Fernández de Puelles, María Luz; Sarmiento-Lezcano, Airam Nauzet; Hernández-León, Santiago (2026): Copepoda abundance from surface to bathypelagic zone in during spring in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean in 2018 (Bathypelagic) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.991563 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-02-18
Abstract:
This dataset contains values of copepoda abundance collected during the Bathypelagic cruise from 24th of May to the 23rd of June 2018, from Northwest Africa (20° N, 20° W) to the South of Iceland. Species of copepods were sampled using the Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS-1 m²) zooplankton net with a 0.2 mm mesh size and with several nets for collecting samples from 8 different depth layers (0-100; 100-200; 200-400; 400-700; 700-1000; 1000-1300; 1300-1600; 1600-1900). Collected specimens MOCNESS-1 samples were preserved in 5% buffered formalin, and specimens were sorted out later. All individuals were counted and the dominant species of copepods and cladocerans were identified, whenever possible. All data were standardized to number of individuals (#/m³) by layer.
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Related to:
Fernández de Puelles, Maria Luz; Gazá, Magdalena; Cabanellas-Reboredo, Miguel; Hernández-León, Santiago (2025): Diel vertical distribution of copepods during spring in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, 1641055, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1641055
Funding:
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 817578: Tropical and South Atlantic climate-based marine ecosystem predictions for sustainable management
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MEC), grant/award no. CTM2016-78853-R: Biomass and Active Flux in the Bathypelagic Zone
Xunta de Galicia, grant/award no. IN606B-2024/018: Interacciones tróficas y procesos ecosistémicos en peces mesopelágicos (TROF-MP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 37.249149 * Median Longitude: 20.704004 * South-bound Latitude: 20.804167 * West-bound Longitude: 19.717667 * North-bound Latitude: 55.387000 * East-bound Longitude: 25.078500
Date/Time Start: 2018-05-28T11:45:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-06-20T17:34:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 25.0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 5351.0 m
Event(s):
BATHYPELAGIC_01_D-3 (1) * Latitude Start: 20.804200 * Longitude Start: -21.013500 * Latitude End: 20.899200 * Longitude End: -21.006800 * Date/Time Start: 2018-05-28T11:16:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-05-28T15:00:00 * Elevation: -4108.0 m * Mesh size: 0.2 mm * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: BATHYPELAGIC (29SG20180524) * Basis: Sarmiento de Gamboa * Method/Device: MOCNESS opening/closing plankton net 1 sqm (MOC1)
BATHYPELAGIC_01_N-3 (1) * Latitude Start: 21.016200 * Longitude Start: -21.034800 * Latitude End: 21.061500 * Longitude End: -21.001800 * Date/Time Start: 2018-05-29T01:57:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-05-29T04:58:00 * Elevation: -4108.0 m * Mesh size: 0.2 mm * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: BATHYPELAGIC (29SG20180524) * Basis: Sarmiento de Gamboa * Method/Device: MOCNESS opening/closing plankton net 1 sqm (MOC1)
BATHYPELAGIC_02_D-3 (2) * Latitude: 25.338000 * Longitude: -20.691700 * Date/Time Start: 2018-06-01T16:07:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-06-01T16:15:00 * Mesh size: 0.2 mm * Location: North Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: BATHYPELAGIC (29SG20180524) * Basis: Sarmiento de Gamboa * Method/Device: MOCNESS opening/closing plankton net 1 sqm (MOC1)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
665608 data points
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