First records of zooplankton occurrences in the Cabras Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy): FUTURE Project dataset

Data Records

The data in this occurrence 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 1,656 records.

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Titocci J, Piscia R, Padedda B M, Pulina S, Kamburska L (2025). First records of zooplankton occurrences in the Cabras Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy): FUTURE Project dataset. Version 1.3. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/resource?r=zooplankton_cabraslagoon&v=1.3

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Zooplankton; Coastal lagoon; invasive Mnemiopsis leidyi

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

Europe, Italy, Sardinia, Cabras lagoon

Taxonomic Coverage

N/A

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

The Mediterranean region is considered as one of the most sensitive areas regarding global warming. Mediterranean artificial lakes and coastal lagoons are considered particularly vulnerable environments that deserve attention as they provide fundamental goods and ecosystem services. The main objective of the Project is to investigate the effects of the forecasted heat waves on Mediterranean natural plankton communities including several trophic levels, from bacteria to mesozooplankton. The effects of rising temperature on diversity and size-structure of plankton community and on the abundance and composition of pathogenic bacteria and related antibiotic resistance were evaluated. Coordinator of the Project is University of Sassari; partners CNR-IRET and CNR-IRSA.

The personnel involved in the project:

Sampling Methods

Zooplankton samples were taken at three sampling points (1, 2, 3) in Cabras lagoon. Sampling points were located along a salinity gradient from the lagoon's marine inlet to its freshwater inflow. Sampling point 1 was situated near the lagoon's connection with the sea, while 2 represented intermediate conditions, and finally sampling point 3 was located near the main freshwater input in the lagoon. The maximum depth in the lagoon is 2.5 meters. That is way at each point, a horizontal tow was performed, using a 80 µm mesh net, by towing the net from approximately 3 minutes at a constant speed. Zooplankton samples were immediately preserved in 70% ethanol and subsequently analyzed in the laboratory for taxonomic identification and density estimation.

Method step description:

1. Monthly records of species occurrences at each sampling point are organised with Darwin Core (DwC) Standard with 1656 records including occurrenceStatus (present/absent). This dataset is the first published dataset of zooplankton occurrences in Cabras Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy).

Additional Metadata