Nansen Legacy Q3 ice algae biodiversity
Citation
Assmy P, Gradinger R, Edvardsen B, Wiktor J, Tatarek A, Gorageur L, Wold A (2022). Nansen Legacy Q3 ice algae biodiversity. The Nansen Legacy Project. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2022.dadccf78 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
The data was collected during the Nansen Legacy Seasonal Study Q3 from 5 - 27 August 2019 on research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon (cruise number 2019706), along a transect in the northern Barents Sea from 76N to 82N. The dataset contains an abundance of ice algae protists, including phytoplankton (autotrophic) and protozooplankton (heterotrophic). Protists were identified and counted with light microscopy using the Utermöhl method and the result are given as cells per liter (cells/L).Sampling Description
Study Extent
The sampling covers a transect from the central Barents Sea (76N) to the Arctic Ocean (82N) east of Svalbard, including 7 stations (P1 to P7).Sampling
The samples were collected with Kovacs ice corer 9 cm diameter (Kovacs Enterprise). The samples were collected from the bottom part of the ice core at the following dept layers: 0-3 cm, 3-10 cm, 10-20 cm & 20-30 cm. The ice cores were transferred to a clean bucket and 100mL filtered sea water were added per 1 cm of sea ice and melted at 4°C. When the ice core was melted, 95 mL of the sample was transferred into 100 ml brown glass bottle. The samples were preserved using an aldehyde mixture of glutaraldehyde and hexamethylenetetramine-buffered formalin at final concentrations of 0.1% and 1% respectively.Method steps
- All samples have been analysed at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN). The organisms were identified and counted under an inverted microscope according to the Utermöhl method.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The Northern Barents Sea
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Philipp Assmyoriginator
position: Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-7541
Rolf Gradinger
originator
position: Reseacher
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
NO
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6035-3957
Bente Edvardsen
originator
position: Reseacher
University of Oslo
NO
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-4807
Jozef Wiktor
originator
position: Researcher
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
PL
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-0513
Agnieszka Tatarek
originator
position: Reseacher
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
PL
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1467-6362
Lucie Gorageur
originator
position: Researcher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9354-9024
Anette Wold
metadata author
position: Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
email: anette.wold@npolar.no
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-1205
Anette Wold
point of contact
position: Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
email: anette.wold@npolar.no
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-1205
Philipp Assmy
administrative point of contact
position: Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-7541
Anette Wold
administrative point of contact
position: Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-1205