Benthic fauna associated with Maerl Beds (2023)

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 8 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.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Chatzigeorgiou G, Lampa M, Naletaki M, Rallis I (2026). Benthic fauna associated with Maerl Beds (2023).

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Hellenic Center for Marine Research. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 90440c46-93f8-474c-a7d3-e6ebf5a8f9c1.  Hellenic Center for Marine Research publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

Samplingevent; Specimen; Maerl Beds; Aquacultures; Macrobenthic Communities; Polychaeta; Mollusca; Crustaceans

Contacts

Maria Maidanou

• Originator

Research Technician(PhD)

Instittute of Marine Biology Biotechnology and aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

mariam@hcmr.gr

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5662-9184

Maria Lampa

• Originator

PhD Canditate

Institute of Oceanography - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (IO-HCMR)

GR

m.lampa@hcmr.gr

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4628-3304

Maria Naletaki

• Originator

Research Technician(PhD)

Institute of Oceanography - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (IO-HCMR)

GR

mnalet@hcmr.gr

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-6548

Georgios Chatzigeorgiou

• Metadata Provider ●
• Point Of Contact

Permanent Research fellow

Institute of Oceanography - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (IO-HCMR)

Gournes Pediados

71500 Heraklion

Crete

GR

chatzigeorgiou@hcmr.gr

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6693-2033

Ioannis Rallis

• Content Provider ●
• Custodian Steward

Data Manager - Marine Biologist

Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (IMBBC-HCMR)

Heraklion

GR

i.rallis@hcmr.gr

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ioannis-Rallis-3

Dimitra Mavraki

• Custodian Steward

Data manager

HCMR-IMBBC

Thalassocosmos, Former American Base

71003 Heraklion

Crete

GR

dmavraki@hcmr.gr

https://imbbc.hcmr.gr/

https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-530X

Geographic Coverage

Traxilos area in South Boeotia. (Eastern Corinthian Gulf)

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

Maërl beds are biogenic benthic habitats distributed worldwide and known to sustain high productivity andMaërl beds are biogenic benthic habitats distributed worldwide and known to sustain high productivity and biodiversity levels. In the Mediterranean, the number of studies that have been carried out is limited, and little is known on its real distribution. In Greek marine sector the available information regarding the maërl beds is limited and scattered. They are vulnerable to physical disturbance by fishing gears and smothering, and to water pollution by organic enrichment and sewage. Although maërl beds are protected by EU legislations and directives the lack of maps and information on their distribution makes the effective application of these measures impossible. This work concerns the potential impact of aquacultures in maërl beds in Eastern Mediterranean in order to propose a management and a conservation plan for its protection.

Sampling Methods

Benthic Samples were collected by SCUBA or Grab sampler

Method step description:

1. WoRMS Taxon Match Tool – Verify scientific names. (www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=match) OBIS Map Tool – Validate coordinates and estimate uncertainty. (obis.org/maptool/) NERC Vocabulary Server (NVS) – Assign standardized terms with IDs. (vocab.nerc.ac.uk/) LifeWatch & EMODnet QC Tool – Cross-check dataset quality. (rshiny.lifewatch.be/BioCheck/)

Additional Metadata