Copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) are abundant in aquatic ecosystems and play a significant role in freshwater ecosystems. However, little is known about benthic copepod assemblages of lake littorals. As part of the Interreg Italy-Switzerland 2014-2020 Parchi Verbano Ticino Project (ID: 481668, ERDF funding), we collected data on the benthic copepod assemblages of the littoral zone of Lake Maggiore (Italy), which is subject to significant variations in water levels because of human activity. In the summer of 2019-2021, we recorded 234 occurrences of 13 benthic copepod species from three littoral sampling sites: two in the Italian Natura 2000 network and one in the Swiss Emerald Network. We assembled a dataset (structured in a standardized Darwin Core Archive format) of unique georeferenced occurrence records for each species. We made the dataset available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) (Tabilio Di Camillo et al., 2023). The dataset may be useful for addressing the ecological risks of the littoral meiofaunal assemblages of Lake Maggiore and developing cooperative implementation strategies for the sustainable management of lake water levels.
A standardized dataset of occurrences of benthic copepods in the littoral zones of Lake Maggiore
Agostina Tabilio Di Camillo
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2023-01-01
Abstract
Copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) are abundant in aquatic ecosystems and play a significant role in freshwater ecosystems. However, little is known about benthic copepod assemblages of lake littorals. As part of the Interreg Italy-Switzerland 2014-2020 Parchi Verbano Ticino Project (ID: 481668, ERDF funding), we collected data on the benthic copepod assemblages of the littoral zone of Lake Maggiore (Italy), which is subject to significant variations in water levels because of human activity. In the summer of 2019-2021, we recorded 234 occurrences of 13 benthic copepod species from three littoral sampling sites: two in the Italian Natura 2000 network and one in the Swiss Emerald Network. We assembled a dataset (structured in a standardized Darwin Core Archive format) of unique georeferenced occurrence records for each species. We made the dataset available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) (Tabilio Di Camillo et al., 2023). The dataset may be useful for addressing the ecological risks of the littoral meiofaunal assemblages of Lake Maggiore and developing cooperative implementation strategies for the sustainable management of lake water levels.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
