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Monthly variation in the macrozoobenthic community structure in Laki Lagoon (Evros Delta, N. Aegean Sea)
Citation
Mogias, A & Kevrekidis, T; Monthly variation in the macrozoobenthic community structure in Laki Lagoon (Evros Delta, N. Aegean Sea); Democritus University of Thrace; Department of Primary Education. Http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=2974. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/2974
Contact: Athanasios, Mogias

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Description
This dataset data from montly benthos sampling in 1998 at 1 station in the Laki lagoon in the Ervos Delta. The presence of the encoutered taxa was recourded aswel as the depth, watertemperature and sediment grain size. more

The macrozoobenthic community structure in the innermost part of Laki lagoon showed a seasonal periodicity. During summer the macrobenthic fauna became impoverished, but recovered from late summer onwards. The seasonal dynamics of the assemblage was mainly governed by water temperature. Predation pressure by Atherina boyeri may have contributed to quantitative community changes during autumn. The sediment samples were taken using a small corer for particle size analysis and estimation of the amount of organic matter. Two samples of epibenthic decapods and small fish were taken using a special net (with a 40ยท40 cm opening) which was pulled on the sediment for a distance of 10 m) A number of datarecords are uncertain, and are therefore not included in Eurobis.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Brackish water, Macrobenthos, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, MED, Greece, Aegean I., Actinopterygii, Crustacea, Insecta, Mollusca, Oligochaeta, Polychaeta

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 26,012; MinLat: 40,817 - MaxLong: 26,012; MaxLat: 40,817 [WGS84]
MED, Greece, Aegean I. Stations [Marine Regions]
Evros Delta, Laki Lagoon
Coordinates: MinLong: 40,8158; MinLat: 26,0122 - MaxLong: 40,8158; MaxLat: 26,0122 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
February 1998 - February 1999
Monthly

Taxonomic coverage
Actinopterygii [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Insecta [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]

Parameters
Dissolved oxygen (O2)
Median grain size
Organic matter (OM)
Presence of biota
Salinity
Temperature

Contributors
Democritus University of Thracedata owner
Democritus University of Thrace; Department of Primary Educationdata creator
Athanasios, Mogias
Kevrekidis, Theodoros

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Publication
Based on this dataset
Mogias, A.; Kevrekidis, T. (2005). Macrozoobenthic community structure in a poikilohaline Mediterranean lagoon (Laki Lagoon, northern Aegean). Helgol. Mar. Res. 59(3): 167-176. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-004-0215-1

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2012-03-08
Information last updated: 2013-08-30
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