Survey of bivalves in the Tagus and Sado estuaries, 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 | Tagus and Sado estuaries and adjacent coastal area |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Sediment grain size parameters; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Geological sample density |
| Instruments | Benthos samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | An inventory was compiled of bivalve species of economic value and macrobenthic fauna of the Tagus and Sado estuaries and their adjacent coastal areas. In addition, a study of the areas of distribution for those of economic value was carried out. |
| 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 | 15040021 |
| Global identifier | 2339 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-29 |
