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Benthic fauna of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (SW Portugal) collected in August 2011
Citable as data publication
Tuaty-Guerra, M.; Gaudêncio, M.J. (2021). Benthic fauna of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (SW Portugal) collected in August 2011. https://doi.org/10.14284/464
Contact:
Tuaty-Guerra, Miriam ;
Marraccini, Alessandro
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Description
A macrozoobenthos species list is provided, based on datasets originated from infra and upper circalittoral samples (10 to 53 m depth) collected in the soft sediment bottom off Sines within the marine area of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (SW Portugal). Species composition and abundance per sampling station are provided. more
The dataset provides a species list originated from infra and upper circalittoral samples (10 to 53 m depth) collected in the soft sediment bottom off Sines within the marine area of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (SW Portugal), during one dedicated sampling survey in August 2011. Triplicate sediment samples were collected at each georeferenced sampling site with a Smith-McIntyre grab with a sampling area of 0.1 m2. In the laboratory the samples were analysed for species composition and abundance, and sediment grain size as well as organic matter content were determined for each sampling site. The work was carried out in the framework of the MeshAtlantic Project (Atlantic Area Trans-national Programme), aiming at classifying and mapping the benthic habitats and associated communities of the study area using the EUNIS system.
The dataset provides a species list originated from infra and upper circalittoral samples (10 to 53 m depth) collected in the soft sediment bottom off Sines within the marine area of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (SW Portugal), during one dedicated sampling survey in August 2011. Triplicate sediment samples were collected at each georeferenced sampling site with a Smith-McIntyre grab with a sampling area of 0.1 m2. In the laboratory the samples were analysed for species composition and abundance, and sediment grain size as well as organic matter content were determined for each sampling site. The work was carried out in the framework of the MeshAtlantic Project (Atlantic Area Trans-national Programme), aiming at classifying and mapping the benthic habitats and associated communities of the study area using the EUNIS system.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Organic matter, Species composition, ANE, Portugal, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Decapoda, Polychaeta
Geographical coverage
ANE, Portugal [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -8,8822; MinLat: 37,8318 - MaxLong: -8,7988; MaxLat: 37,9344 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: -8,8822; MinLat: 37,8318 - MaxLong: -8,7988; MaxLat: 37,9344 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
August 2011
Parameters
Concentration of total organic matter per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material [BODC]
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Grain-size median of particles in sediment by particle sizer [BODC]
Occurrence of biota
Proportion by dry weight of particles (210-250um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by dry weight of particles (50-63um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (<60um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (1000-2000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (125-150um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (150-177um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (177-210um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (2000-4000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (250-500um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (30.2-38um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (38-48.3um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (4000-8000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (500-710um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (63-90um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (710-1000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (8000-16000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (90-125um) in the sediment [BODC]
Concentration of total organic matter per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material [BODC]
Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Gender of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Grain-size median of particles in sediment by particle sizer [BODC]
Occurrence of biota
Proportion by dry weight of particles (210-250um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by dry weight of particles (50-63um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (<60um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (1000-2000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (125-150um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (150-177um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (177-210um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (2000-4000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (250-500um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (30.2-38um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (38-48.3um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (4000-8000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (500-710um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (63-90um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (710-1000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (8000-16000um) in the sediment [BODC]
Proportion by weight or volume of particles (90-125um) in the sediment [BODC]
Contributors
Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), data creator
Tuaty-Guerra, Miriam
Gaudêncio, Maria-José
Marraccini, Alessandro
Gaudêncio, Maria-José
Marraccini, Alessandro
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Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Publication
Based on this dataset
Monteiro, P. et al. (2013). Atlantic Area Eunis Habitats: Adding new habitat types from European Atlantic coast to the EUNIS Habitat Classification. MeshAtlantic Technical Report, 3/2013. MeshAtlantic, CCMAR-Universidade do Algarve: Faro. 72 pp.
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2017-08-02
Information last updated: 2022-08-09
