Voelker, Antje H L (2025): Iberia-Forams cruise in September 2012 - coccolithophore assemblage data [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988162 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2025-12-17
Abstract:
These data present results from seawater samples collected at 11 stations in a north-south transect along the western and southwestern Iberian margin in September 2012. Seawater samples at defined depths across the upper 300 meters were filtered in order to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of extant coccolithophores. For species identification a piece of the filter paper was cut off and analyzed in a Scanning Electronic Microscope at the University of Salamanca (Spain). The aim of this work was studying the composition of the coccolithophore assemblages along the western Iberian margin as well as across the water column at each station. Approximately 15 species were identified. Two vertical zones, separated by a seasonal or a permanent thermocline, can be distinguished in the photic zone: the upper part, counting on more diversity and dominated by small placoliths; and the lower part, mainly inhabited by Florisphaera profunda. Minor changes are encountered with regard to the horizontal distribution, where temperature is likely the dominant environmental variable.
Related to:
Ausin, Blanca; Flores, José Abel; Sierro, Francisco Javier; Cabarcos, E; Voelker, Antje H L (2014): Coccolithophore distribution from seawater column samples along the western Iberian margin during a late summer situation. INA Workshop on Extant Coccolithophores research. Crete (Greece), 5-10 October 2014
Voelker, Antje H L (2012): EUROFLEETS Cruise Summary Report - IBERIA-FORAMS, R/V Garcia del Cid, Cruise Iberia-Forams, 10.09.2012 - 16.09.2012, Vigo (Spain) – Huelva (Spain). IPMA Relatórios de Campanha, 33 pp.
Funding:
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 228344: EUROFLEETS - Towards an Alliance of European Research Fleets
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 38.496473 * Median Longitude: -9.189673 * South-bound Latitude: 36.037300 * West-bound Longitude: -10.113500 * North-bound Latitude: 42.099000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.714200
Date/Time Start: 2012-09-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-09-15T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 10 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 300 m
Event(s):
Ib-F2 * Latitude: 42.099000 * Longitude: -9.593000 * Date/Time: 2012-09-10T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1792.0 m * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: EUROFLEETS_Iberia-Forams * Basis: Garcia del Cid * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO)
Ib-F3 * Latitude: 41.203700 * Longitude: -9.601300 * Date/Time: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1650.0 m * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: EUROFLEETS_Iberia-Forams * Basis: Garcia del Cid * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO)
Ib-F4 * Latitude: 40.334300 * Longitude: -9.765000 * Date/Time: 2012-09-11T00:00:00 * Elevation: -800.0 m * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: EUROFLEETS_Iberia-Forams * Basis: Garcia del Cid * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Voelker, Antje H L | |||
| 2 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Voelker, Antje H L | |||
| 3 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Voelker, Antje H L | |||
| 4 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Voelker, Antje H L | |||
| 5 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Voelker, Antje H L | ||
| 6 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Voelker, Antje H L | Geocode | |
| 7 | Gephyrocapsa, small | Gephyrocapsa small | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 8 | Emiliania huxleyi | E. huxleyi | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 9 | Gephyrocapsa muellerae | G. muellerae | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 10 | Gephyrocapsa oceanica | G. oceanica | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 11 | Gephyrocapsa oceanica, small | G. oceanica small | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 12 | Syracosphaera | Syracosphaera | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 13 | Coccolithus | Coccolithus | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 14 | Calcidiscus leptoporus | C. leptoporus | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 15 | Helicosphaera carteri | H. carteri | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 16 | Umbilicosphaera | Umbilicosphaera | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 17 | Rhabdosphaera | Rhabdosphaera | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 18 | Umbellosphaera | Umbellosphaera | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 19 | Florisphaera profunda | F. profunda | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 20 | Oolithotus | Oolithotus | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 21 | Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica | G. caribbeanica | # | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 22 | Placoliths, small | Placoliths small | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 23 | Gephyrocapsa oceanica | G. oceanica | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | total |
| 24 | Gephyrocapsa muellerae | G. muellerae | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 25 | Gephyrocapsa oceanica | G. oceanica | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 26 | Gephyrocapsa oceanica, small | G. oceanica small | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 27 | Syracosphaera | Syracosphaera | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 28 | Coccolithus | Coccolithus | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 29 | Calcidiscus leptoporus | C. leptoporus | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 30 | Helicosphaera carteri | H. carteri | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 31 | Umbilicosphaera | Umbilicosphaera | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 32 | Rhabdosphaera | Rhabdosphaera | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 33 | Umbellosphaera | Umbellosphaera | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 34 | Florisphaera profunda | F. profunda | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 35 | Oolithotus | Oolithotus | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | |
| 36 | Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica | G. caribbeanica | % | Voelker, Antje H L | Filtered seawater; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1950 data points