Atlantic area: Ria Formosa (Algarve, South Portugal); Tagus estuary (West Portugal)

Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed; Sediment grain size parameters; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Zoobenthos dry weight biomass; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts

Benthos samplers; salinity sensor

Systematic and ecology of the Polychaete fauna of Portugal. Abundances, substrate preferences, distribution, dynamics and production of the species and benthic communities of the Tagus estuary and Ria Formosa. Dynamic and ash-free dry weight of Bivalve Molluscs: Cerastoderma edule, Abra ovata and Loripes lacteus in Ria Formosa.

Anon (1981) Annelides Polychetes du Portugal (Donnees nouvelles)., Arq. Mus. Bocage, 1 (12), 145-156.; Anon (1982) Contribution to the study of portuguese occidental coast benthic communities. (co-author)., Oecologia aquatica, 6, 91-105/119-145; Anon (1983) Etude systematique et ecologique d'une collection d'Amphipodes de la zone intertidale de l'estuaire du Tage (Portugal). Occurrence d'Orchestia kosswigi Ruffo, 1949 et d'Orchestia stephenseni Ceccini, 1928. (co-author)., Cienc. Biol. Ecol. Systemat. (Portugal), 5, 79-95; Anon (1984) Etude preliminaire des peuplements benthiques intertidaux de l'estuaire du Tage (Portugal)., Arq. Mus. Bocage, 2 (11), 187-206.; Anon (1985) Les lagunes-estrans (type Ria Formosa). Organisation, fonctionnement, ressources. (co-author)., Actas Sem. Sist. lagunares do Algarve, Faro

University of Algarve, Aquatic Resources Science and Technology Unit, Benthos Group, (IMAR network)
Campus de Gambelas
Faro

8000-117
Portugal