Phytoplankton survey of Western Spitsbergen fjords and marginal ice zone

Mikhail Zaruykin1, Line Framnes Voldmo2, Amanda Murberg  Endresen3, Ruth-Sofie Rødberg Arne4, Eline Nerhagen5, Arunima Sen6, Cecilie von Quillfeldt6

1 UiO, , Norway; 2 UiT, , Norway; 3 NTNU, , Norway; 4 UiB, , Norway; 5 NMBU, , Norway; 6 UNIS, , Norway

Corresponding author(s): Mikhail Zaruykin (mikhail.zaruykin@gmail.com)Line Framnes Voldmo (Line@voldmo.com)Amanda Murberg  Endresen (amandamurberg@gmail.com)Ruth-Sofie Rødberg Arne (ruth-2001@live.no)Eline Nerhagen (elinenerhagen@gmail.com)

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Resource Citation

Zaruykin M, Voldmo L F, Endresen A M, Rødberg Arne R, Nerhagen E (2023). Phytoplankton survey of Western Spitsbergen fjords and marginal ice zone. Version 1.2. The University Centre in Svalbard. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=phytoplankton_survey_western_spitsbergen_unis_2023_ab_202&v=1.2

Abstract

Phytoplankton data collected on a scientific cruise in the biology course AB-202 by The University Centre in Svalbard. The data is collected from different fjords on the west coast of Spitsbergen and by the marginal ice zone in the period 26.04.2023-01.05.2023. 

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation

Project details

Project title: AB-202

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=phytoplankton_survey_western_spitsbergen_unis_2023_ab_202

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic ranks
Class: Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Prymnesiophyceae
Common names: Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Golden algae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Western Spitsbergen fjords - Isfjorden, Kongsfjorden, Magdalenafjorden; marginal ice zone
Coordinates: 76°9'50.37''N and 80°37'6.33''N Latitude; 5°16'24.38''E and 29°10'46.87''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: April 26, 2023 - April 30, 2023

Methods

Method step description: A rig that combined CTD instruments and Niskin bottle water samplers was lowered into the water. A CTD-profile of the water column was acquired at each sampling site, from which the chlorophyll-a maximum depth was inferred. A phytoplankton net with 20mm mesh size was lowered into the water to the depth just below the inferred chlorophyll-a maximum. Plankton was collected from that depth up to the surface. The sample was sub-sampled and analyzed under a microscope, and species’ abundance was estimated.
Study extent description: Samples were acquired once at every sampling station, one station per fjord (see Geographic Coverage), one station per day (see Temporal coverage).  
Sampling description: CTD rig (clorophyll-a maximum estimate), phytoplankton net (plankton sampling)

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Phytoplankton survey of Western Spitsbergen fjords and marginal ice zone
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Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.gbif.no/archive.do?r=phytoplankton_survey_western_spitsbergen_unis_2023_ab_202
Publication date of data: 2023-05-19
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-05-19
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