FRESHWATER METADATA JOURNAL

Title

Metadata to the community data of flatland ponds in northwest Spain

Author(s)

Cristina Trigal & Margarita Fernández-Aláez

Abstract

This database contains the phytoplankton, zooplankton and macroinvertebrate data collected in 31 ponds in northwest Spain in 2003 and 2004. Macroinvertebrate samples were collected with a pond-net following a time-limited sampling, and were identified to genus level. Phytoplankton and zooplankton were analysed from composite water samples collected with a tube sampler at random points along a transect perpendicular to the main axis of the pond. Phytoplankton and zooplankton were identified to species level. In addition, the database contains information on physico-chemical parameters measured at the ponds. The data were collected during two projects financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (REN 2003-03718/ HID) and the Regional Government of Castilla y Leon (LE33/03).

Keywords

flatland ponds, macroinvertebrates, zooplankton, phytoplankton, biological classification, Spain, biosphere, dry climate, temperate/mesothermal climate

How to cite this article

Trigal C. & Fernández-Aláez M., 2016. Metadata to the community data of flatland ponds in northwest Spain. Freshwater Metadata Journal 10: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.15504/fmj.2016.10