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Restoration of Puck Bay - environmental, biological and experimental research in the Inner Puck Bay, southern Baltic Sea (1987-89)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
Country | Poland |
Time period | From June to July 1987; May to October 1988; August to October 1989 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Southern Baltic, western part of Gulf of Gdansk: 19-28 monitoring stations (1987), 4 experimental stations (1988-1989) |
Observations | |
Parameters | Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts; Atmospheric deposition rates; Bacteria environmental parameters; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Zooplankton wet weight biomass; Biota lipid concentrations; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Sediment accumulation rate; Redox potential in sediment; Secchi disk depth; Temperature of the water column; Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic volume in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Carbon concentrations in sediment; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks |
Instruments | Gravimeters; plankton nets; cameras; sediment traps; pH sensors; sediment grabs; optical microscopes; spectrophotometers |
Description | |
Summary | The Project of Restoration of the Degraded Sea-environment of the Puck Lagoon was based on research carried out by the DAE IEP together with some cooperating institutes in 1986-1989. The present state of the environment and the degree of degradation of the environment components were studied. A number of pioneer experiments in the Puck Lagoon was performed. As a result, an elaboration on biotechnical and sociotechnical measures, aimed at the improvement of the biocenosis and the environment of the Puck Lagoon, was presented. The following environmental parameters were controlled in 1987 at 13 sampling stations in the Puck Lagoon: surface sediments - type, thickness, aromatic organic fraction; heavy metals in sediments, water, plants and animals; chlorophyll-a, phytoplankton, zooplankton and zoobenthos. Additionally phytobenthos at 28 stations (including 5 sampling profiles, each 400m long) was studied. The input of the substance from the atmosphere was also estimated. The data set contains abundance and biomass of the organisms recalculated for 1 m**3 in the case of pelagic parameters and for 1 m**2 of the bottom in the case of macrozoobenthos. The other values are expressed in standard units. Experiments concerning reintroduction of selected plant species, overgrowing of artificial substrata, establishing artificial spawning sites, removing the 'unfavourable for the environment' filamentous brown algae by means of a prototype of a specially engineered device, were conducted at 4 stations in 1988-1989. The database contains the results of the experiments as well as measurements of: water temperature, salinity, water transparency, oxygen, nitrates and phosphorus in water, sedimentation of organic matter, redox potential, pH, organic carbon, aromatic organic fraction, organic matter and heavy metal concentrations in bottom sediments, bacterioplankton and pathogenic microorganisms. DAE IEP also owns the documentation of these experiments in the underwater photography form. The methods of sampling and sample analyses used were in accordance with international and national guidelines. |
Originators | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
Availability | |
Organisation | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
Availability | Moratorium |
Contact | Dr. Lidia Kruk-Dowgiallo (Head of the department) |
Address | Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Department of Ecology |
Telephone | +48 58 5520094 |
Facsimile | +48 58 5524613 |
lidia.kruk-dowgiallo@im.gda.pl | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Institute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute, Poland |
Local identifier | 21002003 |
Global identifier | 1605 |
Last revised | 2010-11-22 |