Microzooplankton : Cryptophyte, Ciliate, and Heterotrophic Nanoflagellate Abundances

Summary

Abstract: 

In conjunction with the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, lakes were monitored for microzooplankton by a team based out of the University of Nottingham (led by Johanna Laybourn-Parry). This dataset shows the abundance of heterotrophic nanoflagellates, cryptophytes, and ciliates found at various depths in Lake Fryxell and Lake Hoare.

Date Range: 

October 27, 1996 to January 26, 1998
Data Citation
Laybourn-parry, J. 2014. Microzooplankton : Cryptophyte, Ciliate, and Heterotrophic Nanoflagellate Abundances. Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/0d530e4249466df96d4495116c0562be. Dataset accessed 19 March 2024.
Dataset(s)

Variables (click to expand): 

Location name
  • Label: Location Name
  • Definition: Name of lake where measurement was made
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label: Date/time
  • Definition: Date on which sample was gathered
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
  • Missing values: None specified
DEPTH
  • Label: Depth (m)
  • Definition: Depth at which sample was drawn from lake
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: 30
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
HNAN Abundance (#/ml)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Number of heterotrophic nanoflagellates/milliliter of lake water
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number/milliliter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
Cryptophyte Abundance (#/ml)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Number of cryptophytes/milliliter of lake water
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number/milliliter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
Ciliate Abundance (#/L)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Number of ciliates/liter of lake water
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number/liter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
File Name
  • Label:
  • Definition: Name of file in which data was stored
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

File: 

abundnce.csv (23.9 KB)

Short name: 

abundnce

Dataset ID: 

53
People

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