Benthic communities and environmental parameters in three Mediterranean ports (Sardinia, Crete, Tunisia)
Citation
Chatzinikolaou E., Arvanitidis C. (2017). Benthic communities and environmental parameters in three Mediterranean ports (Sardinia, Crete, Tunisia). https://doi.org/10.15468/xrlqx4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-05.Description
Three seasonal sampling campaigns (winter, summer before touristic period, summer after touristic period) were implemented during 2012 in three Mediterranean touristic ports: Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy), Heraklion (Crete, Greece) and El Kantaoui (Tunisia). Three to five stations were sampled per port, which were part of different port sectors (leisure, fishing, passenger, cargo, shipyard). Three water and three sediment replicate samples were collected per station for analysis of nutrients, pigments and hydrocarbons. One replicate was analysed for physical parameters, heavy metals and granulometry. Five sediment replicates were collected for analysis of benthic biodiversity. Benthic organisms were sorted to the main taxonomic groups (e.g. .Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata) and identified to species level.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Ports of Cagliari-Sardinia, Heraklion-Crete, El Kantaoui-TunisiaSampling
Physical properties of water samples (water temperature, salinity, oxygen, pH) were measured on board with a 3420 WTW multi-meter. Turbidity was measured using a Secchi disk. Redox potential of sediment samples was measured with a SenTix ORP 900 WTW electrode. Sediment temperature was measured using a digital sediment thermometer. Water samples (5L) were collected using plastic containers from the sea surface and analysed for nutrients, pigments, hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Sediment samples were collected using a custom-made hand-operated box corer (13.5 x 13.5 x 16 cm) equipped with a modular expandable handle. For benthos box corer samples were sieved using a 0.5 mm sieve and then fixed and preserved in 5% formaldehyde buffered with seawater. For nutrients, pigments, hydrocarbons, heavy metals and granulometry sediment subsamples were collected using small plastic cores (diameter 4.4 cm).Method steps
- 1)Five replicates per station for benthos. 2)Three replicates per station for water and sediment samples: nutrients, pigments, hydrocarbons. 3)One replicate per station for water and sediment samples: physical parameters, heavy metals, granulometry. 4)Water samples were collected from the seawater surface (depth 0-1 m).
Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBIS. Publications: 1)Chatzinikolaou, E., Arvanitidis, C. (2016) Status, values and present threats in Heraklion harbour (Crete, Greece). Regional Studies in Marine Science. 8: 252-258. 2)Chatzinikolaou et al (2017, under review) Benthic biodiversity in three Mediterranean touristic ports. The Science of the Total Environment.Taxonomic Coverages
Macrobenthos
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Annelidarank: phylum
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Molluscarank: phylum
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Arthropodarank: phylum
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Echinodermatarank: phylum
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Nematodarank: phylum
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Sipuncularank: phylum
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Nemertearank: phylum
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Cnidariarank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
Cagliari: 5 stations (C1,C2,C3,C4,C5).
Heraklion: 4 stations(H1,H3,H4,H5).
El Kantaoui: 3 stations(E1,E2,E3).
The values given below are maximum station depth. At the same time, this is sampling depth for all sediment samples and benthos.
C1 = 7.8m, C2 = 4.5m, C3 = 8.3m, C4 = 13.5m, C5 = 11.4m.
H1 = 3.7m, H3 = 19.5m, H4 = 10.5m, H5 = 19.0m.
E1 = 2.5m, E2 = 4.0m, E3 = 3.2m.
Bibliographic Citations
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Contacts
Eva Chatzinikolaouoriginator
position: Post Doc Researcher
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
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Christos Arvanitidis
originator
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
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Eva Chatzinikolaou
metadata author
position: Post Doc Researcher
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
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Telephone: 00302810337741
email: evachatz@hcmr.gr
Thanos Dailianis
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
Manolis Mandalakis
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
Alessandra Carucci
administrative point of contact
position: professor
University of Cagliari,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Felicita Scapini
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position: Professor
Department of Biology, University of Florence
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Firenze
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Claudia Rossano
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position: Postdoc Researcher
Department of Biology, University of Florence
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Simone Gambineri
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Department of Biology, University of Florence
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Giovanna Cappai
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position: Associate Professor
University of Cagliari,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Panagiotis Damianidis
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Science, School of Biology - Department Zoology
Wanda Plaitis
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
Stamatina Nikolopoulou
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
Dimitra Mavraki
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
Eva Chatzinikolaou
administrative point of contact
position: Post Doc Researcher
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
71003
Telephone: 00302810337741
email: evachatz@hcmr.gr