Monitoring of the intertidal biodiversity of rocky beaches with schools in Portugal 2005-2010

Isabel Sousa Pinto; Isabel Sousa Pinto; Raquel Vieira

doi:10.14284/38

Monitoring of the intertidal biodiversity of rocky beaches with schools in Portugal 2005-2010

Citation

Sousa Pinto, I.; Viera, R.; 2012. Monitoring of the intertidal biodiversity of rocky beaches with schools in Portugal 2005-2010. CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Porto. https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/38 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-18.

Description

Biodiversity data collected twice a year by schools along a fixed transect in the intertidal area, Portugal 2005-2010.

Additional info

Along the transect the different ecological zones were identified and quadrants different quadrants of (50 by 50 cm) were deployed in each zone. In each quadrant the abundance of all species were either counted or the percentage coverage was estimated.
Other data recorded include omoung others the length of the zone and the slope. More information (in Portugese) can be found in the protocol : http://www.ciimar.up.pt/mobidic/documentos/MoBiDIC_descriProtocolo.pdf Most of the population in Portugal lives along its coast. Consequently, there are schools across the country with easy access to beaches. The ecosystems of the intertidal zone are living laboratories and scientific and educational opportunities they offer are numerous.
The program MoBiDiC seeks to reconcile the scientific needs, with the popularization of science and education of young students. The objective of this project is therefore beyond the awareness of the issue of biodiversity. Students will have the opportunity to interact with members of the national and international scientific community, know the flora and fauna of the Portuguese coast and contact with marine ecosystems.
Simultaneously, we believe that these activities with the school community also ensure a good impact on the rest of the community. Data collected by students from different parts of the country will be placed online in a database created for this purpose. They will thus be available for the entire school community, to be used in the classroom as well as for the general public and scientific community.
Download the leaflet of this project here: http://www.ciimar.up.pt/mobidic/documentos/ desdobravelMobidic.pdf

Taxonomic Coverages

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Annelida
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1065

Arthropoda
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:21891

Ascomycota
rank: phylum (division)

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:801

Chlorophyta
rank: phylum (division)

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267

Cnidaria
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1806

Echinodermata
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370437

Heterokontophyta
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:51

Molluscs
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345465

Ochrophyta
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558

Porifera
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852

Rhodophyta
rank: phylum (division)

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Portugal

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Isabel Sousa Pinto
originator
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: ispinto@ciimar.up.pt

Raquel Vieira
originator
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: rvieira@ciimar.up.pt

originator
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT

metadata author
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
email: info@vliz.be
homepage: https://www.vliz.be

content provider
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT

Carla Domingues
point of contact
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: cdomingues@ciimar.up.pt

Francisco Arenas Parra
content provider
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: farenas@ciimar.up.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6925-3805

Raquel Vieira
content provider
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: rvieira@ciimar.up.pt

Isabel Sousa Pinto
administrative point of contact
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: ispinto@ciimar.up.pt