https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2130

Dataset of benthic copepods in the littoral zones of Lake Maggiore

Vol. 81 No. s2 (2022): Effects of water level management on lake littorals and downstream river areas
Submitted: 24 February 2023
Accepted: 15 May 2023
Published: 15 June 2023
Crustacea, meiobenthic fauna, lentic waters, Harpacticoida, Cyclopoida, GBIF
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Agostina Tabilio Di Camillo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-8885
National Research Council, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CNR-IRET), Sesto Fiorentino (FI); Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy.
Angela Boggero
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7534-3126
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy.
Diana Maria Paola Galassi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-2710
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy.
Lyudmila Kamburska
National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza; National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy.
Barbara Fiasca
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9353-6303
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy.
Tiziana Di Lorenzo
tiziana.dilorenzo@cnr.it
National Research Council, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CNR-IRET), Sesto Fiorentino (FI); National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy.

Copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) are widespread in aquatic ecosystems worldwide and represent an important component of the meiobenthic metazoan assemblages of lake littorals. Yet, little is currently known about the diversity of benthic copepods in lentic habitats. We gathered information on the benthic copepod assemblages of the littoral zone of Lake Maggiore as part of the Interreg Italy-Switzerland 2014-2020 Parchi Verbano Ticino project (ID: 481668), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Lake Maggiore is a large and deep temperate lake in north-western Italy human-managed from mid-March to mid-September. This contributes to substantial changes in water levels in relation to human activities such as hydropower, industrial and agricultural uses. We compiled a dataset listing 234 occurrences of benthic copepod species recorded from three littoral sampling sites situated in three protected areas, two of which are part of the Natura 2000 network in Italy and one is part of the Emerald Network in Switzerland. We collected the specimens during the summer-autumn period in 2019-2021. We identified the copepods at the species level and created a dataset with individual georeferenced occurrence records for each species, organized in a standardized Darwin Core Archive format. We made available, through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), a total of 13 distinct taxonomic entities and 234 unique georeferenced occurrence records related to the benthic copepod assemblages of the littoral zone of Lake Maggiore (Tabilio Di Camillo et al., 2023). The dataset has the potential to support the authorities in charge of managing Lake Maggiore’s water levels in addressing the ecological risk relevant to the littoral zone and in developing shared implementation strategies for sustainable water management.

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Michela Rogora, National Research Council, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy

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Tabilio Di Camillo, Agostina, Angela Boggero, Diana Maria Paola Galassi, Lyudmila Kamburska, Barbara Fiasca, and Tiziana Di Lorenzo. 2023. “Dataset of Benthic Copepods in the Littoral Zones of Lake Maggiore”. Journal of Limnology 81 (s2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2130.
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