Citation:

PANGAEA.849705

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Abstract:

The "SESAME_IT4_ZooAbundance_0-50-100m_SZN" dataset contains data of mesozooplankton species composition and abundance (ind./m**3) from samples collected in the Western Mediterranean in the early spring of 2008 (20 March-5 April) during the SESAME-WP2 cruise IT4. 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. 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.

Project(s):

Southern European Seas: Assessing and Modelling Ecosystem Changes (SESAME)

Funding:

Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 36949 : Southern European Seas: Assessing and Modelling Ecosystem Changes

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 39.302763 * Median Longitude: 6.241670 * South-bound Latitude: 36.983250 * West-bound Longitude: 1.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 42.550000 * East-bound Longitude: 11.800020

Date/Time Start: 2008-03-20T10:07:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-04-05T10:55:00

Minimum DEPTH, water: 25.0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 76.0 m

Event(s):

S-IT4-30 (S-IT4-002) * Latitude: 36.983250 * Longitude: 11.800020 * Date/Time: 2008-03-20T10:07:00 * Location: Mediterranean Sea * Campaign: * Basis: Urania * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2) * Comment: WP2 200 µm vertical tow - A mesozooplankton sample was collected in the 50-100 m depth layer with a WP2 closing net (56 cm mouth diameter, 200 µm mesh size) equipped with filtering codend. The volume of filtered seawater was estimated taking into account the area of the net mouth and height of the sampled layer from winch readings. After collection, half of the sample was fixed and preserved in a seawater-formalin solution containing 4% formaledehyde buffered with sodium tetraborate.

S-IT4-31 (S-IT4-002) * Latitude: 36.983250 * Longitude: 11.800020 * Date/Time: 2008-03-20T10:15:00 * Location: Mediterranean Sea * Campaign: * Basis: Urania * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2) * Comment: WP2 200 µm vertical tow - A mesozooplankton sample was collected in the 0-50 m depth layer with a WP2 closing net (56 cm mouth diameter, 200 µm mesh size) equipped with filtering codend. The volume of filtered seawater was estimated taking into account the area of the net mouth and height of the sampled layer from winch readings. After collection, half of the sample was fixed and preserved in a seawater-formalin solution containing 4% formaledehyde buffered with sodium tetraborate.

S-IT4-33 (S-IT4-005) * Latitude: 38.316670 * Longitude: 8.650000 * Date/Time: 2008-03-29T13:00:00 * Location: Mediterranean Sea * Campaign: * Basis: Urania * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2) * Comment: WP2 200 µm vertical tow - A mesozooplankton sample was collected in the 50-100 m depth layer with a WP2 closing net (56 cm mouth diameter, 200 µm mesh size) equipped with filtering codend. The volume of filtered seawater was estimated taking into account the area of the net mouth and height of the sampled layer from winch readings. After collection, half of the sample was fixed and preserved in a seawater-formalin solution containing 4% formaledehyde buffered with sodium tetraborate.

