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The distribution and abundance patterns of meroplankton in the Ross Sea region

Entry ID: K018_2002_2008_NZ_1

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Summary

Abstract: The pelagic community of the Ross Sea consists of a permanent component (=holoplankton) and a temporary component which is primarily made up from the larval stages of benthic marine invertebrates and fish (= the meroplankton). The distribution and abundance pattern of the meroplankton in the Ross Sea was investigated. A combined morphological and molecular approach was used to identify the ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -77.85	S: -77.85	E: 166.63	W: 166.63

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 62

	N: -72.35	S: -72.35	E: 170.18	W: 170.18

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: >100

	N: -74.63	S: -74.63	E: 164.2	W: 164.2

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 50

	N: -77.01	S: -77.01	E: 162.88	W: 162.88

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 50

	N: -77.02	S: -77.02	E: 162.89	W: 162.89

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 50

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-11-21

Stop Date: 2002-12-14

Start Date: 2003-11-22

Stop Date: 2003-12-13

Start Date: 2004-11-14

Stop Date: 2004-12-05

Start Date: 2006-11-13

Stop Date: 2006-12-06

Start Date: 2007-11-14

Stop Date: 2007-12-06

Start Date: 2008-11-17

Stop Date: 2008-12-06

Start Date: 2009-11-17

Stop Date: 2009-12-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Terra Nova Bay

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE HALLETT

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

QUADRATS
BALANCE

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NPP > Net Primary Productivity Database (ORNL)

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

NPP

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 148

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA