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Continuous Plankton Recorder Dataset (NOAA) - Zooplankton
Citation
Melrose, C. 2010. Continuous Plankton Recorder Dataset (NOAA) - Zooplankton. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3162
Contact: Stevens, Darren ; Melrose, Chris
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Description
Continuous Zooplankton Recorder Survey by NOAA in the Northwest Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine and the Mid Atlantic Bight. more

Zooplankton samples were collected by continuous plankton recorders (CPRs) towed along repeated transect lines between New York and Boston and between Boston and Halifa.

Samples were periodically cross-checked between analysts for consistency.

Specimens are preserved in formalin.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Biological monitoring, Plankton surveys, ANW, North West Atlantic, ANW, USA, Maine Gulf, ANW, USA, Mid-Atlantic Bight, EurOBIS calculated BBOX
Geographical coverage
ANW, North West Atlantic [Marine Regions]
ANW, USA, Maine Gulf [Marine Regions]
ANW, USA, Mid-Atlantic Bight [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -73,8683; MinLat: 37,1395 - MaxLong: -65,6167; MaxLat: 43,4346 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
16 July 1961 - 11 July 2010
Parameter
Abundance
Contributors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), more, data provider, data owner, data creator
Melrose, Chris
The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science; The Laboratory, more, dataset publisher
Stevens, Darren
Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA), more, data provider
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2012-08-20
Information last updated: 2012-08-20
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