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	Event label	Event		Assimakopoulou, Georgia
2	Optional event label	Event 2		Assimakopoulou, Georgia
3	Date/Time of event	Date/Time		Assimakopoulou, Georgia
4	Latitude of event	Latitude		Assimakopoulou, Georgia
5	Longitude of event	Longitude		Assimakopoulou, Georgia
6	Depth, top/min	Depth top	m	Assimakopoulou, Georgia
7	Depth, bottom/max	Depth bot	m	Assimakopoulou, Georgia
8	DEPTH, water	Depth water	m	Assimakopoulou, Georgia		Geocode
9	Sample ID	Sample ID		Assimakopoulou, Georgia
10	Size	Size		Assimakopoulou, Georgia		in µm
11	Sample volume	Samp vol	m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Estimated
12	Acartia clausi, female	A. clausi f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
13	Acartia clausi, male	A. clausi m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
14	Acartia danae, female	A. danae f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
15	Acartia negligens, female	A. negligens f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
16	Acartia negligens, male	A. negligens m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
17	Acartia spp., juvenile	Acartia spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
18	Aetideus armatus, female	A. armatus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
19	Aetideus giesbrechti, female	A. giesbrechti f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
20	Archescolecithrix auropecten, female	A auropecten f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
21	Calanidae, juvenile	Calanidae juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
22	Calanoida, juvenile	Calanoida juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
23	Calanus helgolandicus, female	C. helgolandicus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
24	Calanus helgolandicus, male	C. helgolandicus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
25	Calanus helgolandicus, juvenile	C. helgolandicus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
26	Calocalanus contractus, female	C. contractus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
27	Calocalanus pavo, female	C. pavo f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
28	Calocalanus pavo, juvenile	C. pavo juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
29	Calocalanus plumatus, female	C. plumatus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
30	Calocalanus spp., female	Calocalanus spp. f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
31	Calocalanus spp., male	Calocalanus spp. m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
32	Calocalanus spp., juvenile	Calocalanus spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
33	Calocalanus styliremis, female	C. styliremis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
34	Calocalanus tenuis, female	C. tenuis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
35	Candacia bipinnata, male	C. bipinnata m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
36	Candacia giesbrechti, female	C. giesbrechti f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
37	Candacia simplex, female	C. simplex f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
38	Candacia spp., juvenile	Candacia spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
39	Centropages typicus, female	C. typicus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
40	Centropages typicus, male	C. typicus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
41	Centropages typicus, juvenile	C. typicus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
42	Centropages violaceus, female	C. violaceus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
43	Clausocalanus arcuicornis, female	C. arcuicornis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
44	Clausocalanus arcuicornis, male	C. arcuicornis m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
45	Clausocalanus furcatus, female	C. furcatus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
46	Clausocalanus furcatus, male	C. furcatus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
47	Clausocalanus jobei, female	C. jobei f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
48	Clausocalanus lividus, female	C. lividus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
49	Clausocalanus lividus, male	C. lividus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
50	Clausocalanus parapergens, female	C. parapergens f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
51	Clausocalanus parapergens, male	C. parapergens m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
52	Clausocalanus paululus, female	C. paululus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
53	Clausocalanus paululus, male	C. paululus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
54	Clausocalanus pergens, female	C. pergens f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
55	Clausocalanus pergens, male	C. pergens m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
56	Clausocalanus spp., juvenile	Clausocalanus spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
57	Ctenocalanus vanus, female	C. vanus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
58	Ctenocalanus vanus, male	C. vanus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
59	Ctenocalanus vanus, juvenile	C. vanus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
60	Eucalanus elongatus, female	E. elongatus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
61	Eucalanus elongatus, male	E. elongatus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
62	Eucalanus elongatus, juvenile	E. elongatus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
63	Euchaetidae, juvenile	Euchaetidae juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
64	Euchirella sp., juvenile	Euchirella sp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
65	Haloptilus longicornis, juvenile	H. longicornis juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
66	Heterorhabdus papilliger, female	H. papilliger f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
67	Heterorhabdus papilliger, male	H. papilliger m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
68	Heterorhabdus papilliger, juvenile	H. papilliger juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
69	Heterorhabdus sp., juvenile	Heterorhabdus sp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
70	Lucicutia spp., juvenile	Lucicutia spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
71	Mecynocera clausi, female	M. clausi f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
72	Mecynocera clausi, juvenile	M. clausi juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
73	Mesocalanus tenuicornis, female	M. tenuicornis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
74	Mesocalanus tenuicornis, male	M. tenuicornis m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
75	Mesocalanus tenuicornis, juvenile	M. tenuicornis juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
76	Nannocalanus minor, female	N. minor f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
77	Nannocalanus minor, male	N. minor m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
78	Nannocalanus minor, juvenile	N. minor juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
79	Neocalanus gracilis, female	N. gracilis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
80	Neocalanus gracilis, juvenile	N. gracilis juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
81	Paracalanus nanus, female	P. nanus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
82	Paracalanus nanus, male	P. nanus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
83	Paracalanus nanus, juvenile	P. nanus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
84	Paracalanus parvus, female	P. parvus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
85	Paracalanus parvus, male	P. parvus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
86	Paracalanus parvus, juvenile	P. parvus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
87	Paracalanus sp., male	Paracalanus sp. m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
88	Paracalanus sp., juvenile	Paracalanus sp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
89	Pleuromamma gracilis, female	P. gracilis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
