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Mäkelä, Meri Marianne; Luostarinen, Tiia; Ribeiro, Sofia; Weckström, Kaarina; Sejr, Mikael K; Winding, Mie Hylstofte Sichlau; Heikkilä, Maija (2025): Dinoflagellate cyst counts from Young Sound fjord, North-East Greenland [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.982457, In: Mäkelä, MM et al. (2025): Diatom and dinoflagellate cysts determination from Young Sound fjord, North-East Greenland [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.982994

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Published: 2025-06-18DOI registered: 2025-06-18

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Abstract:
Datasets collected from Young Sound fjord, Northeast Greenland, between 2013 and 2018 were analysed for amounts of dinoflagellate cysts. An automated PPS4/3 sediment trap with an aperture of 0.05 m² was installed near the fjord entrance (74.322°N; 20.269°W) at 60-m water depth, 15 m above the seafloor as part of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) programme. The rotation for the trap was set to 7 to 91 -day intervals. Dinoflagellate cysts were counted and identified using a Zeiss Axio Imager.A2 upright research microscope with 60x oil immersion objective and a total magnification of ×600. Due to very low dinoflagellate cyst concentrations, dinocyst counts correspond to a sum reached after encountering a minimum of 300 Lycopodium clavatum spores. Because of the high abundances of organic material, some samples had to be diluted heavily before mounting in microscope slides, and hence there was a limited number of Lycopodium clavatum spores in each slide. In these cases, dinocysts were counted until reaching a sum of 100 Lycopodium clavatum spores.
Keyword(s):
Arctic; Diatom; Dinocysts; Dinoflagellate cysts; Sediment trap; Young Sound-Greenland
Coverage:
Latitude: 74.322000 * Longitude: -20.269000
Event(s):
Young_Sound_fjord * Latitude: 74.322000 * Longitude: -20.269000 * Location: Young Sound, Greenland * Method/Device: Sediment trap, Technicap, PPS 4/3 * Comment: Collected between 2013 and 2018
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Sample IDSample IDMäkelä, Meri Marianne
Date/time startDate/time startMäkelä, Meri MarianneSediment trap, Technicap, PPS 4/3
Date/time endDate/time endMäkelä, Meri MarianneSediment trap, Technicap, PPS 4/3
Bitectatodinium tepikiense cystB. tepikiense cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
Bitectatodinium tepikiense cystB. tepikiense cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
cf. Diplopsalis lenticula cystcf. D. lenticula cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
Operculodinium centrocarpum cystO. centrocarpum cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
Operculodinium centrocarpum cystO. centrocarpum cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2Short processes
Operculodinium centrocarpum cystO. centrocarpum cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2No processes
10 Polarella glacialis cystP. glacialis cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
11 Polarella glacialis cystP. glacialis cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
12 Pentapharsodinium dalei cystP. dalei cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
13 Pentapharsodinium dalei cystP. dalei cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
14 Spiniferites ramosus sensu lato cystS. ramosus sl cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
15 Spiniferites ramosus sensu lato cystS. ramosus sl cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
16 Islandinium minutum subsp. minutum cystI. minutum subsp. minutum cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
17 Islandinium minutum subsp. minutum cystI. minutum subsp. minutum cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
18 Islandinium? cezare cystI.? cezare cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
19 Islandinium? cezare cystI.? cezare cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
20 Islandinium brevispinosum cystI. brevispinosum cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
21 Brigantedinium simplex cystB. simplex cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
22 Brigantedinium simplex cystB. simplex cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
23 Brigantedinium spp. cystBrigantedinium spp. cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
24 Brigantedinium spp. cystBrigantedinium spp. cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
25 Echinidinium karaense cystE. karaense cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
26 Echinidinium karaense cystE. karaense cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
27 Polykrikos sp. cystPolykrikos sp. cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
28 Polykrikos spp. cystPolykrikos spp. cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
29 cf. Biecheleria cystcf. Biecheleria cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
30 cf. Biecheleria cystcf. Biecheleria cyst#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2With cell content
31 Dinoflagellate cyst, totalDinofl c total#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
32 Lycopodium clavatum spores markerL. clavatum spores marker#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
33 Lycopodium spores addedLyc.added#Mäkelä, Meri MarianneCounted using an light microscope, Zeiss, Axio Imager.A2
34 Aperture sizeAperture sm2Mäkelä, Meri Marianne
35 MassMassgMäkelä, Meri Marianne
36 MassMassgMäkelä, Meri MarianneSediment weight for dinocyst preparation
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1224 data points

Data

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Sample ID

Date/time start
(Sediment trap, Technicap, PPS...)

Date/time end
(Sediment trap, Technicap, PPS...)

