Document of dataset 4607

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea
Description in English
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.
Rights
Unrestricted for academic use
bibliographicCitation
Leidenberger, S. (2014). Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea.

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
1868-01-01
End date
2012-01-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial
ANE, Baltic

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Distribution patterns
Museum collections

Themes

theme
Biology > Benthos
Biology > Invertebrates

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Idotea

Ownerships

contributor
Sonja Leidenberger
contributor
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dataset references

has part
Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea - data derived from museum collections
Observations of three Idotea species (I. balthica, I. chelipes and I. granulosa) in Northern Europe, including the Baltic Sea - field data

Special collections

part of special collection
EMODNET
not available through EurOBIS

Document metadata

date created
2014-07-07
date modified
2022-08-09