Mira and Tagus estuaries (western Portugal)

Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fish non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Fish behaviour; 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; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Land vegetation; Sediment grain size parameters; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Primary production in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Stable isotopes in water bodies; Concentration of organic matter in sediments; Concentration of organic matter in water bodies; Coastal geomorphology; Terrestrial water content; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column

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The idea is to deepen the understanding of the functioning of salt- marshes in order to develop instruments and criteria to anticipate the response of European salt-marshes to environmental change, particularly in the context of sea-level rise.

University of Evora, Department of Ecology (IMAR network)
Rua Romão Ramalho, nº 59 - Colégio Luís António Verney
Évora

7000-671
Portugal