Portuguese continental shelf and littoral systems

Habitat characterisation; Habitat extent; Salinity of the water column; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Metadata parameters; Geological sample density

Sea level recorders; benthos samplers; discrete water samplers

Data on amphipod crustaceans taxonomy and distributional ecology along the Portuguese coast, with emphasis on the type of substrate, depth (0 to 700m) and salinity.

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University of Coimbra, Marine Sciences Unit (IMAR network)
Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia da IMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Coimbra Largo D. Dinis, Colegio de S. Jeronimo
Coimbra
Coimbra
3004-517
Portugal