Sampling event

EDP Foz-Tua: Phytobenthos – Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2015]

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Description

The dataset contains records of Phytobenthos (Diatoms) collected in the watershed of the River Tua and its tributaries, and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-2017) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the spring 2011-2015 during field visits to 17 sampling points distributed along the valley of river Tua (Northeast Portugal) and its tributaries, up to the intersection with rivers Rabaçal and Tuela, 52 kms upstream. The Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-2015) aims to evaluate the impacts of dam construction in the water quality of the river, before and during the construction process. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 33526 records of species presence and number of individuals (valves).

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 85 records.

1 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.

Event (core)
85
Occurrence 
20740

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Pinheiro P, Almeida S, Novais H, Delgado C. Múrias, T (2020): EDP Foz-Tua: Phytobenthos – Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2015]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_phytobentos_pme&v=1.0

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 9cbf3150-88a4-4d74-a36b-872ee74d9c28.  EDP - Energias de Portugal publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.

Keywords

Diatoms; Phytobenthos; water quality; inventories; ecological monitoring program; Foz-Tua dam

Contacts

Paulo Pinheiro
  • Originator
General Coordinator
AQUALOGUS - Engenharia e Ambiente, Lda.
Rua do Mar da China, Nº 1, Escritório 2.4, Parque das Nações
1990-137 Lisboa Lisbon
PT
Salomé Almeida
  • Originator
Scientific/Fieldwork Coordinator
Departamento de Biologia - Universidade de Aveiro
Campus de Santiago, Avenida João Jacinto de Magalhães
3810-193 Aveiro Aveiro
PT
Helena Novais
  • Originator
Technician
Departamento de Biologia - Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro
PT
Cristina Delgado
  • Originator
Technician
Departamento de Biologia - Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro
PT
Tiago Múrias
  • Metadata Provider
Researcher
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
4485-661 Vairão Vairão
PT
João Madeira
  • Point Of Contact
Manager
EDP - Energias de Portugal
Av. 24 de Julho, 12, Torre Nascente, Piso 4
1249-300 Lisboa Lisbon
PT

Geographic Coverage

The data were collected along the river Tua (Northeast Portugal) and its mains tributaries, up to the intersection with rivers Rabaçal and Tuela (52 km from the mouth), in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

Bounding Coordinates South West [41.112, -7.674], North East [41.516, -7.153]

Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 4 classes, 16 orders, 19 famillies, 59 genera, and 245 species and infra-specific categories.

Phylum Bacillariophyta
Class Coscinodiscophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Coscinodiscophyceae, Mediophyceae
Order Aulacoseirales, Bacillariales, Cocconeidales, Cymbellales, Eunotiales, Fragilariales, Licmophorales, Mastogloiales, Melosirales, Naviculales, Rhopalodiales, Stephanodiscales, Surirellales, Tabellariales, Thalassiophysales, Thalassiosirales
Family Aulacoseiraceae, Bacillariaceae, Achnanthidiaceae, Anomoeoneidaceae, Cymbellaceae, Eunotiaceae, Staurosiraceae, Ulnariaceae, Achnanthaceae, Melosiraceae, Amphipleuraceae, Neidiineae, Rhopalodiaceae, Stephanodiscaceae, Stephanodiscaceae, Surirellaceae, Tabellariaceae, Catenulaceae, Thalassiosiraceae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2011-04-12 / 2015-08-08

Project Data

The dataset contains records of the Phytobenthos collected in the lower valley of the River Tua and its main tributaries, within the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-2015) of the Construction Phase of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in spring/summer (April-July) of 2011-2015 during field visits to 18 sampling plots located along the lower Tua valley and its tributaries, up to 52 km upstream. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 33526 records of species presence and number of individuals (valves). The most abundant species (> 1000 individuals) were Achnanthidium rivulare (6001), Achnanthidium minutissimum (3962), Eolimna minima (2731), Achnanthidium subhudsonis (1863), Cocconeis pseudolineata (1659), Cocconeis euglypta (1083) and Planothidium frequentissimum (1052).

Title EDP Foz-Tua: Phytobenthos – Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2015]
Identifier EDP Biodiversity Data
Funding The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Study Area Description The study was conducted in part of the sub-basin of river Tua affected by the Foz-Tua Hydroelectric Dam. The sampling was centered in the Tua river and associated tributaries until the intersection with rivers Tuela and Rabaçal, up to 52 km from the Tua mouth.
Design Description The objective of the study was to characterize dynamics of phytobenthos communities, to indicate changes in the ecological quality of river ecosystems in the lower Tua sub-basin, along all the stretch affected by the dam and in several control points upstream, during the dam construction (2011-2015).

The personnel involved in the project:

Paulo Pinheiro
  • Author
Salomé Almeida
  • Author
Helena Novais
  • Author
Cristina Delgado
  • Author
Tiago Múrias
  • Metadata Provider

Sampling Methods

Epilitic communities were sampled in accordance with the Sampling Protocol and analysis for phytobenthos - diatoms (INAG 2008). In each sampling point a number of stones totaling a colonized surface of ≈100 cm2 was examined, avoiding, whenever possible, the shaded areas, as well as the areas without current or with very high water velocity. All samples were fixed “in loco” with commercial formaldehyde (37%) and brought to laboratory, where they were subjected to the nitric acid method (INAG, 2008). For each sample, about 400 valves were counted in random and not overlapping optical fields. Diatomaceous communities were identified up to the lowest possible taxonomic level using several floras, namely those of Germain (1981) and Krammer and Lange-Bertalot (1986, 1988, 1991a and 1991b), as well as the IBD manual (Prygiel and Coste, 2000).

Study Extent The data were collected along the Tua lower valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 52 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela
Quality Control All taxa were identified by experienced researchers

Method step description:

  1. To be completed

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Germain, H. 1981. Flore des Diatomées. Diatomophycées eaux douces et saumâtres du Massif Armoricain et des contrées voisines d’Europe occidentale. Ed. Boubée, Paris.
  2. NAG, I.P. 2008c. Manual para a avaliação biológica da qualidade da água em sistemas fluviais segundo a Directiva Quadro da Água - Protocolo de amostragem e análise para os fitobentos-diatomáceas. Ministério do Ambiente, do Ordenamento do Território e do Desenvolvimento Regional. Instituto da Água, I.P.
  3. Krammer, K. e H. Lange-Bertalot 1988. Bacillariophyceae. 2. Teil: Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae, Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Band 2–2. P. 596p.
  4. Krammer, K. e H. Lange-Bertalot 1991a. Bacillariophyceae. 3. Teil: Centrales, Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae. Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Band 2–3: 600p.
  5. Krammer, K. e H. Lange-Bertalot 1991b. Bacillariophyceae. 4. Teil: Achnanthaceae, Kritische Ergänzungen zu Navicula (Lineolatae) und Gomphonema. Gesamtliteraturverzeichnis, Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Band 2–4: p. 437.
  6. Kottelat, M. e Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Kottelat Editions, Cornol and Berlin.

Additional Metadata

Purpose This dataset is part of a broader initiative whereby the company EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. will made available biodiversity data collected during impact assessment and biological monitoring studies.
Maintenance Description This resource will be regularly checked for accuracy.
Alternative Identifiers 9cbf3150-88a4-4d74-a36b-872ee74d9c28
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_phytobentos_pme