Decapod crustaceans in the Mira estuary, SW Portugal (1990-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Museu Bocage, National Museum of Natural History, University of Lisbon |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1990 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Mira estuary, SW coast of Portugal |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Zooplankton growth rates; Zooplankton reproduction rate parameters; Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Zooplankton and zoobenthos development stage parameters; Zooplankton egg hatch proportion |
| Instruments | Plankton nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data relate to the distribution, growth, reproduction and migration of the prawn Palaemon longirostris in the Mira estuary. Data on the monthly distribution of plankton are also available in the same area. Data on the plankton, especially prawn larvae, distribution, at all moon phases, were obtained from February to May/June 1993. |
| Originators | Museu Bocage, National Museum of Natural History, University of Lisbon |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Museu Bocage, National Museum of Natural History, University of Lisbon |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Carlos Almaca |
| Address | Museu Bocage, National Museum of Natural History, University of Lisbon |
| Telephone | +351 213961521 |
| jb@fc.ul.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15039002 |
| Global identifier | 2318 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-29 |
