Publication Date:
2022-05-26
Description:
Dataset: phytoplankton taxonomy
Description:
The CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program (formerly known as CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean) started on November 1995 (CAR-001) and ended on January 2017 (CAR-232). Monthly cruises were conducted to the CARIACO station (10.50° N, 64.67° W) onboard the R/V Hermano Ginés of the Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales de Venezuela. The program studied the relationship between surface primary production, physical forcing variables like the wind, and the settling flux of particulate carbon in the Cariaco Basin. This depression, located on the continental shelf of Venezuela, shows marked seasonal and interannual variation in hydrographic properties and primary production (carbon fixation rates by photosynthesis of planktonic algae).
One of the monthly measurements taken by the program was water sampling at different depths for phytoplankton taxonomy (occurrence and density). Those water samples were collected with Niskin bottles during the first CTD Cast of the morning at 1, 7, 25, 35, 75, and 100 m depth. Phytoplankton taxonomy and density was determined at each depth at the level of species or genera. Values of zero are real and denote that a specific species was not found at that cruise/depth.
For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/3095
Description:
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-9401537, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-9729697, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0326268, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-9216626, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-9711318, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) NAS5-97128, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-9415790, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-9729284, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) NAG5-6448, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0963028, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0752139, Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of Venezuela (FONACIT) 96280221, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0326313, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) NNX14AP62A, Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of Venezuela (FONACIT) 2000001702, Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of Venezuela (FONACIT) 2011000353
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Dataset
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