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Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia (2015): Abundance of mesozooplankton from the S-IT3 cruise in the Sicily Channel in March 2008 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847629

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Abstract:
The "SESAME_IT3_ZooAbundance_0-50-100m_SZN" dataset contains data of mesozooplankton species composition and abundance (ind. m-3) from samples collected in the Sicily Channel in the early spring of 2008 (17,18 March) during the SESAME-WP2 cruise IT3. Samples were collected by vertical tows with a closing WP2 net (56 cm diameter, 200 µm mesh size) in the following depth layers: 100-200 m, 50-100 m, 0-50 m. Sampling was always performed in light hours with the exception of station S-IT3-03 where zooplankton were collected in dark hours. A flowmeter was applied to the mouth of the net, however, due to its malfunctioning, the volume of filtered seawater was calculated by multiplying the the area by the height of the sampled layer from winch readings. After collection, each sample was split in two halves (1/2) after careful mixing with graduated beakers. Half sample was immediately fixed and preserved in a formaldehyde-seawater solution (4% final concentration) for species composition and abundance. The other half sample was kept fresh for biomass measurements (data already submitted to SESAME database in different files).Here, only the zooplankton abundance of samples in the upper layers 0-50 m and 50-100 m are presented. The abundance data of the samples in the layer 50-100 m will be submitted later in a separate file.
The volume of filtered seawater was estimated by multiplying the the area by the height of the sampled layer from winch readings. Identification and counts of specimens were performed on aliquots (1/20-1/5) of the fixed sample or on the total sample (half of the original sample) by using a graduate large-bore pipette. Copepods were identified to the species level and separated into females, males and juveniles (copepodites). All other taxa were identified at the species level when possible, or at higher taxonomic levels. Taxonomic identification was done according to the most relevant and updated taxonomic literature. Total mesozooplankton abundance was computed as sum of all specific abundances determined as explained above.
Funding:
Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 36949: Southern European Seas: Assessing and Modelling Ecosystem Changes
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.476478 * Median Longitude: 13.171658 * South-bound Latitude: 36.066670 * West-bound Longitude: 12.799900 * North-bound Latitude: 36.999000 * East-bound Longitude: 13.649330
Date/Time Start: 2008-03-17T13:23:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-03-18T17:30:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 25.0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 77.5 m
Event(s):
S-IT3-15 (S-IT3-002) * Latitude: 36.999000 * Longitude: 13.649330 * Date/Time: 2008-03-17T13:23:00 * Campaign: S-IT3 * Basis: Urania * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2)
S-IT3-16 (S-IT3-002) * Latitude: 36.766500 * Longitude: 13.433500 * Date/Time: 2008-03-17T13:40:00 * Campaign: S-IT3 * Basis: Urania * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2)
S-IT3-18 (S-IT3-003) * Latitude: 36.766500 * Longitude: 13.433500 * Date/Time: 2008-03-17T19:00:00 * Campaign: S-IT3 * Basis: Urania * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventMazzocchi, Maria Grazia
2Date/Time of eventDate/TimeMazzocchi, Maria Grazia
3Latitude of eventLatitudeMazzocchi, Maria Grazia
4Longitude of eventLongitudeMazzocchi, Maria Grazia
5Depth, top/minDepth topmMazzocchi, Maria Grazia
6Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmMazzocchi, Maria Grazia
7DEPTH, waterDepth watermMazzocchi, Maria GraziaGeocode
8Sample volumeSamp volm3Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia
9Acartia clausi, femaleA. clausi f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
10Acartia clausi, maleA. clausi m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
11Acartia clausi, juvenileA. clausi juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
12Acartia danae, femaleA. danae f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
13Acartia danae, juvenileA. danae juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
14Acartia negligens, femaleA. negligens f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
15Acartia negligens, juvenileA. negligens juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
16Aetideidae, juvenileAetideidae juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
17Aetideus giesbrechti, femaleA. giesbrechti f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
18Aetideus giesbrechti, juvenileA. giesbrechti juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
19Calanidae, juvenileCalanidae juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
20Calanoida, juvenileCalanoida juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
21Calocalanus adriaticus, femaleC. adriaticus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
22Calocalanus contractus, femaleC. contractus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
23Calocalanus elegans, femaleC. elegans f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
24Calocalanus pavo, femaleC. pavo f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
25Calocalanus pavoninus, femaleC. pavoninus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
26Calocalanus plumatus, femaleC. plumatus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
27Calocalanus plumulosus, femaleC. plumulosus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
28Calocalanus spp., femaleCalocalanus spp. f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
29Calocalanus spp., maleCalocalanus spp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
30Calocalanus spp., juvenileCalocalanus spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
31Calocalanus styliremis, femaleC. styliremis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
32Calocalanus tenuis, femaleC. tenuis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
33Candacia bipinnata, femaleC. bipinnata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
34Candacia bispinosa, maleC. bispinosa m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
35Candacia simplex, femaleC. simplex f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
36Candacia spp., maleCandacia spp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
37Candacia spp., juvenileCandacia spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
38Centropages spp., juvenileCentropages spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
39Centropages typicus, femaleC. typicus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
40Centropages typicus, maleC. typicus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
41Centropages typicus, juvenileC. typicus juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
42Centropages violaceus, juvenileC. violaceus juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
43Clausocalanus arcuicornis, femaleC. arcuicornis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
44Clausocalanus arcuicornis, maleC. arcuicornis m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
