Macrozoobenthos of marine waters in mainland Portugal collected in March and September 2010

Miriam Tuaty-Guerra; Maria-Josê Gaudêncio; Alessandro Marraccini

doi:10.15468/u484h9

Macrozoobenthos of marine waters in mainland Portugal collected in March and September 2010

Citation

Tuaty-Guerra M, Gaudêncio M, Marraccini A (2021). Macrozoobenthos of marine waters in mainland Portugal collected in March and September 2010. IPMA - Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/u484h9 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

A macrozoobenthos species list is provided, based on datasets originated from infra and circalittoral soft sediment samples (4 to 120 m depth) collected in the marine waters from north to south of mainland Portugal. Species composition, density and wet weight biomass are provided. The data were collected in the framework of the of the EEMA Programme, whose aim was the Ecological Assessment of Water Masses in mainland Portugal.

The samples were collected in triplicate in georeferenced sites with a 0.1 m2 Smith-McIntyre grab, in March and September 2010. In the laboratory, the macrofauna was identified to species level. Species density and wet weight biomass are provided. Sediment grain size distribution and organic matter content were also determined per sampling site. This work was carried out in the framework of the EEMA Programme for the assessement of the Ecological State of Marine Waters in mainland Portugal.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The sampling was carried out in coastal and transitional waters of mainland Portugal, from North to South, in spring and autumn 2010.

Sampling

The samples were collected in triplicate in georeferenced sites with a 0.1 m2 Smith-McIntyre grab, in March and September 2010.

Method steps

Taxa identification was carried out using microscopes and appropriate literature, depending on the taxonomic groups. Usually the organisms were identified to species level. Countings per sample were performed for each species, as well as blotted wet weight.

Taxonomic Coverages

Annelida
rank: phylum
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Mollusca
rank: phylum
Nematoda
rank: phylum
Nemertea
rank: phylum
Chordata
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Portugal

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Miriam Tuaty-Guerra
originator
position: Researcher
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)
Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6
Lisbon
1449-006
PT
email: mguerra@ipma.pt

Maria-Josê Gaudêncio
originator

Alessandro Marraccini
originator
position: Research Fellow
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)
Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6
Lisbon
1449-006
PT
email: ale.marraccini@gmail.com

Miriam Tuaty-Guerra
metadata author
position: Researcher
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)
Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6
Lisbon
1449-006
Lisbon
PT
email: mguerra@ipma.pt

Henrique Niza
user
position: Research Fellow
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)
PT
email: henrique.niza@ipma.pt

Miriam Tuaty-Guerra
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)
Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6
Lisbon
1449-006
Lisbon
PT
email: mguerra@ipma.pt

Alessandro Marraccini
administrative point of contact
position: Research Fellow
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)
Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6
Lisbon
1449-006
PT
email: ale.marraccini@gmail.com