Phytoplankton communities data collected in Australian lagoon ecosystems in 2011.

This dataset provide a broad perspective and information on taxonomic and morphological (shape and size) structure of phytoplankton communities in Australian lagoon ecosystems.

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Identification

Alternate Identifier
4ea04557-8431-4b2e-8dff-c15a11fa937a
Publication Date
2021-02-25
Title
Phytoplankton communities data collected in Australian lagoon ecosystems in 2011.
Abstract
This dataset provide a broad perspective and information on taxonomic and morphological (shape and size) structure of phytoplankton communities in Australian lagoon ecosystems.
 
Dataset Creator
  Regional Agency for the Environmental Prevention and Protection - Elena Stanca
Dataset Creator
  Regional Agency for the Environmental Prevention and Protection - Leonilde Roselli ( )
Dataset Creator
  University of Salento - Alberto Basset ( )
Metadata Provider
  Regional Agency for the Environmental Prevention and Protection - Elena Stanca ( )
Dataset Contact
  University of Salento - Alberto Basset ( )
Keywords (None )
  • Phytoplankton
  • Biodiversity
  • Size
  • Shape
  • Australia
  • Lagoon

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description
Outside European biogeographical regions and the regional seas - Australia

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate
146.7884722
East Bounding Coordinate
146.8016389
North Bounding Coordinate
-1.91
South Bounding Coordinate
-19.1504

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2011-03-04

End Date

2011-03-04

License Information

Intellectual Rights
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
 

Distribution

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DOI
URL
https://doi.org/10.48372/4ea04557-8431-4b2e-8dff-c15a11fa937a

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.
Info and download page on LifeWatch Italy Data Portal
URL
https://dataportal.lifewatchitaly.eu/view/urn%3Auuid%3A2339816d-4542-4b59-8257-fb7ecd3cb3dc

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.
Download
URL
https://dataportal.lifewatchitaly.eu:8443/metacat/d1/mn/v2/object/urn%3Auuid%3A5e3bb8b2-536f-4af2-940a-b59e771618c1
 
 

Projects

Projects

• Project

Title
POR PUGLIA 2000/06 CIP PS_126 - Innovative methodological tools for the assessment of health status of aquatic ecosystems by phytoplankton microscopy analysis: eco-technologies and information technologies.
Abstract
The project aimed to develop products with high technological content for classifying and monitoring the state of health of aquatic transitional and marine-coastal ecosystems, combining innovation in eco-technologies with innovation in information technologies. The purpose of the project was to develop a certification protocol for monitoring the state of health of aquatic coastal ecosystems, based on the analysis of the characteristics of the dimensional structure (a rough descriptor of the bodily dimensions of the individuals and the relative abundance of individuals of different bodily dimensions) of phytoplankton corporations, which, in terms of information content, technological potential and simplicity of use, are increasingly becoming the object of research all over the world.

Personnel

Organization Name
University of Salento

Individual Name

Given Name
Alberto
Surname
Basset
Position Name
Coordinator
 
 

Methods

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description
Sub-samples for phytoplankton taxonomic identification and cell size / abundance analysis were preserved with Lugol (15 ml/l of sample). Samples were observed with a Nikon T300E inverted microscope following Utermöhl’s method and identified to species level where possible. Data were obtained and linear dimensions were measured at 400x magnification with a microscope connected to a video-interactive image analysis system (L.U.C.I.A, Version 4.8, Laboratory Imaging s.r.o.). Then, the calculation of volume was based on geometric approximations assigning a geometric shape for determination of surface area and volume following (https://www.phytovre.lifewatchitaly.eu/vre/shapes-groups/). As a general rule, traits were calculated for counting units, most often this means single cells and sometimes 100 ?m threads, coenobiums and colonies (e.g. in some filamentous cyanobacteria) where cells are not observable.

Sampling

Sampling Description

The sampling design was as follows: 1 time, 18 sampling sites and 3 replicates for sampling site.

Water samples were collected with horizontal tows from the subsurface (0.5 m) with a 6 μm plankton net. Water samples were fixed with Lugol’s solution.

 
 

Data Tables

Data Tables

• Data Table

Name
Phytoplankton__Progetto_Strategico_2009_2012_Australia.csv

Physicaldocument

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name
csv

Attribute List

Attribute

Name
catalognumber
Label
Definition
An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.

Attribute

Name
organismquantity
Label
Definition
A number or enumeration value for the quantity of organisms.

Attribute

Name
eventid
Label
Definition
An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.

Attribute

Name
parenteventid
Label
Definition
An identifier for the broader Event that groups this and potentially other Events.

Attribute

Name
year
Label
Definition
The four-digit year in which the Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar.

Attribute

Name
month
Label
Definition
The integer month in which the Event occurred.

Attribute

Name
day
Label
Definition
The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred.

Attribute

Name
country
Label
Definition
The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs.

Attribute

Name
countryCode
Label
Definition
The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs.

Attribute

Name
locality
Label
Definition
The specific description of the place. This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.

Attribute

Name
decimallatitude
Label
Definition
The geographic latitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.

Attribute

Name
decimallongitude
Label
Definition
The geographic longitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.

Attribute

Name
phylum
Label
Definition
The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name
class
Label
Definition
The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name
order
Label
Definition
The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name
family
Label
Definition
The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name
genus
Label
Definition
The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified.

Attribute

Name
scientificname
Label
Definition
The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.

Attribute

Name
measurementremarks
Label
Definition
Comments or notes accompanying the MeasurementOrFact.

Attribute

Name
internalandexternalstructures
Label
Definition
Any measurable phenotypic characteristic (form and structure) of a cell or a colony, which is relatively simple to measure, easily observable and with a potentially well-defined relation to physiology and ecology.

Attribute

Name
shape
Label
Definition
The approximate 3 dimensional shape of a cell, described as one or more geometric solids.

Attribute

Name
biovolume
Label
Definition
Total volume of a single cell or colony. It is calculated according to the geometric equations, after association of geometric shape to the real shape of the organism and measurements of linear dimensions (e.g., length, width, height) for each single cell or colony.

Attribute

Name
cellcarboncontent
Label
Definition
Cellular carbon content of phytoplankton organisms determined directly as particulate organic carbon or obtained indirectly by converting cell biovolume into carbon using empirically or theoretically derived equations.

Attribute

Name
a
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
b
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
c
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
d
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
h
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
a1
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
b1
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
c1
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
d1
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
h1
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
a2
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
b2
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
c2
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
d2
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
h2
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
a3
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
b3
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
c3
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
d4
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
h4
Label
Thickness
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4".

Attribute

Name
e
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
l
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
l1
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
l2
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
l3
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
l4
Label
Length
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; e; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".

Attribute

Name
d11
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
d22
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
d33
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
d44
Label
Width
Definition
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44".

Attribute

Name
volumeeqsphere
Label
Definition
Volume Equivalent Sphere (cubic micrometers).

Attribute

Name
volumeeqcylinder
Label
Definition
Volume Equivalent Cylinder (cubic micrometers).

Attribute

Name
volumeofsedimentationchamber
Label
Definition
A numeric value for a measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling event.

Attribute

Name
transectcounting
Label
Definition
A numeric value for a measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling event.

Attribute

Name
eunishabitatstypename
Label
Definition
Assignment of the habitat type name based on the EUNIS habitat classification.

Attribute

Name
providedscientificname
Label
Definition
The scientificname, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared before of the taxonomic check.

Attribute

Name
organismQuantityType
Label
Definition
The type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms.

Attribute

Name
classcode
Label
Definition
In house numerical code linking taxonomic information to morphological computational volume and area calculation.
 
 

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