biology
PI: Hugh Ducklow; Michael Sieracki; Diane Stoecker; Peter Verity
dataset: Merged biological measurements from above Investigators
project/cruise: North Atlantic Bloom Experiment/119 leg 4 (Apr-May, 1989)
ship: R/V Atlantis II
Methodology
Bacteria (Ducklow)
Additional sampling and analytical methodology (Ducklow)
Microplankton (Sieracki, Stoecker, Verity)
Protozoa (Stoecker)
PI-Notes
Sieracki
DMO note:
The Data Management Office has changed the units of the parameters
"tint_C" from nanograms to micrograms C/liter and "bact_het_mic"
from cells/liter*10^9 to cells/milliliter.
All organism counts reported by Diane Stoecker were for organisms
greater than 20 microns.
Parameters Descriptions Units
year year as YYYY dimensionless
event event number from event log dimensionless
sta station number from event log dimensionless
cast cast number dimensionless
bot bottle number dimensionless
press pressure decibars
ciliates_pl_o abundance plastidic oligotrich ciliates, cells/liter
submitted by Stoecker
ciliates_pl_o_C biomass of plastidic oligotrich ciliates, nanograms C/liter
submitted by Stoecker
ciliates_npo abundance of non plastidic oligotrich cells/liter
ciliates, submitted by Stoecker
ciliates_npo_C biomass of non plastidic oligotrich nanograms C/liter
ciliates, submitted by Stoecker
tint abundance of tintinnids, Stoecker cells/liter
tint_C biomass of tintinnids, Stoecker, micrograms C/liter
mesodin abundance of Mesodinium, Stoecker cells/liter
mesodin_C biomass of Mesodinium, Stoecker nanograms C/liter
ciliates_oth_oli abundance of other oligotrich ciliates, cells/liter
submitted by Stoecker
ciliates_oth_oli_C biomass of other oligotrich ciliates, nanograms C/liter
submitted by Stoecker
ciliates_oth_no abundance of other non oligotrich cells/liter
ciliates, submitted by stoecher
ciliates_oth_no_C biomass of other non oligotrich ciliates, nanograms C/liter
submitted by Stoecker
copepod_na abundance of copepod nauplii, Stoecker individuals/liter
copepod_oth abundance of other copepods, Stoecker individuals/liter
foram abundance of Foraminifer, Stoecker cells/liter
sticho abundance of Sticholonche, Stoecker cells/liter
holotricha abundance of Holotricha, Stoecker individuals/liter
dino_het abundance of heterotrophic dinoflagellates cells/liter
submitted by Stoecker
dino_het_C biomass of heterotrophic dinoflagellates micrograms C/liter
submitted by Stoecker
dino_het_lt20 abundance of heterotrophic dinoflagellates, cells/milliliter
lt 20 microns, submitted by Verity
dino_het_lt20_biov mean biovolume of heterotrophic microns/milliliter
dinoflagellates, lt 20 microns, Verity
dino_het_biov_sd mean biovolume standard deviation of
heterotrophic dinoflagellates, lt 20
microns, submitted by Verity
hnp_num number of cells counted and measured of
heterotrophic nanoplankton, Sieracki
hnp abundance of heterotrophic nanoplankton, cells/milliliter
submitted by Sieracki
hnp_cellv average cell biovolume heterotrophic cubic microns/cell
nanoplankton, submitted by Sieracki
hnp_biov biovolume per sample volume of heterotrophic microns/milliliter
nanoplankton, submitted by Sieracki
hnp_C biomass of heterotrophic nanoplankton, micrograms C/liter
submitted by Sieracki
pnp_num number of cells counted & measured of
phototrophic nanoplankton, Sieracki
pnp abundance of phototrophic nanoplankton, cells/milliliter
submitted by Sieracki
pnp_cellv average cell biovolume phototrophic cubic microns/cell
nanoplankton, submitted by Sieracki
pnp_biov biovolume per sample volume of phototrophic microns/milliliter
nanoplankton, submitted by Sieracki
pnp_C biomass of phototrophic nanoplankton, micrograms C/liter
submitted by Sieracki
bact_cyan_num number of cells counted & measured of
cyanobacteria, submitted by Sieracki
bact_cyan abundance of cyanobacteria, Sieracki cells/milliliter
bact_cyan_cellv average cell biovolume cyanobacteria, cubic microns/cell
submitted by Sieracki
bact_cyan_biov biovolume per sample volume of microns/milliliter
cyanobacteria, submitted by Sieracki
bact_cyan_C biomass of cyanobacteria, Sieracki micrograms C/liter
thy_incorp thymidine incorporation, Ducklow picomoles/liter/hour
leuc_incorp leucine incorporation, Ducklow picomoles/liter/hour
bact_het_mic heterotrophic bacteria abundance, cells/milliliter
microscopy, Ducklow