The dataset is publicly available (data portal, data archive) and can be used without restrictions, but dataset creator/data contributors must be informed prior to publication. Data must be acknowledged and cited correctly.
data contributor/owner 2
contact name:
Jeroen Vanwichelen
contact email:
jeroen.vanwichelen@inbo.be
contact institute:
Ghent University
criteria for using this part of the dataset:
The dataset is publicly available (data portal, data archive) and can be used without restrictions, but dataset creator/data contributors must be informed prior to publication. Data must be acknowledged and cited correctly.
citation of this dataset:
author(s):
Van Wichelen, J., Fagot, M., Lavens, F. & Vyverman, W.
title and journal (name, number, pages):
Fytoplanktonanalyses van een aantal Vlaamse waterlopen ten behoeve van de Europese Kaderrichtlijn Water (VMM.ARW.001.2008)
year:
2008
doi (if applicable):
https://doi.org/10.15468/e2l81a
citation of the metadata:
author(s):
Sweetlove M., Van Wichelen J., Verleyen E. & Vyverman W.
specification of method(s) used for sampling and sorting:
Water bodies were monthly sampled during the growing season of a one-year period from a bridge of the shore using a bucket. Each time, a 250ml subsample fixed using 125µl alcalic lugol, 6.25ml borax buffered formaldehyde (35%) and 250µm sodium thiosulfate (5 %). Samples were kept dark and cool until microscopic analysis, which was executed according to the European CEN-standard (EN 15204, 2006). In this method, a known volume of the sample was concentrated in a cuvet, after which different phytoplankton taxa were identified along a transect using an inverted microscope (Wild M40). When too much detritus was present, samples were coloured using Bengal red, to enable recognizing cells. For each sample, at least 250 individuals were counted, which was used to calculate the number of individuals per ml. Colonies were counted as one individual.
