caa a22 4500 477096832 CHVBK 20180405111529.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01995382 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01995382 The invertebrate benthic community of two solar salt ponds in Aveiro, Portugal [Elektronische Daten] [N. Vieira, F. Amat] The invertebrate benthic community of two Aveiro salt pond systems was studied in order to evaluate its diversity, density and the influence of organic matter and salt production. Samples were collected monthly at Esmolas and Tanoeiras. Five groups of benthic organisms were found: Nemathelminthes, Annelida (Nereis diversicolor), Crustacea (Sphaeroma serratum andTanais cavolini), Insecta (Chironomidae), Bivalvia Mollusca (Cerastoderma edule, Spisula solida andMya arenaria) and Gasteropoda Mollusca (Hydrobia ulvae, Cingulla cingullus, Cingulla semistriata, Odostomia rissoides, Odostomia unidentata, Scrobicularia alba, Valvata cristata andPaludestrina acuta). The highest density of the benthic community was observed during the non-productive season in all but the crystallizing pond systems. In both salt ponds, salinity acted as limiting factor. The dominant group was Gasteropoda, although high densities of Bivalvia were recorded in some ponds. In the feeder pond and the channels, species diversity was highest in the Tanoeiras salt pond, probably because its physical and chemical characteristics allowed the development of stable communities. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997 benthic community nationallicence density nationallicence diversity nationallicence salt ponds nationallicence Vieira N. Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto de Zoologia ‘Dr. Augusto Nobre', 4050, Porto, Portugal aut Amat F. Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (CSIC), Ribera de Cabanes, 12595, Castellon, Spain aut International Journal of Salt Lake Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/4(1996-12-01), 281-286 1037-0544 5:4<281 1996 5 10770 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01995382 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01995382 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vieira N. Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto de Zoologia ‘Dr. Augusto Nobre', 4050, Porto, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Amat F. Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (CSIC), Ribera de Cabanes, 12595, Castellon, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Salt Lake Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/4(1996-12-01), 281-286 1037-0544 5:4<281 1996 5 10770 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer