Zooplankton Abundance_Umbrella net_sea ice zone 2007/12

KERRIE SWADLING

doi:10.4225/15/5a17970b29772

Zooplankton Abundance_Umbrella net_sea ice zone 2007/12

Citation

SWADLING K, Connell D (2018). Zooplankton Abundance_Umbrella net_sea ice zone 2007/12. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5a17970b29772 accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-06-18.

Description

Zooplankton were collected during the winter-spring transition during two cruises of the Aurora Australis: SIPEX in 2007 and SIPEX II in 2012. The umbrella net was 2 metres long, 28 cm2 mouth area and mesh size of 100 um. The net was lowered through holes drilled through the pack ice and lowered to 100 m. It was pulled slowly by hand to the surface, closed and brought back through the ice hole. The contents were preserved in 5% buffered formaldehyde and examined under a Leica M12 in the laboratory. Species were identified to the lowest taxon possible.

Quality control:There were no problems encountered with this dataset. Australian Antarctic Data Centre Note - 2018-07-04: The original datasheet was reformatted to fit GBIF/IPT Biodiversity.AQ standard. The new datasheet “ZooplanktonSIPEX_I_II.csv” provides the dataset ID, event ID (cruise and station), sampling protocol, verbatim latitude and verbatim longitude that were converted to decimal latitude and longitude (also provided), continent, country, occurrence, basis of record, organism quantity (Abundance in individual per m3), sex and life stage. The taxonomical organisation is provided to the lowest taxonomical rank that could be determined, after matched in WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species).

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Zooplankton abundance, species identified

Thysanoessa macrura
rank: species
Calanus propinquus
rank: species
Calanus simillimus
rank: species
Neocalanus tonsus
rank: species
Oithona similis
rank: species
Microsetella norvegica
rank: species
Microcalanus pygmaeus
rank: species
Calanidae
rank: family
Radiolarians
rank: order
Archiconchoecia
rank: genus
Limacina rangii
rank: species
Stephos longipes
rank: species
Foramnifera
rank: phylum
Gastropoda
rank: class
Tintinnidae
rank: family
Maupasia
rank: genus
Ctenocalanus
rank: genus
Eukrohnia fowleri
rank: species
Dimophyes arctica
rank: species
Themisto gaudichaudii
rank: species
Calanoidea
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Bibliographic Citations

Wallis, J.R., Swadling, K.M., Everett J.D., Suthers, I.M., Jones, H.J., Buchanan, P.J., Crawford, C.M., James, L.C., Johnson, R., Meiners, K.M., Virtue, P., Westwood, K., and Kawaguchi, S. (2015) Zooplankton abundance and biomass size spectra in the East Antarctic sea ice zone during the winter-spring transition.. Deep-Sea Research II. 131, 170-181 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.10.002

Contacts

KERRIE SWADLING
originator
position: INVESTIGATOR
ACE CRC and IMAS University of Tasmania
ACE CRC and IMAS University of Tasmania GPO BOX 252-05
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
email: k.swadling@utas.edu.au

KERRIE SWADLING
metadata author
position: DIF AUTHOR
ACE CRC and IMAS University of Tasmania
ACE CRC and IMAS University of Tasmania GPO BOX 252-05
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
email: k.swadling@utas.edu.au

Dave Connell
metadata author
Australia Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Hobart
7050
Tasmania
AU
email: Dave.Connell@aad.gov.au
homepage: https://data.aad.gov.au/

DATA OFFICER AADC
distributor
position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Australia Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Hobart
7050
Tasmania
AU
email: metadata@aad.gov.au

KERRIE SWADLING
administrative point of contact
position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
ACE CRC and IMAS University of Tasmania
ACE CRC and IMAS University of Tasmania GPO BOX 252-05
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
email: k.swadling@utas.edu.au