Biometric measurements of the seagrass Zostera marina in the Mira channel of the Ria de Aveiro from December 2019 to August 2020

Laura Guerrero Meseguer; Marcos Rubal Garcia; Marcos Rubal Garcia

doi:10.14284/555

Biometric measurements of the seagrass Zostera marina in the Mira channel of the Ria de Aveiro from December 2019 to August 2020

Citation

Guerrero-Meseguer L.; Rubal M. Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR). Portugal; (2021): Biometric measurements of the seagrass Zostera marina in the Mira channel of the Ria de Aveiro from December 2019 to August 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/555 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-14.

Description

Biometric measurements of four colonizing Zostera marina patches in the Mira channel of the Ria de Aveiro from December 2019 to August 2020 Description Biometric measurements of four colonizing Zostera marina patches (shoot density, seagrass coverage, leaf width, number of leaves per shoot and leaf surface area) were taken in the Mira channel of the Ria de Aveiro from December 2019 to August 2020. The seagrass coverage was measured in each patch by recording species presence using a metal frame of 50 × 50 cm divided into 25 sub-quadrats of 10 × 10 cm (n= 4). Shoot density was calcu lated by counting the number of vertical rhizomes of each patch into 4 sub-quadrants per each quadrant of 50 × 50 cm (n=4). Then, shoot density per square meter was calculated. Four shoots per quadrant were selected to measure leaf length, leaf width and the number of leaves per shoot and to calculate leaves per shoot and leaf surface area. Seagrass measurements were always done during low tide periods.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145795

Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1758
rank: species

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Portugal, Ria de Aveiro

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Laura Guerrero Meseguer
originator
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: laura.meseguer@fc.up.pt

Marcos Rubal Garcia
originator
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: secretariado@ciimar.up.pt

Laura Guerrero Meseguer
metadata author
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: laura.meseguer@fc.up.pt

Laura Guerrero Meseguer
administrative point of contact
University of Porto; Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (Porto)
PT
email: laura.meseguer@fc.up.pt