Macrobenthos and Phytoplankton monitoring in the Belgian coastal zone in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)

This dataset is the result of the monitoring performed with regards to the European Water Framework Directive for the coastal areas (1 mile zone). The following data is included:- Species composition, abundance and biomass of the macrobenthos of three communities (Abra alba, Macoma balthica, Nephtys cirrosa). - Phytoplankton biomonitoring, identification and enumeration of marine phytoplankton samples, with special attention to Phaeocystis.