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Microzooplankton South Adriatic-PRISMA1-Flussi Project

Citation

Monti M (2022): Microzooplankton South Adriatic-PRISMA1-Flussi Project. v1.9. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.6092/0c9e0802-86f6-4f72-ad4a-3d216a8dd1ea accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-22.

Description

Microzooplankton abundance and composition were determined in the South Adriatic Sea in the framework of the Italian National Research Project PRISMA1-Flussi Project (1995-1996).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Seasonal cruises were carried out in the South Adriatic.

Sampling

Sampling at discrete water depths with Niskin bottles deployed with a CTD profiler.

Quality Control

Worms taxon match

Method steps

  1. Samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3)2-buffered formaldehyde (4% final concentration) and cell abundance and species composition of phytoplankton were estimated according to Utermöhl’s method (1958), using an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, at 200-320-400x final magnifications.

Taxonomic Coverages

Microzooplankton
  1. DINOPHYCEAE
  2. FLAGELLATA
  3. SARCODINA
  4. Foraminiferida
  5. Radiolaria
  6. CILIOPHORA
  7. HOLOTRICHIA
  8. SPIROTRICHIA
  9. Tintinnida
  10. MOLLUSCA
  11. GASTROPODA
  12. ARTHROPODA
  13. CRUSTACEA
  14. COPEPODA

Geographic Coverages

Southern Adriatic Sea: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/14919

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Marina Monti
originator
position: Researcher
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale
Via Auguste Piccard 54
Trieste
34151
TS
IT
email: mmonti@ogs.it
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5198-7798
Marina Lipizer
metadata author
position: Researcher
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale
Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C
Trieste
34010
TS
IT
Telephone: +390402140310
email: mlipizer@ogs.it
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-6338
Marina Lipizer
metadata author
position: Researcher
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale
Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C
Trieste
34010
TS
IT
Telephone: +390402140310
email: mlipizer@ogs.it
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-6338
Serena Fonda Umani
principal investigator
position: Professor
University of Trieste
Trieste
TS
IT
email: s.fonda@units.it
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-2945
Marina Monti
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale
Via Auguste Piccard 54
Trieste
34151
TS
IT
email: mmonti@ogs.it
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5198-7798
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