The collection includes organisms belonging to the Northern Adriatic epimegabenthic fauna. Epimegabenthos is conventionally defined as the zoobenthos living at the top of the substrate and larger than 1 cm. This compartment includes most macroinvertebrate phyla, such as Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Porifera. Samples belong to coastal benthic habitats ranging in depth from intertidal to 30 m, either manually or by means of dredges or trawl nets. Samples are generally preserved in ethyl alcohol 70% or dry. Most samples have been collected along the Veneto coastline during 2016-2019 monitoring activities in the framework of the Marine Strategy Directive 2008/56/EC.
Venice Lagoon, Adriatic Sea Min Latitude: 45.39549 Max Latitude: 45.42372 Min Longitude: 12.59208 Max Longitude: 12.66263 Global Coverage: n/a
Citation
Sigovini M, Guarneri I, Tagliapietra D, Sabino A, Di Russo E (2024). NAdEm - Northern Adriatic Epimegabenthos. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/r8f2c2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-03.
Marco Sigovini (Administrative point of contact) Researcher Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine marco.sigovini@cnr.it
Simona Armeli Minicante (Administrative point of contact) Technologist Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine simona.armeliminicante@cnr.it
Edoardo Di Russo (Administrative point of contact) Technician Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine edoardo.dirusso@cnr.it
Project
Marine Strategy Directive 2008/56/EC
Funding: Most samples have been collected during 2016-2019 monitoring activities in the framework of the Marine Strategy Directive 2008/56/EC (Convenzione tra ARPAV e CNR-ISMAR per la collaborazione tecnico-scientifica nell’ambito della Direttiva 2008/56/CE sulla Strategia Marina – D.lgs. 190/2010. Attività di monitoraggio in ambito costiero Regione Veneto. P.O.A. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).
Curatorship, cataloging and digitization were carried out in the context of the ITINERIS (Italian Integrated Environmental Research Infrastructures System) project funded by EU - Next Generation EU Mission 4 “Education and Research” - Component 2: “From research to business” - Investment 3.1: “Fund for the realization of an integrated system of research and innovation infrastructures” - Activity WP6.6 “National network of the aquatic science collections”.
Project people:
Marco Sigovini (Administrative point of contact)
Sampling
Study Extent: Most samples have been collected during monitoring activities in the framework of the Marine Strategy Directive 2008/56/EC. Annual monitoring campaign were performed in the period 2016-2019 over four 25 km2 areas characterized by muddy sand bottom, located between 3 and 6 nautical miles from the Veneto coastline, on bathymetries between 15 and 20 m. Sampling: Most samples have been collected during monitoring activities in the framework of the Marine Strategy Directive 2008/56/EC. Samplings were carried on a fishing vessel, by means of “rapido” trawling. For each of three sites per monitoring area, three linear transects, about 1 nautical mile long and 250 m apart, were performed. A quantitative sub-sample of the collected material, mostly by-catch, was collected for analysis, maintained at low temperatures, sorted and stored within 48 hours. All the organisms were quantified and determined to the lowest achievable taxonomic rank, based on up-to-date taxonomic keys and scientific literature. Method Steps: Most samples have been collected during monitoring activities in the framework of the Marine Strategy Directive 2008/56/EC. For details on the methods, see MATTM-ISPRA (2016) protocols (MATTM-ISPRA, Programmi di Monitoraggio per la Strategia Marina Art. 11, D.lgs. 190/2010 - Schede Metodologiche. MODULO 9 - Habitat di fondo marino sottoposti a danno fisico, v. settembre 2016).
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IR0000032 – ITINERIS, Italian Integrated Environmental Research Infrastructures System
(D.D. n. 130/2022 - CUP B53C22002150006) Funded by EU - Next Generation EU PNRR- Mission 4 “Education and Research” -
Component 2: “From research to business” - Investment 3.1:
“Fund for the realisation of an integrated system of research and innovation infrastructures”
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