Size Class Distribution

The size class distribution web service allows to visualize the distribution of phytoplankton in different size classes selected on the basis of logarithmic values of biovolume or carbon content.

The service works on datasets structured according to the Phytoplankton Data Template that can be selected by the GUI or uploaded by the researchers. The input file is in CSV format with some mandatory fields (density, biovolume or cell carbon content).

Before selecting or uploading the input file, users have to specify some parameters (e.g., the trait to be used for the ranked distribution, the logarithm base, the spatial and temporal levels for the clusterization of data).

The web service provides as output a zip file containing a summary table in csv format and one or more bar plots according to the selected clusters.

Identification

Date ( Publication ): 2021-12-10

Status: On going / operational

Version: 1.0

Keywords: phytoplankton

Keywords: size class distribution

Keywords: biovolume

Keywords: carbon content

Access constraints: Copyright

Use limitation: Metadata records are freely available under a Public Domain (CC0 1.0) License; while the service is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

Creator

Italian Agency for the Environmental Prevention and Protection · Centro Regionale Mare (CRM)- Bari - Elena Stanca

Creator

LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre - Lucia Vaira

Creator

Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR) - Francesco Cozzoli

Creator

LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre - Maria Teresa Manca

Creator

Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR) - Jessica Titocci

Creator

Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR) - Ilaria Rosati