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Zooplankton species composition, abundance, and biomass in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea), October 2001 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191571)

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The CARIACO Ocean Time Series program studied the relationship between surface primary production (carbon fixation rates by photosynthesis of planktonic algae), regional hydrography, physical forcing variables (such as the wind), and the settling flux of particulate organic carbon in the Cariaco Basin, in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.

One of the monthly measurements taken by the program were zooplankton oblique tows (from 200 m deep to the surface, and two mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns) for measuring Zooplankton groups composition, abundance, and biomass (dry weight and ash content). This data set was collected monthly during October 2001 to January 2017. Empty values denote that an specific zooplankton group was not found at that cruise.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Gutierrez, Javier; Gonzalez, Luis; Rojas-Marquez, Jaimie; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank (2019). Zooplankton species composition, abundance, and biomass in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea), October 2001 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191571). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191571. In Scranton, Mary; Taylor, G. T.; Varela, Ramon; Astor, Yrene; Muller-Karger, Frank; Lorenzoni, Laura; McIntyre, Michelle. CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2001-10-09 to 2017-01-12
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -64.735 East: -64.367 South: 10.492 North: 10.683
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CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO
  NCEI Collection
Troccoli-Ghinaglia, Luis; Diaz-Ramos, Rafael; Subero-Pino, Sonia; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank; Klein, Eduardo (2019). Phytoplankton occurrence and density in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea) November 1995 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191567). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191567.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191567
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CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program
- CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program (download)
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Publication Dates	publication: 2019-08-03
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Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	This dataset belongs to the CARIACO Ocean Time-series that had monthly cruises at the same station (10.50° N, 64.67° W).
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Gutierrez, Javier; Gonzalez, Luis; Rojas-Marquez, Jaimie; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank (2019). Zooplankton species composition, abundance, and biomass in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea), October 2001 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191571). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191571. In Scranton, Mary; Taylor, G. T.; Varela, Ramon; Astor, Yrene; Muller-Karger, Frank; Lorenzoni, Laura; McIntyre, Michelle. CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Gutierrez, Javier Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Gonzalez, Luis Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Rojas-Marquez, Jaimie Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Astor, Yrene Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Varela, Ramon Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Rueda-Roa, Digna College of Marine Science, University of South Florida-USF, Saint Petersburg, U.S. Muller-Karger, Frank College of Marine Science, University of South Florida-USF, Saint Petersburg, U.S.
Contributors	University of South Florida (USF)
Resource Providers	Digna Rueda-Roa University of South Florida (USF) University of South Florida (USF)
Points of Contact	Digna Rueda-Roa University of South Florida (USF)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Agency: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACIT) Funding Agency: US National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Funding Agency: Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación (FONACIT) Funding Agency: Ley Orgánica de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (LOCTI) Funding Agency: Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological data ZOOPLANKTON ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES IDENTITIES NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ laboratory analyses survey - biological WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON Provider Keywords Zooplankton biomass- ash Zooplankton biomass- dry weight Zooplankton taxonomy and abundance
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of South Florida NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of South Florida
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS B/O HERMANO GINES ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes HERMANO GINES (ICES code: 93HG)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS net - zooplankton net Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords PLANKTON NETS Provider Instruments Bongo Plankton Net
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA Provider Place Names Cariaco Basin
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Provider Project Names Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (FONACIT)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0191571
Keywords	Send2NCEI Submission Package ID A467XD

