Rocky reef biodiversity survey: Punta Pardelas, Argentina

• Published in: Biodiversity Data Journal
• Main Authors: Bravo, Gonzalo, Livore, Juan Pablo, Battini, Nicolás, Gastaldi, Marianela, Lauretta, Daniel Marcelo, Brogger, Martin Ignacio, Raffo, María Paula, Lagger, Cristian Fabian, Bigatti, Gregorio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers
• Subjects: SAMPLING EVENT; ROCKY REEF; SOUTHERN OCEAN; PHOTOQUADRATS; BIODIVERSITY; SCIENTIFIC DIVING; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Southern Ocean; Argentino; Argentina; Pablo
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/169049

Temperate rocky reefs in the SW Atlantic are productive areas that support highly diverse communities of invertebrates, algae and fishes. Rocky outcrops form complex structures which offer a diversity of microhabitats that lead to a great variety of co-existing species. Subtidal biodiversity within the Natural Protected Area Península Valdés is largely unexplored and studies are mainly limited to fish. A total of 560 high definition photoquadrats from seven rocky reefs (1-25 m depth) at Punta Pardelas were obtained during March 2019. In total, 4491 occurrences were recorded and identified to phyla (n = 2), superclasses (n = 1), classes (n = 5), subclasses (n = 2), orders (n = 2), families (n = 1), subfamilies (n = 1), genera (n = 10) and species (n = 43) levels. This dataset was developed to provide a baseline inventory of Punta Pardelas inside the Natural Protected Area, that was only partially reported more than 50 years ago. Such data represent the first step towards monitoring these less-accessible ecosystems. Fil: Bravo, Gonzalo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos; Argentina. Fundación Proyectosub; Argentina Fil: Livore, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos; Argentina Fil: Battini, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos; Argentina. Fundacion Proyectosub; Argentina Fil: Gastaldi, Marianela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela de Ciencias Marinas. Departamento de Cs. Marinas; Argentina Fil: Lauretta, Daniel Marcelo. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivada; Argentina Fil: Brogger, Martin Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. ...