Nansen Legacy JC1 ice algae biodiversity

Sampling event
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Publication date:
19 December 2022
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Description

The data was collected during the Nansen Legacy Joint Cruise 1-2 from 6 - 23 August 2018 on research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon (cruise number 2018707), along a transect in the northern Barents Sea from 76N to 82N. The dataset contains an abundance of ice algae protists, including phytoplankton (autotrophic) and protozooplankton (heterotrophic). Protists were identified and counted with light microscopy using the Utermöhl method and the result are given as cells per liter (cells/L).

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 12 records.

2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
12
ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
4598
Occurrence 
377

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

protist; phytoplankton; protozooplankton; abundance; Northern Barents Sea

Contacts

Philipp Assmy
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO
Rolf Gradinger
  • Originator
Reseacher
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
NO
Bente Edvardsen
  • Originator
Reseacher
University of Oslo
NO
Jozef Wiktor
  • Originator
Researcher
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
PL
Agnieszka Tatarek
  • Originator
Reseacher
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
PL
Zofia Smola
  • Originator
Researcher
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
PL
Anette Wold
  • Metadata Provider
  • Point Of Contact
Reseacher
Norwegian Polar Institute
NO

Geographic Coverage

The Northern Barents Sea

Bounding Coordinates South West [76, 29], North East [82, 35]

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2018-08-06 / 2018-08-23

Sampling Methods

The samples were collected with Niskin bottles attached to a CTD rosette at the following depths: 5, 10, 30, 60, 90 m, and deep chlorophyll max (DCM). The samples were preserved using an aldehyde mixture of glutaraldehyde and hexamethylenetetramine-buffered formalin at final concentrations of 0.1% and 1% respectively.

Study Extent The sampling covers a transect from the central Barents Sea (76N) to the Arctic Ocean (82N) east of Svalbard, including 7 stations (P1 to P7).

Method step description:

  1. All samples have been analyzed at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN). The organisms were identified and counted under an inverted microscope according to the Utermöhl method.