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Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea - data derived from museum collections
Citable as data publication
Leidenberger, S. (2014). Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea - data derived from museum collections. https://doi.org/10.14284/7
Contact:
Leidenberger, Sonja
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Description
Observation data of occurrence of three Idotea species collected from museum collections in Northern Europe. more
Marine isopods of the genus Idotea Fabricius 1798 are common meso-grazers of the benthos. Approximately 30 different species exist worldwide, including eight species in Europe. Only three species, namely Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772), I. chelipes (Pallas, 1766) and I. granulosa Rathke, 1843, were able to colonize the brackish environment of the Baltic Sea. To understand the ecology and distribution patterns of these key species under on-going environmental changes, occurrence data were collected from museum collections and own sampling.
Marine isopods of the genus Idotea Fabricius 1798 are common meso-grazers of the benthos. Approximately 30 different species exist worldwide, including eight species in Europe. Only three species, namely Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772), I. chelipes (Pallas, 1766) and I. granulosa Rathke, 1843, were able to colonize the brackish environment of the Baltic Sea. To understand the ecology and distribution patterns of these key species under on-going environmental changes, occurrence data were collected from museum collections and own sampling.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Museum collections, A, North Atlantic, ANE, Baltic, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Idotea Fabricius, 1798
Geographical coverage
A, North Atlantic [Marine Regions]
ANE, Baltic [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -70,788; MinLat: 38,1922 - MaxLong: 38,6129; MaxLat: 71,2088 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: -70,788; MinLat: 38,1922 - MaxLong: 38,6129; MaxLat: 71,2088 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
1846 - 1985
Taxonomic coverage
Idotea Fabricius, 1798 [WoRMS]
Contributors
University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, data creator
Leidenberger, Sonja
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Publication
Based on this dataset
Leidenberger, S. et al. (2015). Mapping present and future potential distribution patterns for a meso-grazer guild in the Baltic Sea. J. Biogeogr. 42(2): 241–254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12395
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Museum collection
Metadatarecord created: 2014-07-07
Information last updated: 2022-08-01
