Benthic fauna associated with Maerl Beds (2023)

This dataset includes abundace data from macrobenthic communities from Maerl Beds Near and Far from Aquaculture installations in two sampling depths.

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IdentificationAbout this resource

Alternate Identifier

10.25607/pa0cfp

Alternate Identifier
https://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=mamacon
Publication Date
2026-04-27
Title

Benthic fauna associated with Maerl Beds (2023)

Abstract

This dataset includes abundace data from macrobenthic communities from Maerl Beds Near and Far from Aquaculture installations in two sampling depths.

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Metadata Provider
Associated Party
Associated Party
Associated Party

CUSTODIAN_STEWARD
  HCMR-IMBBC - Dimitra Mavraki (Data manager)

Thalassocosmos, Former American Base

,

Heraklion

,

Crete

,

71003

,

GREECE

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/
Dataset Contact
Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml)

  • Samplingevent

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml)

  • Specimen

Keywords (none)

  • Crustaceans

  • Polychaeta

  • Maerl Beds

  • Macrobenthic Communities

  • Mollusca

  • Aquacultures

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Traxilos area in South Boeotia. (Eastern Corinthian Gulf)

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

22.725

East Bounding Coordinate

23.025

North Bounding Coordinate

38.281

South Bounding Coordinate

38.122

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2023-10-08

End Date

2023-10-09

Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Annelida

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mollusca

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Arthropoda

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Phoronida

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Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Resource License

License Name

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

URL
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
Identifier

CC-BY-4.0

 

Distribution

Online

URL
https://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=mamacon
 

Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2026-05-08T00:00:05Z

Citation

Maidanou M, Lampa M, Naletaki M, Chatzigeorgiou G (2026). Benthic fauna associated with Maerl Beds (2023). Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.25607/pa0cfp accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-05-08.

Logo URL
http://ipt.medobis.eu/logo.do?r=egyptexpeditionbryozoa
 

Project

• Project

Title

Maerl Beds, Management and Conservation - MAMACON

Abstract

Maërl beds are biogenic benthic habitats distributed worldwide and known to sustain high productivity andMaërl beds are biogenic benthic habitats distributed worldwide and known to sustain high productivity and

biodiversity levels. In the Mediterranean, the number of studies that have been carried out is limited, and little is

known on its real distribution. In Greek marine sector the available information regarding the maërl beds is

limited and scattered. They are vulnerable to physical disturbance by fishing gears and smothering, and to

water pollution by organic enrichment and sewage. Although maërl beds are protected by EU legislations and

directives the lack of maps and information on their distribution makes the effective application of these

measures impossible. This work concerns the potential impact of aquacultures in maërl beds in Eastern

Mediterranean in order to propose a management and a conservation plan for its protection.

Funding

First Call for «Actions to protect, conserve and promote biodiversity. Field studies of endemic, endangered and nationally important species of Greece». Funded by the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA)

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

WoRMS Taxon Match Tool – Verify scientific names. (www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=match) OBIS Map Tool – Validate coordinates and estimate uncertainty. (obis.org/maptool/) NERC Vocabulary Server (NVS) – Assign standardized terms with IDs. (vocab.nerc.ac.uk/) LifeWatch EMODnet QC Tool – Cross-check dataset quality. (rshiny.lifewatch.be/BioCheck/)

Sampling

Study Extent

Traxilos in Eastern Corinthian Gulf

Sampling Description

Benthic Samples were collected by SCUBA or Grab sampler