Zooplankton communities in the coastal water of northeastern Hokkaido

Sampling

Monitoring zooplankton communities is important to understand changes in the marine ecosystem. In this study, total 101 zooplankton samples were collected weekly in 2014 and 2015 at the Okhotsk tower in Mombetsu city, Hokkaido, Japan. A metagenetic analysis of the 18S region was conducted to reveal seasonal changes of zooplankton diversity and community in the coastal water of northeastern Hokkaido along the Okhotsk Sea.

Method steps

1. Pipeline used: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metagenomics/pipelines/4.1