Shoreline fish distribution in Italian lakes assessed by electrofishing
Citation
Volta P, Galafassi S (2019). Shoreline fish distribution in Italian lakes assessed by electrofishing. BioFresh. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pq0enb accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
The dataset includes data on fish species distribution along the shoreline of 25 Italian lakes and reservoirs achieved by point abundance standardised electrofishing. Data were obtained between 2007 and 2014. The database offers a detailed description of the biodiversity of fish communities in the Italian regions of Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige and Sardinia including both natural lakes and reservoirs. Detailed metadata can be found in the Freshwater Metadatabase (http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/bf_mdb_view.php?entryID=FWM_20) and in the Freshwater Metadata Journal (http://freshwaterjournal.eu).Sampling Description
Study Extent
The dataset includes data on fish species distribution along the shoreline of 25 Italian lakes and reservoirs achieved by point abundance standardised electrofishing. Data were obtained between 2007 and 2014.Sampling
specification of method(s) used for sampling and sorting: The electrofishing device was a built-in-frame EL64GII (Scubla Acquaculture, 7,000 W, 600 V, DC current) set up with a copper cathode (width 2.5 cm, length 300 cm) and a steel ring anode (thickness 0.8 cm, diameter 50 cm). The Point Abundance Sampling Electrofishing (PASE) method (Copp & Garner, 1995; ISPRA, 2014) was used in which the anode is dipped for 20 s at each sampling point. The number of points depended on lake size and habitat complexity.Method steps
- commonly used series of methods steps regarding fish (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
Additional info
The dataset is publicly available (data portal, data archive) and can be used without restrictions, but dataset creator/data contributors must be informed prior to publication. Data must be acknowledged and cited correctly.Taxonomic Coverages
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Fish
Geographic Coverages
National coverage
Bibliographic Citations
- Volta, P. & Galafassi, S., 2018. Metadata to the database on fish distribution in Italian lakes and reservoirs. Freshwater Metadata Journal 35: 1-4. - https://doi.org/10.15504/fmj.2018.35
Contacts
Pietro Voltaoriginator
CNR Water Research Institute
Largo Tonolli 50
Verbania
28922
IT
Telephone: +39 0323 518335
email: p.volta@cnr.it
homepage: http://www.irsa.cnr.it/
Silvia Galafassi
originator
position: scientist
CNR Water Research Institute
IT
email: silvia.galafassi@gmail.com
Pietro Volta
metadata author
position: scientist
CNR Water Research Institute
Telephone: +39 0323 518335
email: p.volta@cnr.it
Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
user
email: astrid.schmidt-kloiber@boku.ac.at
Pietro Volta
administrative point of contact
position: scientist
CNR Water Research Institute
Largo Tonolli 50
Verbania
28922
IT
Telephone: +39 0323 518335
email: p.volta@cnr.it
homepage: http://www.irsa.cnr.it/