Use Constraints	Cite as: Gutierrez, Javier; Gonzalez, Luis; Rojas-Marquez, Jaimie; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank (2019). Zooplankton species composition, abundance, and biomass in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea), October 2001 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191571). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191571. In Scranton, Mary; Taylor, G. T.; Varela, Ramon; Astor, Yrene; Muller-Karger, Frank; Lorenzoni, Laura; McIntyre, Michelle. CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps	2019-08-03T02:01:39Z - NCEI Accession 0191571 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0191571 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0191571 v1.1 (download) published 2019-08-03T02:01:39Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON Taxonomy and abundance (measured); Units: ind/m3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: net - zooplankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Zooplankton samples were collected during each monthly CARIACO time-series cruise from October 2001 to January 2017 (cruises 71-232). It was used a BONGO type net with two receptacles of 60 cm opening diameter and two different mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns. A flowmeter was set at the opening of the 500 microns’ net to calculate the volume of water filtered. An oblique tow was made for ~15 minutes during the day (between 9 and 10 AM) from between 200 m deep to the surface. During the entire tow, the cable was maintained at an angle of 40-45 degrees with a clinometer. The ship’s speed during the tows was maintained around 1-1.5 knots, and the net was pulled upwards at a speed of 1 m s-1. Once at the surface, the nets were washed with seawater, and the collecting jars contents were emptied in labeled glass bottles that were kept refrigerated until returning to the lab. When zooplankton samples were returned to the lab (~12 hours later), formalin (5%) neutralized with borax was added to each sample for preservation. For processing, each sample was split in two aliquots with a Folsom splitter, one for biomass and the other for taxonomy. The aliquot for biomass calculation was washed with DI water to eliminate salt excess, dried in pre-weighted crucibles for 48 hours in an electric oven at a constant temperature of 60°C, and it was kept in a desiccator until measuring the Dry Weight (biomass). Afterwards, the dry sample was calcined in a muffle furnace at 450°C for 4 hours and weighted to measure Ash (inorganic remains). For taxonomy, aliquots were extracted and placed in a 10 ml Bogorov chamber in order to count and identify taxonomic groups present. Identification and counts were made using a stereomicroscope Baush & Lomb (7x). Processed taxonomy samples were stored in the collection maintained at the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román (MOBR - EDIMAR).. Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS dry Weight (measured); Units: mg/m3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: net - zooplankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Zooplankton samples were collected during each monthly CARIACO time-series cruise from October 2001 to January 2017 (cruises 71-232). It was used a BONGO type net with two receptacles of 60 cm opening diameter and two different mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns. A flowmeter was set at the opening of the 500 microns’ net to calculate the volume of water filtered. An oblique tow was made for ~15 minutes during the day (between 9 and 10 AM) from between 200 m deep to the surface. During the entire tow, the cable was maintained at an angle of 40-45 degrees with a clinometer. The ship’s speed during the tows was maintained around 1-1.5 knots, and the net was pulled upwards at a speed of 1 m s-1. Once at the surface, the nets were washed with seawater, and the collecting jars contents were emptied in labeled glass bottles that were kept refrigerated until returning to the lab. When zooplankton samples were returned to the lab (~12 hours later), formalin (5%) neutralized with borax was added to each sample for preservation. For processing, each sample was split in two aliquots with a Folsom splitter, one for biomass and the other for taxonomy. The aliquot for biomass calculation was washed with DI water to eliminate salt excess, dried in pre-weighted crucibles for 48 hours in an electric oven at a constant temperature of 60°C, and it was kept in a desiccator until measuring the Dry Weight (biomass). Afterwards, the dry sample was calcined in a muffle furnace at 450°C for 4 hours and weighted to measure Ash (inorganic remains). For taxonomy, aliquots were extracted and placed in a 10 ml Bogorov chamber in order to count and identify taxonomic groups present. Identification and counts were made using a stereomicroscope Baush & Lomb (7x). Processed taxonomy samples were stored in the collection maintained at the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román (MOBR - EDIMAR).. Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS - Ash (measured); Units: mg/m3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: net - zooplankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Zooplankton samples were collected during each monthly CARIACO time-series cruise from October 2001 to January 2017 (cruises 71-232). It was used a BONGO type net with two receptacles of 60 cm opening diameter and two different mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns. A flowmeter was set at the opening of the 500 microns’ net to calculate the volume of water filtered. An oblique tow was made for ~15 minutes during the day (between 9 and 10 AM) from between 200 m deep to the surface. During the entire tow, the cable was maintained at an angle of 40-45 degrees with a clinometer. The ship’s speed during the tows was maintained around 1-1.5 knots, and the net was pulled upwards at a speed of 1 m s-1. Once at the surface, the nets were washed with seawater, and the collecting jars contents were emptied in labeled glass bottles that were kept refrigerated until returning to the lab. When zooplankton samples were returned to the lab (~12 hours later), formalin (5%) neutralized with borax was added to each sample for preservation. For processing, each sample was split in two aliquots with a Folsom splitter, one for biomass and the other for taxonomy. The aliquot for biomass calculation was washed with DI water to eliminate salt excess, dried in pre-weighted crucibles for 48 hours in an electric oven at a constant temperature of 60°C, and it was kept in a desiccator until measuring the Dry Weight (biomass). Afterwards, the dry sample was calcined in a muffle furnace at 450°C for 4 hours and weighted to measure Ash (inorganic remains). For taxonomy, aliquots were extracted and placed in a 10 ml Bogorov chamber in order to count and identify taxonomic groups present. Identification and counts were made using a stereomicroscope Baush & Lomb (7x). Processed taxonomy samples were stored in the collection maintained at the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román (MOBR - EDIMAR)..

