Macrobenthos diversity of six European coastal wetlands under different ecological status
This dataset comprises samples from 36 sites distributed across six pilot wetlands and three conservation statuses (altered, preserved, restored), i.e. two sites per wetland–status combination. At each site, aquatic macrofauna were sampled during two seasonal campaigns covering winter 2023 and summer 2024, using standardized net sweeps. For each event and site, organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level, and described by life stage and a functional group label (e.g. water beetle larvae, mosquito larvae, fish, crayfish, tadpoles, snails, oligochaetes). Abundance is recorded as counts of individuals per taxon; when the sample was too large, only a known fraction of the material was sorted and total counts were extrapolated accordingly, with notes indicating “Sample too big” or, when no fauna was found, “Nothing”. Data will be available after the 31/12/2026.
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Macrobenthos diversity of six European coastal wetlands under different ecological status
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This dataset comprises samples from 36 sites distributed across six pilot wetlands and three conservation statuses (altered, preserved, restored), i.e. two sites per wetland–status combination. At each site, aquatic macrofauna were sampled during two seasonal campaigns covering winter 2023 and summer 2024, using standardized net sweeps. For each event and site, organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level, and described by life stage and a functional group label (e.g. water beetle larvae, mosquito larvae, fish, crayfish, tadpoles, snails, oligochaetes). Abundance is recorded as counts of individuals per taxon; when the sample was too large, only a known fraction of the material was sorted and total counts were extrapolated accordingly, with notes indicating “Sample too big” or, when no fauna was found, “Nothing”. Data will be available after the 31/12/2026.
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English
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- Keywords (Biodiversity Thesaurus)
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biodiversity
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wetland
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ecological restoration
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macroinvertebrates
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Macrobenthos
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Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Danube Delta
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
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28.2843
- East Bounding Coordinate
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29.7459
- North Bounding Coordinate
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45.4723
- South Bounding Coordinate
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44.8032
Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Ria de Aveiro
Bounding Box
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-8.72507
- East Bounding Coordinate
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-8.59663
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40.74963
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40.63271
Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Marjal dels moros
Bounding Box
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-0.27997
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-0.240362
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39.64107
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39.61579
Geographic Coverage
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Curonian lagoon
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20.5142
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21.2653
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55.7186
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54.8743
Geographic Coverage
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Camargue
Bounding Box
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4.4382
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4.9275
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43.674
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43.3229
Geographic Coverage
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Dutch wetlands
Bounding Box
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3.9907
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4.4087
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51.6811
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51.2754
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
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2023-10-01
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2024-08-31
Taxonomic Coverage
Taxonomic Classification
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Class
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Amphibia
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PH
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Class
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Arachnida
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CCQKT
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Class
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Bivalvia
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7NF3C
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Class
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Gastropoda
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7NF3Y
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Class
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Insecta
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H6
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Class
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Magnoliopsida
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MG
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Class
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Malacostraca
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MC
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Class
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Polychaeta
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B8TXG
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Teleostei
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8V4VD
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RESTORE4Cs - Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits
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Michael
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Ronse
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Tour du Valat
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Engineer
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Point Of Contact
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Anis
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Guelmami
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Tour du Valat
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Engineer
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0000-0002-3906-6424
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Principal Investigator
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All major European Union (EU) policies recognise the key role of wetlands to achieve the EU objectives regarding climate neutrality, biodiversity protection, zero-pollution, flood protection, and circular economy. Therefore, assessing the current extent and state of European wetlands, their current and potential greenhouse gases (GHG) profile and their medium to long-term mitigation capacity through restoration, or other measures, are key priorities of the European Union to tackle climate change. Led by the University of Aveiro, the Horizon project RESTORE4Cs (Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits) will assess the role of restoration action on wetlands capacity in terms of climate change mitigation and a wide range of ecosystem services using an integrative socio-ecological systems approach.
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EU Horizon 2.5.1 - Climate science and solutions
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MacrobenthosAbundance_RESTORE4Cs.csv
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MacrobenthosAbundance_RESTORE4Cs.csv
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124156
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MD5:0c39e6443fa7e1797eff0c74dbf698d2
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eventID
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Event ID
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An identifier for the set of information associated with a dwc: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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Code that identifies the season (S1: Autumn, S2: Winter, S3: Spring, S4: Summer).
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higherGeography
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Higher Geography
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Full name of wetland casepilot where the sample was taken.
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locationID
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Location ID
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Code that identifies the location (the wetland "unit") where the measurement was taken. Coded as a combination of the casepilot (higherGeography) abreviation and one of "A1", "A2", "P1", "P2", "R1" or "R2". Letters A, P, R followed by number correspond to the ecological status classification of the locations (A=Altered, P=Preserved, R= Restored).
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degree
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The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, 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 dwc:Taxon is classified.
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The full scientific name of the order in which the dwc:Taxon is classified.
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Scientific Name
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The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of a dwc: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 dwc:identificationQualifier term.
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The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) dwc:Taxon.
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The authorship information for the dwc:scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable dwc:nomenclaturalCode.
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Accepted Name Usage ID
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An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.
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The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the dwc:scientificName.
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lifeStage
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Life Stage
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The age class or life stage of the dwc:Organism(s) at the time the dwc:Occurrence was recorded.
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Adult
An organism that is fully grown or sexually mature.
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Larvae
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Undetermined stage
Developmental phase in an organism's life cycle that cannot yet be clearly identified sexually.
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An organism group is a classification of living things based on shared characteristics.
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organismQuantity
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Organism Quantity
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A number or enumeration value for the quantity of dwc:Organisms.
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individuals
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natural
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Organism Quantity Estimated
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Where present, it rapresents the estimated sample size value, calculated by multipling the organismQuantity per the samplingEffort.
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individuals
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natural
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The amount of effort expended during a dwc:Event.
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sampleSizeUnit
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Field Notes
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One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the dwc:Event.
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