IMIS

BSH_Neobiota_CE: Status and occurrence of Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central Wadden Sea (southern North Sea)

Citation

Wenke, Lennart; Gismann, Lynn; Uhlir, Carolin; Wehrmann, Achim; Martinez-Arbizu, Pedro (2023). Status and occurrence of Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central Wadden Sea (southern North Sea). https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8260

Contact: Wehrmann, Achim ; Uhlir, Carolin ; Wenke, Lennart-Kilian ;

Availability:

This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

The cockle Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus,1758) is usually found in the tidal and subtidal areas along the coast of most European countries. To report its current distribution in the German Wadden Sea, we systematically collected individuals from intertidal flats, measured shell length and weigth of each individual. The study area ranged from the outer Ems Estuary to the outer Elbe estuary. Sampling was conducted from February to May 2022.

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the most common and widely distributed bivalve species along european coasts (Dabouineau & Ponsero, 2009). Its distribution area extends from Norway to Senegal. To report its current distribution status in the central Wadden Sea, individuals were collected systematically from intertidal flats along 10 transects ranging from the outer Ems estuary to the outer Elbe estuary (German North Sea coast) between February and May 2022. In total, 4717 specimens of C. edule were sampled from 392 stations (highest abundance 355 ind/m2). The shell length ranged between 5.42 mm to 37.31 mm.

Scope

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Filter feeders, Native species, ANE, Wadden Sea, Lower Saxony Wadden Sea and adjacent areas, Bivalvia, Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geographical coverage

ANE, Wadden Sea [Marine Regions]

Lower Saxony Wadden Sea and adjacent areas [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage

10 February 2022 - 11 May 2022

Taxonomic coverage

Bivalvia [WoRMS]

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]

Contributors

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, more, data creator

Wenke, Lennart-Kilian
Gismann, Lynn

Senckenberg am Meer; German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB), more, data creator