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NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - biogeochemistry, dissolved inorganic nutrient, mesozooplankton, phytoplankton, and bacteria data from 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19

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This dataset presents results from surface-tethered drifting sediment traps, zooplankton net tows, dissolved inorganic nutrient concentration analyses made on water column samples, and flow cytometry samples collected in the euphotic zone, from the open ocean Gulf of Mexico during cruises of the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, May 10-30, 2017 (NF17), and May 5-19, 2018 (NF18).

Sediment trap results include particulate organic carbon flux, particulate nitrogen flux, carbon isotope ratio of sinking organic matter (13C/12C), nitrogen isotopes of sinking material (15N/14N), chlorophyll a flux, and phaeopigment flux.

Mesozooplankton results include separate files for: 1) wet weight, dry weight, carbon and nitrogen biomass estimates for total zooplankton and five size fractions; 2) carbon and nitrogen percent dry weight, stable carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) isotope ratios of five size fractions; and 3) size-fractionated chlorophyll and phaeopigment gut pigment contents, pigment-based estimates of mesozooplankton grazing on phytoplankton in the euphotic zone (grazing m-2 h-1) and biomass-specific rates of grazing relative to zooplankton dry weight and carbon.

Dissolved inorganic nutrient concentration measurements include nitrate+nitrite (NO3-+NO2-), ammonium (NH4+), and soluble reactive phosphorus (PO43-).

Flow cytometry results include abundances of phytoplankton taxa (Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, Photosynthetic Eukaryotes) and non-pigmented bacteria (HBACT).
  • Cite as: Kelly, Thomas; Knapp, Angela N.; Landry, Michael R.; Selph, Karen E.; Stukel, Michael; Swalethorp, Rasmus; Thomas, Rachel (2021). NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - biogeochemistry, dissolved inorganic nutrient, mesozooplankton, phytoplankton, and bacteria data from 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NCCOS-RESTORE-bluefin-tuna-larvae. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -90.195
East: -84.3171
South: 24.96
North: 28.36199
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Associated Resources
  • NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Bluefin Tuna Larvae: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
  • National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2021: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56761.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2021-05-11
  • revision: 2021-06-10
  • creation: 2021-04-16
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
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
Accessions 0229611, 0230106, 0232033, and 0233328.
Purpose The oligotrophic Gulf of Mexico is one of the only regions where Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (ABT) spawn. This region is nutrient poor and low productivity leads to relatively low abundances of zooplankton. The goal of this project is to investigate the marine foodweb from nutrients to larval ABT to investigate potential processes controlling larval production and survival. Hypotheses include bottom-up regulation of primary productivity by nutrient availability, alternating dependence on upwelled nitrate or nitrogen fixation as sources of new nitrogen, and modifications to zooplankton food webs that favor productivity of the preferred prey of ABT. To investigate these goals, we are conducting extensive investigation of nitrogen cycling through the marine ecosystem with a particular focus on nitrogen isotopes. These cruises were part of a NOAA RESTORE funded cruise intended to investigate the epipelagic marine nitrogen cycle, plankton dynamics, and impacts on larval tuna growth and survival. Sediment trap data contained in this dataset enables estimates of the total flux of carbon and nitrogen from the surface ocean, the relative proportion of phytoplankton and fecal material in the sinking material, and the proportion of this material potentially supported by upwelled nitrate or nitrogen fixation. Mesozooplankton results in this dataset provide biomass and grazing estimates for analyses of plankton community structure, food web fluxes, and modeling. Dissolved inorganic nutrient concentration data contained in this dataset establish nutrient distributions in the region of interest, which informs our understanding of nutrient availability for the base of the food web. Flow cytometry data contained in this dataset enables estimates of the phytoplankton community composition in the euphotic zone of our study region.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Kelly, Thomas; Knapp, Angela N.; Landry, Michael R.; Selph, Karen E.; Stukel, Michael; Swalethorp, Rasmus; Thomas, Rachel (2021). NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - biogeochemistry, dissolved inorganic nutrient, mesozooplankton, phytoplankton, and bacteria data from 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NCCOS-RESTORE-bluefin-tuna-larvae. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Data in this accession was funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program for the project "Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico" implemented by the NOAA NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
  • Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
  • Funding Agency: NOAA RESTORE Science Program
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords NCCOS Research Data Types
  • Field Observation
Provider Keywords
  • Ammonium concentration (NH4+)
  • Bacteria data
  • Blue fin tuna
  • Carbon-specific Grazing Rate (C-sp G) of zooplankton size fractions
  • Chlorophyll flux (Chl)
  • Field observation
  • Heterotrophic bacteria abundance
  • Nitrate+nitrite concentration (NO3-+NO2-)
  • Nitrogen
  • Particulate nitrogen flux (Norg)
  • Particulate organic carbon flux (Corg)
  • Percent Carbon Biomass (C as % DW)
  • Percent Nitrogen Biomass (N as % DW)
  • Phaeopigment flux (Phaeo)
  • Photosynthetic eukaryote abundance
  • Plankton food web dynamics
  • Prochlorococcus abundance
  • Soluble reactive phosphorus concentration (PO43-)
  • Synechococcus abundance
  • δ13C (d13C) of sinking organic matter
  • δ13C (d13C) of zooplankton size fractions
  • δ15N (d15N) of sinking organic matter
  • δ15N (d15N) of zooplankton size fractions
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes Provider Platform Keywords
  • NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
Provider Platform Names
  • NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • CTD Rosette bottles
  • Flow cytometry
  • Plankton net
  • Sediment trap
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords NCCOS Regions of Study
  • Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico
Project keywords Provider Project Names
  • NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program
  • RESTORE Science Program
  • RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • 07PJ7U
  • 4BWCWH
  • 97MDMM
  • D4J85X
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kelly, Thomas; Knapp, Angela N.; Landry, Michael R.; Selph, Karen E.; Stukel, Michael; Swalethorp, Rasmus; Thomas, Rachel (2021). NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - biogeochemistry, dissolved inorganic nutrient, mesozooplankton, phytoplankton, and bacteria data from 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NCCOS-RESTORE-bluefin-tuna-larvae. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2021-05-11T19:16:11Z - NCEI Accession 0230106 v1.1 was published.
  • 2021-05-11T19:27:10Z - NCEI Accession 0229611 v1.1 was published.
  • 2021-06-01T17:47:16Z - NCEI Accession 0232033 v1.1 was published.
  • 2021-06-10T17:10:00Z - NCEI Accession 0233328 v1.1 was published.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • CTD
  • Flow Cytometer
  • fluorometer
  • mass spectrometer
  • net - plankton net
  • net - zooplankton net
  • Niskin bottle
  • trap - sediment
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
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