Title: The depth distribution of meroplankton in the water column of Gerlache Inlet
Description:
Abstract:
Plankton was sampled at a single site (74° 38.474' S, 164° 12.473' E) between 14 Nov 2007-06 Dec 2007 about 1 km to the south of Gondwana Station during the 07-08 season to determine if there is a different larval community at different depths. Plankton was sampled at four depths (25, 50, 75, and 100 m) in random order. A CTD probe produced a depth profile of salinity, temperature and chlorophyll to relate to the depth distribution of the larvae. Three replicate samples were taken at each depth. The 50 m samples were sorted fresh, larvae quantified and specimens photographed and preserved for DNA sequence analysis and morphological description. The other samples were preserved in a formalin based Steedman's fix and taken to the University of Auckland for analysis.
Purpose:
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Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE:
Suberg, L. (2008) Diversity, abundance and distribution of coastal meroplankton along the Victoria Land Coast, Antarctica. MSc thesis, University of Auckland, 156 pp.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20071114
Ending_Date: 20071206
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 164.2079
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 164.2262
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.6381
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.6412
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Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE