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Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON Taxonomy and abundance (measured); Units: ind/m3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: net - zooplankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Zooplankton samples were collected during each monthly CARIACO time-series cruise from October 2001 to January 2017 (cruises 71-232). It was used a BONGO type net with two receptacles of 60 cm opening diameter and two different mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns. A flowmeter was set at the opening of the 500 microns’ net to calculate the volume of water filtered. An oblique tow was made for ~15 minutes during the day (between 9 and 10 AM) from between 200 m deep to the surface. During the entire tow, the cable was maintained at an angle of 40-45 degrees with a clinometer. The ship’s speed during the tows was maintained around 1-1.5 knots, and the net was pulled upwards at a speed of 1 m s-1. Once at the surface, the nets were washed with seawater, and the collecting jars contents were emptied in labeled glass bottles that were kept refrigerated until returning to the lab. When zooplankton samples were returned to the lab (~12 hours later), formalin (5%) neutralized with borax was added to each sample for preservation. For processing, each sample was split in two aliquots with a Folsom splitter, one for biomass and the other for taxonomy. The aliquot for biomass calculation was washed with DI water to eliminate salt excess, dried in pre-weighted crucibles for 48 hours in an electric oven at a constant temperature of 60°C, and it was kept in a desiccator until measuring the Dry Weight (biomass). Afterwards, the dry sample was calcined in a muffle furnace at 450°C for 4 hours and weighted to measure Ash (inorganic remains). For taxonomy, aliquots were extracted and placed in a 10 ml Bogorov chamber in order to count and identify taxonomic groups present. Identification and counts were made using a stereomicroscope Baush & Lomb (7x). Processed taxonomy samples were stored in the collection maintained at the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román (MOBR - EDIMAR)..
Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS dry Weight (measured); Units: mg/m3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: net - zooplankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Zooplankton samples were collected during each monthly CARIACO time-series cruise from October 2001 to January 2017 (cruises 71-232). It was used a BONGO type net with two receptacles of 60 cm opening diameter and two different mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns. A flowmeter was set at the opening of the 500 microns’ net to calculate the volume of water filtered. An oblique tow was made for ~15 minutes during the day (between 9 and 10 AM) from between 200 m deep to the surface. During the entire tow, the cable was maintained at an angle of 40-45 degrees with a clinometer. The ship’s speed during the tows was maintained around 1-1.5 knots, and the net was pulled upwards at a speed of 1 m s-1. Once at the surface, the nets were washed with seawater, and the collecting jars contents were emptied in labeled glass bottles that were kept refrigerated until returning to the lab. When zooplankton samples were returned to the lab (~12 hours later), formalin (5%) neutralized with borax was added to each sample for preservation. For processing, each sample was split in two aliquots with a Folsom splitter, one for biomass and the other for taxonomy. The aliquot for biomass calculation was washed with DI water to eliminate salt excess, dried in pre-weighted crucibles for 48 hours in an electric oven at a constant temperature of 60°C, and it was kept in a desiccator until measuring the Dry Weight (biomass). Afterwards, the dry sample was calcined in a muffle furnace at 450°C for 4 hours and weighted to measure Ash (inorganic remains). For taxonomy, aliquots were extracted and placed in a 10 ml Bogorov chamber in order to count and identify taxonomic groups present. Identification and counts were made using a stereomicroscope Baush & Lomb (7x). Processed taxonomy samples were stored in the collection maintained at the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román (MOBR - EDIMAR)..
Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS - Ash (measured); Units: mg/m3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: net - zooplankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Zooplankton samples were collected during each monthly CARIACO time-series cruise from October 2001 to January 2017 (cruises 71-232). It was used a BONGO type net with two receptacles of 60 cm opening diameter and two different mesh sizes of 200 and 500 microns. A flowmeter was set at the opening of the 500 microns’ net to calculate the volume of water filtered. An oblique tow was made for ~15 minutes during the day (between 9 and 10 AM) from between 200 m deep to the surface. During the entire tow, the cable was maintained at an angle of 40-45 degrees with a clinometer. The ship’s speed during the tows was maintained around 1-1.5 knots, and the net was pulled upwards at a speed of 1 m s-1. Once at the surface, the nets were washed with seawater, and the collecting jars contents were emptied in labeled glass bottles that were kept refrigerated until returning to the lab. When zooplankton samples were returned to the lab (~12 hours later), formalin (5%) neutralized with borax was added to each sample for preservation. For processing, each sample was split in two aliquots with a Folsom splitter, one for biomass and the other for taxonomy. The aliquot for biomass calculation was washed with DI water to eliminate salt excess, dried in pre-weighted crucibles for 48 hours in an electric oven at a constant temperature of 60°C, and it was kept in a desiccator until measuring the Dry Weight (biomass). Afterwards, the dry sample was calcined in a muffle furnace at 450°C for 4 hours and weighted to measure Ash (inorganic remains). For taxonomy, aliquots were extracted and placed in a 10 ml Bogorov chamber in order to count and identify taxonomic groups present. Identification and counts were made using a stereomicroscope Baush & Lomb (7x). Processed taxonomy samples were stored in the collection maintained at the Museo Oceanológico Hermano Benigno Román (MOBR - EDIMAR)..

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	net - zooplankton net
Platform	B/O HERMANO GINES

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Zooplankton species composition, abundance, and biomass in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea), October 2001 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191571)

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