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Nella Dan: AAMBER Cruise - Zooplankton and Krill data

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Updated 17/11/2025

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This data were collected on the sixth Nella Dan voyage of a long term field survey project being conducted by the Australian Antarctic Division, to collect distribution, abundance and population structure data for the krill Euphausia superba in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica.
This voyage, the Australian Antarctic Marine Biological Ecosystem Research 1986/1987 (AAMBER 86/87) cruise, operated between February and April 1987. During March, a survey of the krill population and zooplankton community was conducted, to determine the late summer distribution and abundance of krill, especially the larvae. This was done as a follow up to SIBEX II in mid-summer (Janurary) 1985. The major species investigated were Euphausia superba, Euphausia frigidia, Euphausia crystallorophias and Thysanoessa marcuria. Phytoplankton pigment analysis was also conducted at each CTD station site.

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Title Nella Dan: AAMBER Cruise - Zooplankton and Krill data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/4641b6cb-b9e8-4dc3-8447-652b376a4d2a
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 07/03/1987 - 23/03/1987
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Nella Dan: AAMBER Cruise - Zooplankton and Krill data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nella-dan-aamber-cruise-zooplankton-and-krill-data1