Vanek, Magdalena; Gross, Sarah Maria; Scotti, Alberto (2022): Environmental variables related to abundances of benthic invertebrates collected for the Biodiversity Monitoring project of South Tyrol - BMS (Italy) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.941501, In: Vanek, M et al. (2022): Abundances of benthic invertebrates and related environmental variables collected for the Biodiversity Monitoring project of South Tyrol - BMS (Italy) [dataset bundled publication]. Eurac Research, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.941503
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Abstract:
Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol (BMS) is an ongoing survey of nature. The monitoring not only serves as basic research, but it is also intended to provide the scientific basis for political decisions concerning spatial planning, agriculture and nature conservation. Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol has been set up under the direction of Eurac Research in collaboration with the South Tyrol Museum of Natural History and the government of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen. More information are available at: https://biodiversity.eurac.edu/ For monitoring running waters, a total of 120 sites spread all around the region have been identified, to be sampled within a 4-year period. After this period, the same 120 sites are sampled again, in order to build an ecological time series in the long-term. Every year 48 points are sampled:
- 24 are considered as reference sites for assessing temporal variability, so this subset (with the same 24 sampling points) is sampled annually;
- 24 are additional sites whose re-sampling is scheduled to happen every 4 years.
For this dataset (year n. 1 of the project) a set of abiotic parameters has been collected in streams and rivers of South Tyrol, during year 2021 (from March to July). Chemical analyses on water samples were performed with a portable spectrophotometer within the same day of collection (Hach Lange DR1900). The operational nomenclature (column names) refers - where possible - to the list of Darwin Core terms (https://dwc.tdwg.org/list/).
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Further details:
Lewis, Gill; Williams, Gwyn (1984): Rivers and wildlife handbook: a guide to practices which further the conservation of wildlife on rivers. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Royal Society for Nature Conservation, UK
Pfankuch, Dale J (1975): Stream reach inventory and channel stability evaluation. USDA Forest Service. Northern Region, Intermountain Forest and range Experiment Reach Ogden UT, 84401, Pfankuch_1975.pdf
Stucki, Pascal; Martinez, Nicolas; Roth, Tobias; Küry, Daniel (2019): Methoden zur Untersuchung und Beurteilung von Fliessgewässern (IBCH_2019). Makrozoobenthos – Stufe F. 1. aktualisierte Ausgabe, November 2019; Erstausgabe 2010. Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern. Umwelt-Vollzug Nr. 1026: 59 S, methoden-zur-untersuchung-und-beurteilung-der-fliessgewaesser.pdf
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 46.614555 * Median Longitude: 11.403130 * South-bound Latitude: 46.261996 * West-bound Longitude: 10.485187 * North-bound Latitude: 46.934983 * East-bound Longitude: 12.368961
Date/Time Start: 2021-03-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2021-06-11T00:00:00
Event(s):
Comment:
#0:below the identification threshold of the reagents
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Scotti, Alberto | dwc:eventID | ||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Scotti, Alberto | Geocode – dwc:eventDate | ||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Scotti, Alberto | Geocode – dwc:decimalLatitude | ||
| 4 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Scotti, Alberto | Geocode – dwc:decimalLongitude | ||
| 5 | Stream flow, width | Stream flow w | m | Scotti, Alberto | streambed: if streambed and wetted perimeter spatially overlapped, the value reported is just the stream width | |
| 6 | Stream bed, width | Stream bed w | m | Scotti, Alberto | width to banktop (Lewis & Williams, 1984) | |
| 7 | Wetted perimeter, width | Wetted perim w | m | Scotti, Alberto | mid-channel width (Lewis & Williams, 1984) | |
