Zooplankton abundance in the Kerguelen Axis region 2016

KERRIE SWADLING

doi:10.4225/15/5a12154fa68d4

Zooplankton abundance in the Kerguelen Axis region 2016

Citation

SWADLING K, Connell D (2018). Zooplankton abundance in the Kerguelen Axis region 2016. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5a12154fa68d4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-01-20.

Description

Zooplankton were collected with a Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT 8+1 net) from 37 sampling sites on and near the Southern Kerguelen Plateau. The contents of each net were preserved in 5% buffered formaldehyde. This dataset covers the counts of the contents of the RMT1 net. The contents were split in the laboratory using a Motoda Box and then identified and counted under a Leica M165C stereo-microscope. A flow meter attached to the mouth of the RMT 8 was used to record the volume of seawater passing through the net, and this volume was converted to water passing through the RMT 1 by applying the conversion factor of 2.027357. The organisms in the samples were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. For copepods and euphausiids this level was to species, and generally to sex and/or development stage. For other groups, the identifications were to high levels such as Family or Order. Quality: No problems with the data collection or the analysis. 2018-08-29 - The original datasheet was reformatted to fit IPT Biodiversity.AQ standard. The new datasheet “ZooplanktonKerguelenPlateau.csv” provides the datasetID, eventID (Cruiser and sampling site), eventDate, decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, locationID, continent, occurrenceStatus, and basisOfRecord, samplingProtocol, and preparation. The individuals abundance in 1000 m-3. The taxonomical organization is provided to the lowest taxonomical rank that could be determined, after matched in WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species). Some species showed sex and life stage classification.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > Fawn Trough OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > Kerguelen Plateau OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > Princess Elizabeth Trough CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

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Contacts

KERRIE SWADLING
originator
position: INVESTIGATOR
IMAS - UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC University of Tasmania PB 129
Hobart
7004
Tasmania
AU
email: Dave.Connell@aad.gov.au
homepage: http://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/imas/Kerrie-Swadling

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
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Tasmania
AU
email: metadata@aad.gov.au

KERRIE SWADLING
administrative point of contact
position: INVESTIGATOR
IMAS - UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC University of Tasmania PB 129
HOBART
7004
TAS
AU
email: k.swadling@utas.edu.au
homepage: http://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/imas/Kerrie-Swadling