03-26
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