IMIS - Marine Onderzoeksgroepen

In 2000, a total of 21 sampling stations in the Bilbao estuary were selected in order to: (1) study the intertidal fauna distribution on both hard and soft bottoms; (2) link this information with the prevalence of certain environmental variables at the sampling sites; and (3) define distinct biological zones with all the information gathered.A large (100 km) rocky coast intertidal was sampled several times (from 2004 to 2006) to assess the affection degree of invertebrate assemblages impacted by a continuous oil spill. Twelve locations and two intertidal heights ( 3- 4 m and 0,7-1,2 m ) were selected along the coast.