Spatial and seasonal variability of the molluscan macrofauna at the marine-lagoonal environmental gradient at Kalloni saltworks (Lesvos Island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece)

Study Extent

Spatial extent: Kalloni saltworks area (Lesvos Island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece): The saltworks’ inlet channel, the first two evaporation ponds, the adjacent part of Kalloni Gulf. Sampling frequency: 4 seasonal samplings, in 2004.

Sampling

Four sampling sites, spread over a total distance of approximately 1 km, were chosen along the course of seawater flow from Kalloni Gulf into the saltworks and termed “gulf”, “channel”, “pond1” and “pond2”, respectively. Sampling was repeated as four seasonal samplings in 2004 (in February – “Winter”, May – “Spring”, September – “Summer” and November – “Autumn”). Samples for the macrobenthic molluscs analyses (three replicates, 0.1 m2 each, tens of m apart) were collected with a Hydrobios Van Veen grab sampler and were subsequently sieved through a 0.5mm mesh size net. The samples were fixed with 4% formaldehyde and stained with Rose Bengal.

Quality Control

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Method steps

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Macrobenthic molluscs

1. Mollusca
   common name: molluscs rank: phylum

Kalloni saltworks and the adjacent part of Kalloni Gulf (Lesvos Island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece)