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Zooplankton biomass and abundance in Estonian territorial waters 1993-2016

Zooplankton dataset contains data on the species composition, biomass and abundance of meso- and merozooplankton groups. The data are gathered during the Estonian national monitoring of coastal and open seain the Baltic Sea. Samples are collected vertically from three horizons 1) near-bottom to upper halocline layer, 2) halocline top layer to termocline top layer 3) termocline top layer to surface in accordance with the Manual for Marine Monitoring in the COMBINE programme of HELCOM. The samples are analysed using microscopy. Biomass and abundance records are provided for such groups like Rotatoria, Copepoda, Cladocera etc.

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Publication Date
2021-12-02
Title

Zooplankton biomass and abundance in Estonian territorial waters 1993-2016

Abstract

Zooplankton dataset contains data on the species composition, biomass and abundance of meso- and merozooplankton groups. The data are gathered during the Estonian national monitoring of coastal and open seain the Baltic Sea. Samples are collected vertically from three horizons 1) near-bottom to upper halocline layer, 2) halocline top layer to termocline top layer 3) termocline top layer to surface in accordance with the Manual for Marine Monitoring in the COMBINE programme of HELCOM. The samples are analysed using microscopy. Biomass and abundance records are provided for such groups like Rotatoria, Copepoda, Cladocera etc.

Dataset Language

en

 
Dataset Creator
  University of Tartu; Estonian Marine Institute

Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be
Dataset Contact
  Ministry of the Environment of the Estonian Republic - Asko Põder

Keywords (ASFA)
  • Abundance index

  • Mesozooplankton

  • Zooplankton biomass

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, Baltic, Baltic Proper

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, Baltic, Finland Gulf

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, Baltic, Riga Gulf

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, Baltic, Vainameri Archipelago, Hiiurnaa

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ANE, Estonia

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

20.533334

East Bounding Coordinate

27.976441

North Bounding Coordinate

59.916667

South Bounding Coordinate

57.616668

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:882

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Annelida

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1076

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cladocera

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103353

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Copelata

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1080

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

subclass

Taxonomic Rank Value

Copepoda

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1066

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

subphylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Crustacea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118088

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Diptera

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:51

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mollusca

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152391

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Nemertea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14260

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Rotifera

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

describes

Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields

Metadata

parameter

Zooplankton abundance

parameter

Zooplankton biomass

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-12-02T14:42:08+01:00

Hierarchy Level

dataset

Citation

Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu (2019): Zooplankton biomass and abundance in Estonian territorial waters 1994-2016

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/portal/index.php?dasid=6022

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/toolbox/en/download/occurrence/dataset/6022

Physical

Object Name

IPT

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
http://ipt.vliz.be/upload/resource?r=zooplankton_data_estonian_territorial_waters_1993-2016

Physical

Object Name

Online dataset

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
https://obis.org/dataset/d19d6c41-ab39-467e-871c-472ae67bbd57

Physical

Object Name

Metadata

Character Encoding

UTF-8

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

HTML

Distribution

Online

URL
http://www.eurobis.org//imis?dasid=6022