Brief description
Biological and physical data collected from plankton samples collected from Albatross Bay. The samples were worked on as part of preliminary analysis. The analysis occurred 20 November to 15 December 1989. The biomass and species composition of tropical zooplankton in Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, were examined monthly for three years between March 1986 and March 1988. Zooplankton taxonomic groups were identified to species level where possible, with a primary focus on copepods. Data is stored as mean number of individuals per site. Sampling occurred across 5 sites (Site 1 = Inshore, Site 5 = Offshore, Sites progressed westward). Temperature and salinity were also recorded for many samples. This data has been produced by CSIRO for the National Oceans Office, as part of an ongoing commitment to natural resource planning and management through the 'National Marine Bioregionalisation' project.Lineage
Progress Code: completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency: irregular
Statement: Data may have errors due to mis-coding on original identification sheets. Data has been cleaned as far as possible.
Data time period: 1986-03 to 1988-03
text: westlimit=141.5; southlimit=-13; eastlimit=142; northlimit=-12.5
Subjects
Earth Science | Biological Classification | Bacteria/Archaea |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Plankton | Zooplankton |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Dynamics | Community Structure |
Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature |
Earth Science | Oceans | Salinity/Density | Salinity |
Marine Features (Australia) | Albatross Bay, QLD |
biota |
oceans |
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Other Information
M6332_copepods.xls (4.73 MB) (Data Link)
Related Marlin Record: 'Albatross Bay Copepod Data 1986-1988' (Documentation Link)
Related Marlin Record: 'Map: Copepod Abundance in Albatross Bay' (Documentation Link)
Identifiers
- Local : Anzlic Identifier: ANZCW1205000979
- Local : Marlin Record Number: 8049
- global : db821ecb-04fd-44b7-86c8-05847a45e13f