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Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton of the North Western Portuguese Coast in May 2002
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Dos Santos, A.; Marraccini, A.; Stehle, M.J.; Lourenço, P.; Pires, R.; Queiroga, H. (2017). Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton of the North Western Portuguese Coast in May 2002. https://doi.org/10.14284/465
Contact: Marraccini, Alessandro ; Dos Santos, Antonina

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Description
The objective of this data collection was to analise the daily vertical migration of decapod larvae in the water column in the northwestern portuguese coast and to assess its correlations with environmental parameteres. In order to do this plankton samples were collected with Bongo nets, LHPR multisampler and Neuston net in a area between the north western Portuguese coast and the 10 °W and between the 40° and 42°N and, aditionally at a fixed location during a 67 hours period, every two hours. In the fixed sampling point a plankton trap was also deployed. The data set presented corresponds to the zooplankton analysed in all the samples taken. This work is part of the ProRecruit project, which aimed to describe the spatial and temporal variability of the recruitment of coastal invertebrate species that show a planktonic larvar phase in their lifecylce, and understand the impact of environmental variables which may control its supply to the coastal systems. more

From the analysis of the results, it has been concluded that decapode larvae perform vertical daily migrations from the layers near the bottom to the neuston layer, being present in the superfical layers from 10PM to 02AM and that this behaviour enhances their retention in the area together with the upwelling season. On the other hand, the cypris larval phase of Cirripedia, was shown to perform vertical migrations and that have occurred in more abundance between 20m and 35m of depth.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Vertical migrations, ANE, Portugal, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Cirripedia, Copepoda, Crustacea, Decapoda, Euphausiacea, Mysida

Geographical coverage
ANE, Portugal [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -9,761; MinLat: 40,3 - MaxLong: -8,716; MaxLat: 40,9 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
May 2002

Taxonomic coverage
Cirripedia [WoRMS]
Copepoda [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Euphausiacea [WoRMS]
Mysida [WoRMS]

Parameters
Abundance
Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Distribution
Occurrence of biota
Practical salinity of the water body by CTD (second sensor) and computation using UNESCO 1983 algorithm and calibration against independent measurements [BODC]
Temperature of the water body [BODC]

Contributors
Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)data creator
Dos Santos, Antonina
Marraccini, Alessandro
Pires, Rita
Stehle, Maria João
Lourenço, Patrícia
University of Aveiro (UA)data creator
Queiroga, Henrique

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Publication
Based on this dataset
Garrido, S. et al. (2009). Spatial distribution and vertical migrations of fish larvae communities off Northwestern Iberia sampled with LHPR and Bongo nets. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 84(4): 463-475. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.018
dos Santos, A. et al. (2008). Diel vertical migration of decapod larvae in the Portuguese coastal upwelling ecosystem: implications for offshore transport. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 359: 171-183. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07341
Moreno, A. et al. (2008). Distribution of cephalopod paralarvae in relation to the regional oceanography of the western Iberia. J. Plankton Res. 31(1): 73-91. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbn103
dos Santos, A. et al. (2007). Horizontal and vertical distribution of cirripede cyprid larvae in an upwelling system off the Portuguese coast. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 329: 145-155. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps329145
Queiroga, H. et al. (2007). Oceanographic and behavioural processes affecting invertebrate larval dispersal and supply in the western Iberia upwelling ecosystem. Prog. Oceanogr. 74(2-3): 174-191. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2007.04.007
Santos, A.M.P. et al. (2007). Physical-biological interactions in the life history of small pelagic fish in the Western Iberia Upwelling Ecosystem. Prog. Oceanogr. 74(2-3): 192-209. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2007.04.008
Stehle, M. et al. (2007). Comparison of zooplankton sampling performance of Longhurst-Hardy Plankton Recorder and Bongo nets. J. Plankton Res. 29(2): 169-177. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbm004
Santos, A.M.P. et al. (2006). Vertical distribution of the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) larvae and its implications for their survival. J. Plankton Res. 28(5): 523-532. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbi137

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2017-08-02
Information last updated: 2022-08-09
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