[Source_Name: Short_Name='FIELD INVESTIGATION'] Macrobel: Long
term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf
(EUROBIS)Entry ID: eurobis_145 Abstract: The global objective of
this project 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 on the Belgian Continental Shelf. The Belgian
Continental Shelf (BCS) (surface : 2017 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 sustaina