Description
Abundance (individuals/m2) and biomass (g/m2) of macrozoobenthic taxa from seagrass meadows along the Southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast (Burgas Bay), collected during field surveys of IBER-BAS in 2013-2014 as part of project PERSEUS. Due to the sampling method (hand corer), the dataset represents the infauna associated with the seagrasses. The dataset also contains measurements of several environmental parameters at the stations: sediment grain size (% gravel, sand, and silt/clay); sediment moisture content (%) and total organic matter (% loss on ignition); temperature and salinity of the water.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 42 records.
2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Klayn S, Karamfilov V (2021): Infauna from seagrass meadows in the coastal Bulgarian Black Sea (2013-2014). v1. Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBER-BAS). Dataset/Samplingevent. http://gp.sea.gov.ua:8082/ipt/resource?r=macrozoobenthos_seagrass_perseus_iber-bas&v=1.0
Rights
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To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Samplingevent; Black Sea; Coastal zone; Sea grass; Marine invertebrates; Burrowing organisms; Community composition; Abundance; Biomass
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
Southern Bulgarian Black Sea (Burgas Bay)
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [42.311, 27.407], North East [42.493, 27.805] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Most taxa were identified to species or genus. No further identification was attempted for the groups Oligochaeta, Nemertea, Phoronida, Platyhelminthes, Actiniaria, as well as the larval/juvenile stages of some polychaetes and decapod crustaceans, and chironomids.
| Phylum | Nemertea, Phoronida, Platyhelminthes |
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| Class | Polychaeta, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Malacostraca, Thecostraca, Actiniaria |
| Subclass | Oligochaeta |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2013-06-14 / 2014-07-18 |
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Project Data
PERSEUS is a research project that assesses the dual impact of human activity and natural pressures on the Mediterranean and Black Seas. PERSEUS merges natural and socio-economic sciences to predict the long-term effects of these pressures on marine ecosystems. The project aims to design an effective and innovative research governance framework, which will provide the basis for policymakers to turn back the tide on marine life degradation. http://www.perseus-net.eu/
| Title | Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas (PERSEUS) |
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| Funding | FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Grant agreement ID: 287600 Funding scheme: CP-IP-SICA - Large-scale integrating project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries (SICA) |
| Study Area Description | Mediterranean and Black Seas |
The personnel involved in the project:
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | The data were collected to characterize the current diversity and community structure of macrozoobenthic communities associated with seagrasses in the Bulgarian Black Sea, and to test the sensitivity and performance of several uni- and multivariate zoobenthic indices commonly used in WFD/MSFD assessments in the Black Sea. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | http://gp.sea.gov.ua:8082/ipt/resource?r=macrozoobenthos_seagrass_perseus_iber-bas |