Study of toxic phytoplankton along the Portuguese coast (1990- 93)
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 January 1990 to December 1993 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Portuguese continental coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Phytoplankton taxonomic surface area in water bodies; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column; Phycobolin pigment concentrations in the water column; Phytoplankton taxonomic volume in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies |
| Instruments | Fluorometers; CTD; discrete water samplers; observers; autoanalysers; optical microscopes |
| Description | |
| Summary | This project comprises a study of the geographic variability of phytoplankton communities off the Portuguese coast, with special emphasis on the identification of areas and oceanographic conditions of occurrence of potentially toxic microalgae. |
| 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 | 15040013 |
| Global identifier | 2331 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-29 |
