Nutrients in the Sado estuary, Portugal (1991-93)
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 1991 to December 1993 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Sado estuary and nearby maritime area |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; 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; Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies |
| Instruments | Fluorometers; discrete water samplers; salinity sensor; spectrophotometers; nutrient analysers; dissolved gas sensors |
| Description | |
| Summary | The project was made up of 3 components: identification of the sources of nutrients and their behaviour in the process of productivity of the Sado estuary; assessment of the impact of aquaculture in the environment; and the study of the influence of Sado estuary waters in the chemistry and productivity of nearby coastal waters. |
| 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 | 15040019 |
| Global identifier | 2337 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-30 |
