Taxonomic composition of benthic macrofauna from the southern Baltic Sea (2018-2021) - Comeback Project

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Taxonomic composition of benthic macrofauna from the southern Baltic Sea (2018-2021) - Comeback Project

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Kędra M., Szczepanek M., Silberberger M.J., Grabowska M. (2026). Taxonomic composition of benthic macrofauna from the southern Baltic Sea (2018–2021) – Comeback Project. Dataset published via GBIF IPT.

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Keywords

macrozoobenthos; Baltic Sea; abundance; biomass; benthic community

Contacts

Marta Szczepanek
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  • Point Of Contact
Data Manager
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
Powstancow Warszawy 55
Sopot
PL

Geographic Coverage

Southern coast of the Baltic Sea (Poland)

Bounding Coordinates South West [53.774, 14.365], North East [54.97, 19.109]

Taxonomic Coverage

Benthic macroinvertebrates (macrozoobenthos) from marine soft-bottom communities.

Kingdom Animalia

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2018-10-15 / 2021-04-23

Project Data

No Description available

Title Coastal Ecosystem functioning under different antropogenic pressure - linking Benthic communities And biogeochemical Cycling in the southern Baltic Sea (COmEBACk)
Identifier 2017/26/E/NZ8/00496
Funding Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Sampling Methods

Macrozoobenthic samples were obtained from soft-bottom sediments using grab samplers. Collected material was sieved to separate macrofauna, which was then processed for taxonomic identification and quantitative analyses of abundance and biomass.

Study Extent The study covers benthic habitats of the southern Baltic Sea, including coastal and adjacent offshore soft-bottom environments along the Polish coast (53.774–54.970°N; 14.365–19.109°E).

Method step description:

  1. 1. Collection of benthic macroinvertebrate samples from soft-bottom sediments. 2. Sieving of sediment samples to separate macrofauna. 3. Taxonomic identification of macroinvertebrates in the laboratory. 4. Quantification of abundance and biomass.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Szczepanek, M., Silberberger, M.J. and Kędra, M. (2024), Functional structure and diversity of marine benthos reflect food availability and quality, as evidenced by isotopic diversity. Limnol Oceanogr, 69: 757-771. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12506
  2. Szczepanek M, Silberberger MJ, Koziorowska-Makuch K and Kędra M (2022) Utilization of riverine organic matter by macrobenthic communities in a temperate prodelta. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:974539. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.974539
  3. Szczepanek, M., Grabowska, M., Silberberger, M. J., Borawska, Z., & Kędra, M. (2024). Integrating natural and anthropogenic factors in assessment of benthic ecosystem disturbance: A biotic index approach from the southern Baltic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209(Pt A), 117087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117087

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