Author: Marina Lipizer
Keywords: Observation, Occurrence

Mesozooplankton North Adriatic-gulf of Trieste C1-LTER time-series

Alessandra De Olazabal^1, Marina Lipizer^1, Serena Fonda Umani^2

1 National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C, 34010, Sgonico, Italy; 2 University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Corresponding author(s): Alessandra De Olazabal (adeolazabal@ogs.it), Marina Lipizer (mlipizer@ogs.it)

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Citation: Combination of authors, year of data paper publication (in parentheses), Title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue number (in parentheses), and doi of the data paper.

Resource Citation

De Olazabal A (2023): Mesozooplankton North Adriatic-gulf of Trieste C1-LTER time-series. v4.4. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.6092/759d611d-3767-4f5e-8808-553fc54b8931 https://doi.org/10.6092/759d611d-3767-4f5e-8808-553fc54b8931

Abstract

Regular monitoring of mesozooplankton abundance and community composition  collected with a monthly frequency in the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Station C1.

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence

Project details

Project title: Several Projects
Personnel: Serena Fonda Umani
Funding: Several Projects
Study area descriptions/descriptor: The time series station C1 ( Latitude 45°42'2.99"N Longitude 13°42'36.00"E), located in the Gulf of Trieste in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea, is part of the Adriatic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site . It is a shallow coastal station (17 m depth) located at 0.2 Km from the coast, at the outer border of the Natural Marine Reserve of Miramare , Trieste.
Link: http://nettuno.ogs.trieste.it/ilter/BIO/index.html
Design description: Regular monitoring

Data published through GBIF: https://nodc.ogs.it/ipt/resource?r=mesozooplankton_lter

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Gulf of Trieste: https://marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=3385
Coordinates: 45°30'0''N and 45°45'0''N Latitude; 13°18'0''E and 13°48'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: October 12, 1998 - December 11, 2001

Methods

Method step description: Samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3)2-buffered formaldehyde (2-4% final concentration) for determination of species abundance and composition. Individuals were sorted and counted under binocular microscope.
Study extent description: Monthly sampling from 1998 to 2001.
Sampling description: Zooplankton are collected by vertical hauls from 15 m to the surface using a WP2 net with 200 µm mesh, 56 cm diameter.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Mesozooplankton North Adriatic-gulf of Trieste C1-LTER time-series
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://nodc.ogs.it/ipt/archive.do?r=mesozooplankton_lter
Publication date of data: 2023-01-03
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

External datasets

Dataset description

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2013-12-06
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
Camatti, E., Comaschi, A., De Olazabal, A., & Fonda Umani, S. (2008). Annual dynamics of the mesozooplankton communities in a highly variable ecosystem (North Adriatic Sea, Italy). Marine Ecology, 29(3), 387-398. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2008.00256.x