90	Pleuromamma gracilis, male	P. gracilis m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
91	Pleuromamma spp., juvenile	Pleuromamma spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
92	Scaphocalanus similis, female	S. similis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
93	Scaphocalanus similis, female	S. similis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
94	Scaphocalanus spp., juvenile	Scaphocalanus spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
95	Scolecithricella spp., juvenile	Scolecithricella spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
96	Scolecithricidae, juvenile	Scolecithricidae juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
97	Scolecithrix danae, female	S. danae f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
98	Subeucalanus monachus, juvenile	S. monachus juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
99	Temora stylifera, female	T. stylifera f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
100	Temora stylifera, male	T. stylifera m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
101	Temora stylifera, juvenile	T. stylifera juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
102	Copilia quadrata, female	C. quadrata f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
103	Corycaeus flaccus, female	C. flaccus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Agetus) flaccus
104	Corycaeus limbatus, female	C. limbatus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Agetus) limbatus
105	Corycaeus limbatus, male	C. limbatus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Agetus) limbatus
106	Corycaeus typicus, female	C. typicus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Agetus) typicus
107	Corycaeus typicus, male	C. typicus m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Agetus) typicus
108	Corycaeus giesbrechti, female	C. giesbrechti f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) giesbrechti
109	Corycaeus furcifer, female	C. furcifer f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer
110	Corycaeus furcifer, male	C. furcifer m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer
111	Corycaeus spp., female	Corycaeus spp. f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
112	Corycaeus spp., male	Corycaeus spp. m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
113	Corycaeus spp., juvenile	Corycaeus spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
114	Farranula rostrata, female	F. rostrata f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
115	Farranula rostrata, male	F. rostrata m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
116	Farranula rostrata, juvenile	F. rostrata juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
117	Oithona atlantica, female	O. atlantica f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
118	Oithona decipiens, female	O. decipiens f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
119	Oithona longispina, female	O. longispina f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
120	Oithona nana, female	O. nana f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
121	Oithona plumifera, female	O. plumifera f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
122	Oithona setigera, female	O. setigera f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
123	Oithona similis, female	O. similis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
124	Oithona spp., male	Oithona spp. m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
125	Oithona spp., juvenile	Oithona spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
126	Oithona tenuis, female	O. tenuis f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
127	Oithona vivida, female	O. vivida f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
128	Oncaea curta, female	O. curta f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
129	Oncaea media, female	O. media f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
130	Oncaea mediterranea, female	O. mediterranea f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
131	Oncaea scottodicarloi, female	O. scottodicarloi f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
132	Oncaea venusta, female	O. venusta f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
133	Oncaeidae, juvenile	Oncaeidae juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
134	Oncaeidae, male	Oncaeidae m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
135	Sapphirina angusta, female	S. angusta f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
136	Sapphirina sali, male	Sapphirina sali m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
137	Sapphirina spp., female	Sapphirina spp. f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
138	Sapphirina spp., juvenile	Sapphirina spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
139	Triconia conifera, female	T. conifera f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
140	Triconia dentipes, female	T. dentipes f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
141	Triconia minuta, female	T. minuta f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
142	Triconia sp., female	Triconia sp. F	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
143	Triconia umerus, female	T. umerus f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
144	Vettoria granulosa, male	V. granulosa m	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
145	Vettoria granulosa, female	V. granulosa f	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
146	Vettoria spp., juvenile	Vettoria spp. juv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
147	Clytemnestra rostrata	C. rostrata	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
148	Microsetella rosea	M. rosea	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
149	Amphipoda	Amphipoda	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
150	Appendicularia	Appendic	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
151	Bivalvia, larvae	Bivalvia larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
152	Evadne spinifera	E. spinifera	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
153	Cnidaria, adult	Cnidaria ad	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Cnidaria (Hydromedusae)
154	Cnidaria, larvae	Cnidaria larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	originally reported as Cnidaria (Hydromedusae)
155	Crustacea, eggs	Crustacea eggs	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	large eggs
156	Crustacea, nauplii	Crustacea naup	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting	large nauplii
157	Decapoda, larvae	Decapoda larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
158	Doliolum spp.	Doliolum spp.	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
159	Euphausiacea, larvae	Euphaus larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
160	Gastropoda, larvae	Gastrop larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
161	Epicaridea, larvae	Epicaridea larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
162	Ostracoda	Ostrac	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
163	Pisces, eggs	Pisces eggs	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
164	Pisces, larvae	Pisces larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
165	Polychaeta	Polychaeta	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
166	Tomopteris, larvae	Tomopteris larv	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
167	Pteropoda	Pteropoda	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
168	Sagitta spp.	Sagitta spp.	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
169	Salpidae	Salpidae	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
170	Salpa maxima	S. maxima	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
171	Abylopsis tetragona	A. tetragona	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
172	Lensia subtilis	L. subtilis	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
173	Muggiaea atlantica	M. atlantica	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
174	Larvae, indeterminata	Larvae indet	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Counting
175	Mesozooplankton	Mesozoopl	#/m³	Assimakopoulou, Georgia	Calculated

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