Data were collected as part of the Ocean Margin Exchange (OMEX) project of the EU. The general aim was to compare the densities, biomass and mean individual weight from meiofauna and macrofauna along the continental slope of the Goban Spur.

In the framework of the OMEX-programme (Ocean Margin Exchange, CEC-MAST II), data were collected on the metazoan meiobenthos along the continental slope of the Goban Spur.

These data were collected in the framework of a PhD thesis. The main aim of this study was to get a better insight in the nematode fauna living in the Southern North Sea, with an emphasis on morphological, systematic and ecological aspects.

The Darwin mounds area was sampled to investigate the importance of local-scale topographic features and small-scale biogenic structures in influencing the density and diversity of the associated meiobenthic communities and nematodes in particular.

The abundance, biomass and community structure of nematodes along two transpolar transects in the central Artic Ocean were documented.

Meiobenthic communities along a depth gradient in the Laptev Sea were sampled in order to identify densities and community compositions. Special attention was paid to the present nematode communities.

Firstly, one wanted to analyse the response of nematode biomass spectra (NBS) to three distinct stressors upon the sediment habitat and secondly, analysing the NBS in different ways to be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various methods.

Species richness and density of macrobenthos and observed species of the Western Scheldt river in September 1978. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Vermeulen, Y.M.; Govaere, J.C.R. (1982). Macrobenthos in the Western Schelde estuary, in: Heip, C.H.R. et al. (Ed.) (1982). Geconcerteerde Onderzoeksacties Interuniversitaire Actie Oceanologie: eindverslag 3. Biological processes and translocations = Actions de Recherche Concertées Action Interuniversitaire Océanologie: rapport final 3. Biological processes and translocations. pp. 83-88

This dataset, compiled in the framework of a Msc thesis, contains information on the meiobenthic communities of six different stations in the Southern Bight of the North Sea, together with information on a number of environmental parameters.

Densities and species composition of copepods on the Dutch Continental Shelf were determined.