Distribution and assessment of the red algae Gelidium sesquipedale along the Portuguese continental coast (1983-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1983 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Portuguese continental coast - centre and south |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Phytoplankton taxonomic surface area in water bodies; Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies; Phytoplankton growth; Phytoplankton taxonomic volume in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies |
| Instruments | Plankton nets; optical microscopes |
| Description | |
| Summary | Data on biomass, reproduction, growth (apical length) and cover of Gelidium sesquipedale populations have been collected in seven main intralittoral beds of harvest areas. Observations were mainly carried out in summer and autumn, before and after the harvest, since 1983, with some gaps. Large Gelidium beds were mapped after determination of global limits of total and stratified areas with different mean biomasses and covers, using underwater surveys and transects. Seasonal estimations of total biomass (standing stocks) are made in each bed. Analyses of the harvest effort contribute to management recommendations and the establishment of TACs. |
| Originators | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Marcelo Vasconcelos (President) |
| Address | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Telephone | +351 213010814 |
| Facsimile | +351 213015948 |
| dina@ipimar.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15040008 |
| Global identifier | 2326 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-30 |
