Metadata Catalogue
Macrozoobenthos data collected in the Lesina Lagoon, Apulia, Italy, in 2009.
The dataset contains abundance and body size data of the benthic macroinvertebrates community of the Lesina lagoon. Data refer to 21 taxa (15 species, 2 genus, 2 family, 2 subclass) and 9595 individuals.
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Identification
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04bffd1a-241f-4241-9853-15408ae90243
- Publication Date
- 2021-01-28
- Title
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Macrozoobenthos data collected in the Lesina Lagoon, Apulia, Italy, in 2009.
- Abstract
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The dataset contains abundance and body size data of the benthic macroinvertebrates community of the Lesina lagoon. Data refer to 21 taxa (15 species, 2 genus, 2 family, 2 subclass) and 9595 individuals.
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- Dataset Creator
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Invertebrates
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Biodiversity
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Taxonomy
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Abundance
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Body size
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Coastal lagoon
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Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Lesina is a brackish coastal lagoon located along the southern Adriatic coast of Italy (Apulia, Italy).
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
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15.34314
- East Bounding Coordinate
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15.53721
- North Bounding Coordinate
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41.90008
- South Bounding Coordinate
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41.86572
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
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2009-09-22
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2009-09-22
License Information
- Intellectual Rights
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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Distribution
Online
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DOI
Online
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Info and download page on LifeWatch Italy Data Portal
Project
• Project
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WISER –Water bodies in Europe: Integrative System to assess Ecological status and Recovery
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Personnel
- Organization Name
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University of Salento
Individual Name
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Alberto
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Basset
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Principal Investigator
Methods
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Method Step
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Data refer to seven sites selected, following the experience achieved with the monitoring programme and the analysis of a dystrophic crisis event in 2008, along a gradient from the western to the eastern basin of the lagoon. For each sampling site three replicates of benthic samples were collected by a box corer (0.1 meters squared sampling surface), all benthic samples were sieved through 1 mm screen and fixed in 4% buffered formalin. In the laboratory, all macroinvertebrates from sediment cores were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level, counted, measured (body length) and their body mass determined. Identification and biometry of every individual was carried out under Leica MZ6 stereoscopes. The macroinvertebrates were determined with reference to Bellan-Santini et al., (1982 and 1993) for Amphipoda, Argano (1979) for Isopoda, Poppe and Goto (1991) for Mollusca, Viéitez et al. (2004) and San Martìn (2003) for Polychaeta and Campaioli et al. (1994) for other taxa. Linear measurements of body size were obtained to the nearest 0.01 mm using a Leica MZ12 stereoscope and an image analysis software (Leica Qwin, Leica, Germany). The individuals larger than 20 mm were measured with callipers to the nearest 0.5 mm. Body length measurements, carried out on whole individuals, were performed in accordance with standard procedures available in the literature for the different taxa sampled in this study. Total body length was measured for Hirudinea and Oligochaeta. For Insecta, Crustacea and Polychaeta body length was measured as the distance from the anterior part of the head to the end of the last abdominal segment (excluding cerci, antennae and other appendages). Body length was measured as total shell height for Gastropoda and as valve length at the longest point for Bivalvia. All individuals were then oven-dried to constant weight for at least 72 h at 60 °C and then weighted to the nearest 1 mg on a Sartorius (MC 5) micro- analytic balance. Mass data were expressed as ash-free dry mass (AFDM) after muffle furnace combustion at 500 °C for 6 h. In order to optimise the ash content assessment, for large or abundant species, the ash content was determined on single individuals or on species samples partitioned into three size classes. For all other species, which were the majority, all individuals in the same taxonomic category were pooled together.
Sampling
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The sampling was performed in september 2009 in seven sites along a gradient from the western to the eastern basin of the Lesina lagoon. For each sampling site three replicates of benthic samples were collected by a box corer (0.1 meters squared sampling surface), all benthic samples were sieved through 1 mm screen and fixed in 4% buffered formalin.
Data Tables
• Data Table
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Macrozoobenthos_Lesina_2009_Wiser_Project.csv
- Description
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The dataset contains abundance and body size data of the benthic macroinvertebrates community of the Lesina lagoon. Data refer to 21 taxa (15 species, 2 genus, 2 family, 2 subclass) and 9595 individuals.
Attribute List
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catalognumber
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An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.
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eventid
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An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.
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parenteventid
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An identifier for the broader Event that groups this and potentially other Events.
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eventdate
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The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded.
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samplingprotocol
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The method or protocol used during an Event.
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samplesizevalue
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A numeric value for a measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling event.
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samplesizeunit
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The unit of measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling event.
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locality
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The specific description of the place. This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.
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decimallatitude
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The geographic latitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.
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decimallongitude
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The geographic longitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are east of the Prime Meridian, and negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.
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phylum
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The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified.
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class
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The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified.
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family
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The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.
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order
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The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.
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genus
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The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified.
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providedscientificname
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The scientificname, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared before of the taxonomic check.
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scientificname
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The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.
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bodylength
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The distance along the major axis of the body of an organism.
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ashfreedryweight
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The ash free dry weight is the dry weight (inorganic + organic contents) minus the weight of the ash (inorganic contents only) obtained after combustion at high temperature.
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ashweight
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The weight of inorganic material obtained after muffle furnace combustion at 450-500 °C for 6/12 hours or longer for larger quantities. Ash weight is determined by subtracting the tare weight. Ash weight is often expressed as a percentage of dry weight or wet weight.
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dryweight
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The weight obtained after prolonged oven-drying to remove the water content.
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text/csv