B. tepikiense cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)

B. tepikiense cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)

cf. D. lenticula cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)

O. centrocarpum cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)

O. centrocarpum cyst [#]
(Short processes, Counted usin...)

O. centrocarpum cyst [#]
(No processes, Counted using a...)
10 
P. glacialis cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
11 
P. glacialis cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
12 
P. dalei cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
13 
P. dalei cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
14 
S. ramosus sl cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
15 
S. ramosus sl cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
16 
I. minutum subsp. minutum cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
17 
I. minutum subsp. minutum cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
18 
I.? cezare cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
19 
I.? cezare cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
20 
I. brevispinosum cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
21 
B. simplex cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
22 
B. simplex cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
23 
Brigantedinium spp. cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
24 
Brigantedinium spp. cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
25 
E. karaense cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
26 
E. karaense cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
27 
Polykrikos sp. cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
28 
Polykrikos spp. cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
29 
cf. Biecheleria cyst [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
30 
cf. Biecheleria cyst [#]
(With cell content, Counted us...)
31 
Dinofl c total [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
32 
L. clavatum spores marker [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
33 
Lyc.added [#]
(Counted using an light micros...)
34 
Aperture s [m2]
35 
Mass [g]
36 
Mass [g]
(Sediment weight for dinocyst ...)
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YS_2013-2014_32013-09-07T00:002013-09-21T00:0000860010240000421001062100010138500208000.0540.3842.110
YS_2013-2014_42013-09-21T00:002013-10-05T00:00000600161102010101002010002034300208000.0539.9042.140
YS_2013-2014_52013-10-05T00:002013-10-19T00:00102700504002011103006220006088300208000.0519.5922.080
YS_2013-2014_62013-10-19T00:002014-01-17T00:00000400707000020000100110206094300208000.0542.3202.150
YS_2013-2014_72014-01-17T00:002014-04-17T00:00000300141000040300315000106041300208000.0514.8161.630
YS_2013-2014_8-92014-04-17T00:002014-07-13T00:0000220031000051500206010004032300208000.0523.5362.130
YS_2013-2014_10-11-122014-07-13T00:002014-08-04T00:003008231221800107374901118281542760296197208000.0510.2641.050
YS_2014-2015_1-22014-08-09T00:002014-09-13T00:001105211121400010100103027110017170260208000.0529.4402.030
YS_2014-2015_32014-09-13T00:002014-10-04T00:00003510241001042120003210112155300208000.0537.3602.090
YS_2014-2015_42014-10-04T00:002014-10-25T00:0000020090002010000105000000121300208000.05124.1842.140
YS_2014-2015_52014-10-25T00:002015-01-23T00:00000130112001010100003002000025300208000.0532.5922.050
YS_2014-2015_62015-01-23T00:002015-04-24T00:0000020000000000200205110002015300208000.057.5440.650
YS_2014-2015_11-122015-07-15T00:002015-08-04T00:00000222330240000352705002404225212469300208000.058.1920.720
YS_2016-2017_12016-08-01T00:002016-08-16T00:00000000579000000000001070011682305100000.0510.0801.018
YS_2016-2017_22016-08-16T00:002016-09-06T00:0000130026600000000000010010054393100000.0511.6003.690
YS_2016-2017_32016-09-06T00:002016-09-27T00:00001000240000000000000000000126100100000.058.8001.778
YS_2016-2017_42016-09-27T00:002016-10-18T00:00000000120010000000000000110116100100000.0511.2802.833
YS_2016-2017_52016-10-18T00:002017-01-16T00:0000020172000000000000000001114100100000.0510.3202.709
YS_2016-2017_62017-01-16T00:002017-04-16T00:000000100000000000010000000002300100000.0511.7600.673
YS_2016-2017_72017-04-16T00:002017-05-16T00:000000000000000000000000000000300100000.0512.0000.282
YS_2016-2017_82017-05-16T00:002017-05-31T00:000000000000000000000000000000300100000.0514.4800.105
YS_2016-2017_92017-05-31T00:002017-06-15T00:000001000000000000000000000102300100000.059.5200.083
YS_2016-2017_102017-06-15T00:002017-06-30T00:000000001100000000000000010014317100000.0510.0000.352
YS_2016-2017_112017-06-30T00:002017-07-15T00:000000010010000000000000000002254100000.057.5200.026
YS_2016-2017_122017-07-15T00:002017-07-31T00:000010004211100000000100000000157300100000.0516.8000.214
YS_2017-2018_12017-08-20T00:002017-09-04T00:0000000070200000000004001011521315100000.053.0480.397
YS_2017-2018_22017-09-04T00:002017-09-19T00:0000010062301010000002011004123300100000.054.6400.542
YS_2017-2018_32017-09-19T00:002017-10-10T00:0000010000011000000103000030010301100000.0561.1841.169
YS_2017-2018_42017-10-10T00:002017-10-31T00:0000112010000000200000900001219300100000.0534.3521.124
YS_2017-2018_52017-10-31T00:002018-01-29T00:000000110000002000000400001009332100000.0518.7521.072
YS_2017-2018_62018-01-29T00:002018-04-29T00:000000000000000000000000000000305100000.051.5040.185
YS_2017-2018_7-8-9-10-112018-04-29T00:002018-07-23T00:000000002100000000000001000026300100000.053.8480.159
YS_2017-2018_122018-07-23T00:002018-08-20T00:00000000263101001000001002010036300100000.057.9920.126