Canal de Mira and Canal de Ilhavo at Ria de Aveiro (northwestern coast of Portugal)

Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Sediment grain size parameters; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Geological sample density; Concentration of organic matter in sediments; Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Concentration of organic matter in water bodies

Sea level recorders; benthos samplers; salinity sensor; pH sensors; dissolved gas sensors

The data set consists of 4 seasonal surveys (40 sites) in Canal de Mira (1985-1986) and 4 seasonal surveys 28 sites) in Canal de Ilhavo (1988- 1989). Intensive sampling (monthly) was carried out in 3 sites at the upper reaches of Canal de Mira (1988-1989).

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University of Aveiro, Department of Biology
Campus de Santiago
Aveiro
Aveiro
3810-193
Portugal