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ELEMENTS OF STUDY IN MINHO, MONDEGO AND MIRA ESTUARIES

The recovery and compilation of historical data about the identification of long term-variations in habitats, biological communities and ecosystems’ functioning, are helpful for future environmental quality evaluations and tracking of evolutive trends in the ecosystems. This type of data constitutes the only reliable source of information feeding long-term studies.

Studies and surveys: Ricerca
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MINHO ESTUARY

  • Physical-chemical parameters

  • Communities of fish and health status of selected fish populations (Pomatoschistus microps and Dicentrarchus labrax) in relation to abiotic variation

  • Zooplankton community variation

  • Spatial and temporal variation of the macroinvertebrates benthic community

  • Macroalgae and macrophytes

  • Shorebirds

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MONDEGO ESTUARY

  • Physical-chemical parameters

  • Phytoplankton communities

  • Zooplankton communities

  • Macroalgae and macrophytes communities

  • Benthic invertebrate communities

  • Fish

  • Shorebirds

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MIRA ESTUARY

  • Physical-chemicals parameters

  • Benthic macroinvertebrates

  • Saltmarshes plants (macroalgae and macrophytes)

  • Fishes

  • Zooplankton communtities

  • The impact of the hydromedusae exotic invader Blackfordia virginica in the different compartments of the Mira estuary ecosystem.

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