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Spatial sampling design for sediment quality assessment in estuaries

datacite.subject.sdg14:Proteger a Vida Marinha
dc.contributor.authorCaeiro, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorPainho, Marco
dc.contributor.authorGoovaerts, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Helena
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-29T14:51:33Z
dc.date.available2021-09-29T14:51:33Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2021-09-20T10:01:11Z
dc.description.abstractUnusual difficulties are encountered when characterizing the spatial distribution of the properties that collectively define the state of estuaries. Due to the variability of these estuarine conditions, greater sampling efforts are often necessary to describe estuarine environments, as compared to other aquatic systems. That is why in coastal management studies, where the collection of data is sometimes very difficult and time-consuming, a robust sampling strategy is essential. The aim of this study is to design a spatial sampling strategy for estuarine sediments, using prior information on the spatial variation of sediment granulometry. Systematic unaligned sampling with a grid cell size of 750 × 500 m was chosen on the basis of semi-variogram analysis, and was shown to have distinct advantages. This design was sampled for sediment parameters using a GPS-receiver and mapped within the digitized shoreline of the estuary. The estuary shoreline was digitized on the basis of aerial ortho-photography with tidal ebb determination. The sampling is intended to define the boundaries of environmental management areas for the Sado Estuary, situated on the west coast of Portugal. The research represents one of the initial phases in the development of a Sado Estuary environmental management system integrated into a Geographic Information System.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00103-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-0141941744
dc.identifier.issn1364-8152
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-74586
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/11154
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectGeographic information systempt_PT
dc.subjectSampling designpt_PT
dc.subjectEstuariespt_PT
dc.subjectEstuariespt_PT
dc.subjectArcview softwarept_PT
dc.subjectSemi-variogramspt_PT
dc.subjectAerial photo digitalizationpt_PT
dc.titleSpatial sampling design for sediment quality assessment in estuariespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage859pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage853pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Modelling and Softwarept_PT
oaire.citation.volume18pt_PT
person.familyNameCaeiro
person.familyNamePainho
person.givenNameSandra
person.givenNameMarco
person.identifier587808
person.identifier.ciencia-id8515-398A-D241
person.identifier.orcid 0000-0002-6079-3554
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1136-3387
person.identifier.ridK-3886-2014
person.identifier.ridD-1884-2010
person.identifier.scopus-author-id6603297853
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55893968400
rcaap.cv.cienciaid8515-398A-D241 | SANDRA SOFIA FERREIRA DA SILVA CAEIRO
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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