45Clausocalanus furcatus, femaleC. furcatus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
46Clausocalanus furcatus, maleC. furcatus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
47Clausocalanus jobei, femaleC. jobei f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
48Clausocalanus jobei, maleC. jobei m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
49Clausocalanus lividus, femaleC. lividus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
50Clausocalanus lividus, maleC. lividus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
51Clausocalanus mastigophorus, femaleC. mastigophorus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
52Clausocalanus parapergens, femaleC. parapergens f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
53Clausocalanus parapergens, maleC. parapergens m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
54Clausocalanus paululus, femaleC. paululus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
55Clausocalanus paululus, maleC. paululus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
56Clausocalanus pergens, femaleC. pergens f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
57Clausocalanus pergens, maleC. pergens m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
58Clausocalanus spp., juvenileClausocalanus spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
59Ctenocalanus vanus, femaleC. vanus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
60Ctenocalanus vanus, maleC. vanus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
61Ctenocalanus vanus, juvenileC. vanus juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
62Euchaetidae, juvenileEuchaetidae juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
63Euchirella sp., juvenileEuchirella sp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
64Haloptilus longicornis, femaleH. longicornis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
65Haloptilus longicornis, maleH. longicornis m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
66Haloptilus longicornis, juvenileH. longicornis juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
67Heterorhabdus papilliger, femaleH. papilliger f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
68Heterorhabdus papilliger, maleH. papilliger m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
69Heterorhabdus papilliger, juvenileH. papilliger juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
70Heterorhabdus sp., juvenileHeterorhabdus sp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
71Heterorhabdus spinifrons, femaleH. spinifrons f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
72Isias clavipes, maleI. clavipes m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
73Isias clavipes, femaleI. clavipes f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
74Isias clavipes, juvenileI. clavipes juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
75Lucicutia clausi, femaleL. clausi f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
76Lucicutia flavicornis, femaleL. flavicornis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
77Lucicutia flavicornis, maleL. flavicornis m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
78Lucicutia gemina, femaleL. gemina f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
79Lucicutia gemina, maleL. gemina m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
80Lucicutia spp., juvenileLucicutia spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
81Mecynocera clausi, femaleM. clausi f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
82Mecynocera clausi, juvenileM. clausi juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
83Mesocalanus tenuicornis, femaleM. tenuicornis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
84Mesocalanus tenuicornis, juvenileM. tenuicornis juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
85Nannocalanus minor, femaleN. minor f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
86Nannocalanus minor, maleN. minor m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
87Nannocalanus minor, juvenileN. minor juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
88Neocalanus gracilis, femaleN. gracilis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
89Neocalanus gracilis, juvenileN. gracilis juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
90Paracalanus denudatus, femaleP. denudatus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
91Paracalanus denudatus, juvenileP. denudatus juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
92Paracalanus nanus, femaleP. nanus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
93Paracalanus nanus, maleP. nanus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
94Paracalanus nanus, juvenileP. nanus juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
95Paracalanus parvus, femaleP. parvus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
96Paracalanus parvus, maleP. parvus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
97Paracalanus sp., maleParacalanus sp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
98Paracalanus sp., juvenileParacalanus sp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
99Paraeuchaeta hebes, femaleP. hebes f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
100Pleuromamma abdominalis, femaleP. abdominalis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
101Pleuromamma gracilis, femaleP. gracilis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
102Pleuromamma gracilis, maleP. gracilis m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
103Pleuromamma spp., juvenilePleuromamma spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
104Pontellina plumata, femaleP. plumata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
105Scaphocalanus similis, femaleS. similis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
106Scaphocalanus sp., femaleScaphocalanus sp. f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
107Scaphocalanus spp., juvenileScaphocalanus spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
108Scolecithricella dentata, femaleS. dentata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
109Scolecithricella dentata, maleS. dentata m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
110Scolecithricella spp., juvenileScolecithricella spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
111Scolecithricella tenuiserrata, femaleS. tenuiserrata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
112Scolecithricella tenuiserrata, maleS. tenuiserrata m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
113Scolecithricella vittata, femaleS. vittata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
114Scolecithricella vittata, maleS. vittata m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
115Scolecithricidae, juvenileScolecithricidae juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
116Scolecithrix bradyi, femaleS. bradyi f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
117Scolecithrix bradyi, maleS. bradyi m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
118Scolecithrix sp., maleScolecithrix sp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
119Subeucalanus monachus, femaleS. monachus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
120Subeucalanus monachus, juvenileS. monachus juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