| 8 | Pfankuch stability index, upper banks | PSI upper banks | Scotti, Alberto | according to Pfankuch et al. (1975) | sum of the indices for landform slope, mass-wasting, debris jam potential, vegetative bank protection and channel capacity (Pfankuch, 1975) | |
| 9 | Pfankuch stability index, lower banks | PSI lower banks | Scotti, Alberto | according to Pfankuch et al. (1975) | sum of the indices for bank rock content, obstructions, undercutting, deposition (Pfankuch, 1975) | |
| 10 | Pfankuch stability index, streambed/bottom | PSI streambed | Scotti, Alberto | according to Pfankuch et al. (1975) | sum of the indices for rock angularity, brightness, consolidation or particle packing, bottom size distribution & stable, scouring and deposition, clinging aquatic vegetation (Pfankuch, 1975) | |
| 11 | pH | pH | Scotti, Alberto | Multiparameter probe (HI9829, Hanna Instruments) | ||
| 12 | Oxidation reduction (RedOx) potential | Eh | mV | Scotti, Alberto | Multiparameter probe (HI9829, Hanna Instruments) | |
| 13 | Conductivity | Cond | mS/cm | Scotti, Alberto | Multiparameter probe (HI9829, Hanna Instruments) | |
| 14 | Turbidity (Formazin nephelometric unit) | Turbidity | FNU | Scotti, Alberto | Multiparameter probe (HI9829, Hanna Instruments) | |
| 15 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Scotti, Alberto | Multiparameter probe (HI9829, Hanna Instruments) | |
| 16 | Oxygen, dissolved | DO | % | Scotti, Alberto | Optical Dissolved Oxygen Meter (HI98198, Hanna Instruments) | |
| 17 | Oxygen, dissolved | DO | mg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Optical Dissolved Oxygen Meter (HI98198, Hanna Instruments) | |
| 18 | Nitrogen, total | TN | mg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Hach Lange method and reagents | threshold 1 - 16 mg/l (Hach Lange method and reagents: LCK 138 LATON) |
| 19 | Phosphorus, total | TP | mg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Hach Lange method and reagents | threshold 0.05 - 1.50 mg/l (Hach Lange method and reagents: LCK 349 Phosporous total / Phosphate ortho) |
| 20 | Phosphorus in orthophosphate | P-[PO4]3- | µg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Hach Lange method and reagents | threshold 0.05 - 1.50 mg/l (Hach Lange method and reagents: LCK 349 Phosporous total / Phosphate ortho) |
| 21 | Ammonium | [NH4]+ | mg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Hach Lange method and reagents | threshold 0.015 - 2 mg/l (Hach Lange method and reagents: LCK 304 Ammonium) |
| 22 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | mg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Hach Lange method and reagents | threshold 0.23 - 13.50 mg/l (Hach Lange method and reagents: LCK 339 Nitrate) |
| 23 | Nitrite | [NO2]- | mg/l | Scotti, Alberto | Hach Lange method and reagents | threshold 0.015 - 0.6 mg/l (Hach Lange method and reagents: LCK 341 Nitrite) |
| 24 | Mobile blocks, > 250 mm | Mobile blocks > 250 mm | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | |
| 25 | Moss | Moss | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | bryophytes |
| 26 | Hydrophytes | Hydrophyte | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | submerged spermatophytes |
| 27 | Particulate coarse organic matter | PCOM | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | leaves, wood, roots |
| 28 | Mineral sediment, coarse, 25-250 mm | Coars min sed 25-250 mm | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | rocks, pebbles |
| 29 | Gravel, 2.5-25 mm | Gravel 2.5-25 mm | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | |
| 30 | Helophytes | Helophyte | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | amphibious Spermatophytes |
| 31 | Organic sediment, fine, < 0.1 mm | Fine org sed < 0.1 mm | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | puddles close to the shore |
| 32 | Sand/silt, < 2.5 mm | Sand/silt < 2.5 mm | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | fine sediments |
| 33 | Bedrock/artificial surfaces | Bedrock/artif surf | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | bedrock, stone slabs, walls |
| 34 | Algae | Algae | % | Scotti, Alberto | Substrate evaluation according to Stucki et al. (2019) | algae marl or clay |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 3 (ProcLevel3)
Size:
1353 data points