KATIA_Epipelagic mesozooplankton distribution and abundance in Southern Ocean Atlantic sector and the North Atlantic and Arctic 1996-2013

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 30 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Ward, P., Tarling, G., Shreeve, R., & ten Hoopen, P. (2020). Epipelagic mesozooplankton distribution and abundance in Southern Ocean Atlantic sector and the North Atlantic and Arctic 1996-2013 [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/5A711904-EF42-46A3-9F47-3F0D6B231F65

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Samplingevent; "EARTH SCIENCE"; "BIOSPHERE"; "ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS"; "COMMUNITY DYNAMICS"; "BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS"; "ECOSYSTEMS"; "AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS"; "PLANKTON"; "ZOOPLANKTON"; "OCEANS"; "MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING"; Samplingevent

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Contacts

Geographic Coverage

Southern Ocean, Atlantic Sector North Atlantic Ocean, Arctic

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

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Sampling Methods

Samples were retrieved by either a motion compensation Bongo net or a mini Bongo net, and then preserved with Borax buffered 10% formalin for analysis back at the home laboratory. Taxa were identified through examination by light microscopy. The abundance of each taxa within a sample was determined through examining a known fraction of the sample and then making an inverse multiplication of that fraction. Known fractions were principally achieved through the use of a Folsom splitter. Volumetric abundances (individuals m-2) were determined through dividing sample abundance by the volume of water sampled by the respective net. Net volume was mainly derived through multiplying the net opening diameter by the maximum depth of sampling. This calculation assumes 100% net sampling efficiency and that specimens were only captured during the ascent phase of the net deployment.

Method step description:

1. All species were identified according to the taxonomic guides available at time of analysis and the user must be aware that some species names may have since been updated.

Bibliographic Citations

1. Tarling GA, Ward P, Atkinson A, Collins MA, Murphy EJ (2012) Editorial: DISCOVERY 2010: Spatial and temporal variability in a dynamic polar ecosystem. Deep-Sea Res. II 59-60:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.10.001
2. Tyrrell T, Tarling GA, Leakey R, Cripps G, Thorpe S, Richier S, Moore CM (2016) Impacts of surface ocean acidification in polar seas and globally: a field-based approach. Deep-Sea Res. II 127:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.02.009

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