Back to our quadrat surveys, this time at Cape Touriñan, in Galicia, Spain. Towards the south, the dominance of macro-algae is now just a memory, but here it is still possible to see these magnificent algae belts! More brown and red algae to feast your eyes 🙂 There was still time for robolimpet deployment:
On the 23rd of June we finished our Summer 2017 survey for the project Reehab. Here you can see Rui taking notes on the percentage of cover of Sabellaria alveolata in one of the five 5x5m permanent quadrats in Buarcos, Figueira da Foz, central Portugal. Even though this location is known for having some of the most impressive S. alveolata reefs… Read more »
It is time to return to basic ecology methodology and do our quadrat surveys 🙂 During this trip we were lucky enough to record major biogeographic changes in some of the locations, which will prompt further analyses. Stay tuned for news!