Data and information

Here you can find links to projects on seabed related research, as well as to data portals where relevant seabed data and maps can be downloaded. Please feel free to flag any information we would have omitted. The focus is on the nature and dynamics of the seabed and its subsurface, albeit including its habitat function in the ecosystem. Substrate data have indeed been successfully used as a proxy for predicting and mapping distributions of habitats. Changes to the substrate can have significant impacts on biodiversity.

Seabed and subsurface Seabed habitats Resource needs Factsheet geological resources Relevant international policies Access to data portals Geological organisations and administrations

Project funding

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This project is funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (contract BR/121/A2/TILES)

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Belgian Research Action through Interdisciplinary Networks (BRAIN-be)

Project Partners

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Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment

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Ghent University
Department of Geology, Renard Centre of Marine Geology & Department of Telecommunications and Information Processing, Database, Document and Content Management

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TNO, Geological Survey of the Netherlands

Active cooperation with

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Federal Public Service Economy, SME’s, Self-Employed and Energy (FPS Economy), Continental Shelf Service