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Copepod Abundance in Albatross Bay

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Biological and physical data collected from plankton samples collected from Albatross Bay. The samples were worked on as part of preliminary analysis. The analysis occurred 20 November to 15 December 1989. The biomass and species composition of tropical zooplankton in Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, were examined monthly for three years between March 1986 and March 1988. Zooplankton taxonomic groups were identified to species level where possible, with a primary focus on copepods. Data is stored as mean number of individuals per site. Sampling occurred across 5 sites (Site 1 = Inshore, Site 5 = Offshore, Sites progressed westward). Temperature and salinity were also recorded for many samples. This data has been produced by CSIRO for the National Oceans Office, as part of an ongoing commitment to natural resource planning and management through the 'National Marine Bioregionalisation' project.

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Field Value
Title Copepod Abundance in Albatross Bay
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2d9fdccc-ae64-4966-9d90-da62532038ee
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Donna.Hayes@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/03/1986 - 01/03/1988
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Copepod Abundance in Albatross Bay". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/copepod-abundance-in-albatross-bay1