121Copilia quadrata, femaleC. quadrata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
122Copilia spp., maleCopilia spp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
123Corycaeus flaccus, femaleC. flaccus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
124Corycaeus flaccus, maleC. flaccus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
125Corycaeus limbatus, femaleC. limbatus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
126Corycaeus limbatus, maleC. limbatus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
127Corycaeus typicus, femaleC. typicus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
128Corycaeus typicus, maleC. typicus m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
129Corycaeus clausi, femaleC. clausi f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
130Corycaeus furcifer, femaleC. furcifer f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
131Corycaeus furcifer, maleC. furcifer m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
132Corycaeus spp., femaleCorycaeus spp. f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
133Corycaeus spp., maleCorycaeus spp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
134Corycaeus spp., juvenileCorycaeus spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
135Farranula rostrata, femaleF. rostrata f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
136Farranula rostrata, maleF. rostrata m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
137Lubbockia spp., juvenileLubbockia spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
138Oithona atlantica, femaleO. atlantica f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
139Oithona decipiens, femaleO. decipiens f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
140Oithona longispina, femaleO. longispina f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
141Oithona nana, femaleO. nana f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
142Oithona plumifera, femaleO. plumifera f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
143Oithona setigera, femaleO. setigera f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
144Oithona similis, femaleO. similis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
145Oithona spp., femaleOithona spp. f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
146Oithona spp., maleOithona spp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
147Oithona spp., juvenileOithona spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
148Oithona tenuis, femaleO. tenuis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
149Oithona vivida, femaleO. vivida f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
150Oncaea curta, femaleO. curta f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
151Oncaea media, femaleO. media f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
152Oncaea mediterranea, femaleO. mediterranea f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
153Oncaea scottodicarloi, femaleO. scottodicarloi f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
154Oncaea venusta, femaleO. venusta f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
155Oncaeidae, juvenileOncaeidae juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
156Oncaeidae, maleOncaeidae m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
157Sapphirina gemma, femaleS. gemma f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
158Sapphirina metallina, femaleS. metallina f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
159Sapphirina spp., maleSapphirina spp. m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
160Sapphirina spp., juvenileSapphirina spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
161Triconia conifera, femaleT. conifera f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
162Triconia similis, femaleT. similis f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
163Triconia umerus, femaleT. umerus f#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
164Vettoria granulosa, maleV. granulosa m#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
165Vettoria spp., juvenileVettoria spp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
166Clytemnestra rostrataC. rostrata#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountingtotal
167Microsetella roseaM. rosea#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountingtotal
168Microsetella sp.Microsetella sp.#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountingtotal
169Mormonilla sp.Mormonilla sp.#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountingtotal
170Pontoeciella abyssicola, juvenileP. abyssicola juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
171Ratania sp., juvenileRatania sp. juv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
172CopepodaCopepoda#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountingunidentified
173AmphipodaAmphipoda#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
174AppendiculariaAppendic#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
175Bivalvia, larvaeBivalvia larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
176Evadne spiniferaE. spinifera#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
177Cnidaria, adultCnidaria ad#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
178Cnidaria, larvaeCnidaria larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
179Crustacea, eggsCrustacea eggs#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountinglarge eggs
180Crustacea, naupliiCrustacea naup#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountinglarge nauplii
181Decapoda, larvaeDecapoda larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
182Doliolum spp.Doliolum spp.#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
183Echinodermata, larvaeEchinod larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
184Euphausiacea, larvaeEuphaus larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
185Gastropoda, larvaeGastrop larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
186HeteropodaHeteropoda#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
187Epicaridea, larvaeEpicaridea larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
188OstracodaOstrac#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
189Pisces, eggsPisces eggs#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
190Pisces, larvaePisces larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
191PolychaetaPolychaeta#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
192Tomopteris, larvaeTomopteris larv#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
193PteropodaPteropoda#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
194Sagitta spp.Sagitta spp.#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
195SalpidaeSalpidae#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
196SiphonophoraSiphon#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
197Abylopsis tetragonaA. tetragona#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
198Bassia bassensisB. bassensis#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
199Lensia sp.Lensia sp.#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
200Lensia subtilisL. subtilis#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
201Muggiaea atlanticaM. atlantica#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCounting
202ZooplanktonZoopl#/m3Mazzocchi, Maria GraziaCountingtotal
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