NIOZ Wadden Sea Phytoplankton

Henk W. Van der Veer; C. (Katja) J.M. Philippart

doi:10.15468/okwkou

NIOZ Wadden Sea Phytoplankton

Citation

Van der Veer H W, Philippart C ( J, de Bruin T (2023). NIOZ Wadden Sea Phytoplankton. Version 1.3. NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. Metadata dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/okwkou accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

Since 1974, bucket water samples have been collected at the NIOZ-Texel sampling jetty, located at the northern side of the Marsdiep tidal inlet between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea (53°00′06″N, 4°47′21″E). Sampling resolution has occurred at an average of approximately 40 times per annum. The first parameters measured were phytoplankton species densities, Secchi disc depth, suspended particulate matter, dissolved nutrients, chlorophyll a, and primary production. The NIOZ Jetty was chosen as sampling location for logistical reasons including ease of access (no boat necessary) and close vicinity to the NIOZ buildings. Sampling was, and continues to be, performed at high water (±10min) as predicted for Den Helder to keep variation in parameter values as the result of tidal currents as limited as possible. Hence it is Dutch coastal water, which enters the Wadden Sea that is sampled, the phytoplankton in which forms an important subsidy to the food available for suspension feeders. Data of phytoplankton series (e.g. SST, salinity, TSM, chlorophyll-a) are also used to calibrate and validate automated measurements as performed by physical oceanographers at NIOZ.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Phytoplankton
common name: Phytoplankton rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Marsdiep tidal basin

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Henk W. Van der Veer
originator
position: Head of Department
NIOZ
email: veer@nioz.nl
homepage: http://www.nioz.nl
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5035-661X

C. (Katja) J.M. Philippart
originator
position: Senior scientist
NIOZ
email: katja@nioz.nl
homepage: http://www.nioz.nl

Taco de Bruin
metadata author
position: Scientific Data Manager
NIOZ
email: taco.de.bruin@nioz.nl
homepage: http://www.nioz.nl
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9149-2095

Henk W. Van der Veer
administrative point of contact
position: Head of Department
NIOZ
email: veer@nioz.nl
homepage: http://www.nioz.nl
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5035-661X