f767cb90-97ec-43f7-a4b4-a079ed5f8331 Jessica Titocci National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Research Technologist jessica.titocci@cnr.it 0000-0001-9157-1578 Lyudmila Kamburska National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher lyudmilatodorova.kamburska@cnr.it 0000-0001-5071-6953 Roberta Piscia National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher roberta.piscia@cnr.it 0000-0003-3123-7759 Jessica Titocci National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Research Technologist jessica.titocci@cnr.it 0000-0001-9157-1578 Lyudmila Kamburska National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher lyudmilatodorova.kamburska@cnr.it 0000-0001-5071-6953 Roberta Piscia National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher roberta.piscia@cnr.it 0000-0003-3123-7759 Ilaria Rosati National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Technologist ilaria.rosati@cnr.it 0000-0003-3422-7230 Custodian Steward Mariantonietta La Marra University of Salento Research fellow mariantonietta.lamarra@unisalento.it 0009-0002-2070-7778 Information Manager 2026-02-16 English This dataset was generated within a monitoring program conducted in 2024 with a monthly sampling frequency, as part of the PRIN 2022 project “FUTURE – a warmer Future world: effects on plankton commUnities and paThogens in mediterranean vUlneRable Ecosystems” (grant no. 202252YWFC). It includes zooplankton abundance (ind. m⁻³) for each identified taxon. Zooplankton data were obtained using a traditional microscopy-based approach, with morfological identification at species level when it was possible and counting performed under light microscopy. Additional information, including life stage and planktonic life-history group (meroplankton or holoplankton), is provided where available. Data were collected at three sampling stations in Cabras Lagoon, positioned along a salinity gradient ranging from the lagoon’s marine inlet (Station 1) to its freshwater inflow (Station 3), with Station 2 representing intermediate environmental conditions. Biodiversity Biodiversity Thesaurus Zooplankton Biological monitoring Environmental Thesaurus Lagoon eLTER Controlled Lists Life stage Density Traits Thesaurus Free for use, including sharing and adaptation, by all individuals provided that the owners are acknowledged in any use or publication. cc-by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Data were collected from three sampling stations in Cabras Lagoon across a salinity gradient. 8.513556 8.48525 39.981389 39.933639 2024-01-24 2024-12-16 Species Acartia (Acanthacartia) tonsa urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345943 Genus Alona urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148383 Genus Asplanchna urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134935 Class Bivalvia urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105 Genus Bosmina urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106265 Genus Brachionus urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134937 Species Brachionus bidentatus urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1390904 Species Brachionus leydigii urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134981 Species Brachionus plicatilis urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134982 Genus Ceriodaphnia urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148376 Genus Chydorus urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148377 Class Cirripedia urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1082 Order Cyclopoida urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1101 Species Daphnia longispina urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148373 Order Harpacticoida urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1102 Species Keratella cochlearis urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134990 Species Keratella quadrata urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134992 Genus Lecane urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134952 Species Mesopodopsis slabberi urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120072 Species Mnemiopsis leidyi urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106401 Species Oithona davisae urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:353995 Class Ostracoda urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1078 Genus Podon urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106269 Class Polychaeta urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883 Phylum Rotifera urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14260 Genus Synchaeta urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134958 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/BLH-FHNG3BCR-H http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_641 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/elter_cl/10503 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0123 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_f4d8fb0a http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_ddc0028f The dataset was curated by Titocci Jessica, whose work was funded by ITINERIS. ITINERIS is a project funded by EU - Next Generation EU PNRR- Mission 4 “Education and Research” - Component 2: “From research to business” - Investment 3.1: “Fund for the realization of an integrated system of research and innovation infrastructures”. Jessica Titocci National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Research Technologist jessica.titocci@cnr.it 0000-0001-9157-1578 Lyudmila Kamburska National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher lyudmilatodorova.kamburska@cnr.it 0000-0001-5071-6953 Roberta Piscia National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher roberta.piscia@cnr.it 0000-0003-3123-7759 Zooplankton organisms were sampled monthly throughout 2024 at three stations in Cabras Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy) along a salinity gradient from the marine inlet (station 1) to the freshwater inflow (station 3), with station 2 representing intermediate conditions. Due to the lagoon’s shallow depth (~2 m), samples were collected using horizontal net tows conducted 0.30–0.50 m below the surface with an 80 µm mesh net. Nets were towed at a known speed for a fixed duration to calculate the filtered volume. Samples were immediately preserved in 70% ethanol and later analyzed by microscopy for taxonomic identification and abundance estimation. A 10% subsample of the total volume was examined to determine zooplankton abundance and community composition. A taxonomic check via the Worms Match taxa validation tool was employed to avoid some misspelled names and unaccepted synonyms. Jessica Titocci National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Research Technologist jessica.titocci@cnr.it 0000-0001-9157-1578 Principal Investigator Lyudmila Kamburska National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher lyudmilatodorova.kamburska@cnr.it 0000-0001-5071-6953 Principal Investigator Roberta Piscia National Research Council (CNR), Water Research Institute (IRSA) Researcher roberta.piscia@cnr.it 0000-0003-3123-7759 Principal Investigator Global warming is altering the dynamic and structure of aquatic ecosystems. The Mediterranean region is considered as one of the most sensitive areas regarding global warming and Mediterranean artificial lakes and coastal lagoons are considered particularly vulnerable environments that deserve attention as they provide fundamental goods and ecosystem services. Temperature rise is expected to cause plankton biodiversity loss and to favour the selection of smaller-sized organisms and pathogenic bacteria. This may produce strong alteration in the food web efficiency and energy flux in artificial lakes and coastal lagoons and, consequently, on the all related goods and services, such as good quality of water for agriculture and drinking in artificial lakes or fishing in lagoons. The main objective of this project is to investigate the effects of the forecasted climate warming on Mediterranean natural plankton communities, including several trophic levels, from bacteria to mesozooplankton. To increase knowledge on the ecological responses of Mediterranean aquatic ecosystems to warming, two different natural plankton communities from a Mediterranean artificial lake and a coastal lagoon have been considered in this project. Project goals have been addressed by running a laboratory experiment and a field monitoring activity. The laboratory experiment allowed to directly investigate the entire plankton community responses to warming under experimentally controlled conditions. In addition, the field activity in each ecosystem also allowed to investigate the entire plankton community dynamics over the seasonal variations of temperature. Moreover, for investigating effects of warming on biodiversity, we applied two different approaches to analyse the field and experimental samples: i) a traditional approach, such as optical microscopy and flow cytometry, and ii) a more advanced technological approach, such as the Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). PROGETTO P.R.I.N. 2022 - 202252YWFC – “FUTURE: A WARMER FUTURE WORLD: EFFECTS ON PLANKTON COMMUNITIES AND PATHOGENS IN MEDITERRANEAN VULNERABLE ECOSYSTEMS” CUP B53D23011750006 Dataset_Zooplankton_Monitoring_Cabras.csv Zooplankton data Dataset_Zooplankton_Monitoring_Cabras.csv 57478 MD5:082ea90a6c9a25f1aa75df9aab520750 UTF-8 1 column ; catalogNumber Catalog Number An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/catalogNumber country Country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the location occurs. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country countryCode Country Code The standard code for the country in which the location occurs. 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