Dataset: Abundance and biomass of ciliates from inverted microscope counts from samples taken on R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1102, AE1118, AE1206, AE1219 in the Sargasso Sea, Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Station in 2011-2012 (Trophic BATS project)

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.4018.1Version 1 (2013-08-22)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Susanne Neuer (Arizona State University)

Student: Francesca De Martini (Arizona State University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Program: Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB)

Project: Plankton Community Composition and Trophic Interactions as Modifiers of Carbon Export in the Sargasso Sea (Trophic BATS)

Abstract

Abundance and biomass of ciliates from inverted microscope counts from samples taken on R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1102, AE1118, AE1206, AE1219 in the Sargasso Sea, Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Station in 2011-2012.

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Abundance (cells per L) and biomass (ng C per L) of ciliates from samples collected during four cruises in the Sargasso Sea during spring and summer 2011-2012.

Plot of total_biomass vs. depth. (Generated by BCO-DMO.) Click the image to view a larger version.

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Neuer, S. (2013) Abundance and biomass of ciliates from inverted microscope counts from samples taken on R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1102, AE1118, AE1206, AE1219 in the Sargasso Sea, Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Station in 2011-2012 (Trophic BATS project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2013-08-22 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.4018.1 [access date]

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