Abundace data for taxon determined by Video Plankton Recorder (VPR) on RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project)

• Main Author: Carin J. Ashjian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) 2012
• Subjects: oceans; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/sha256:aa70db9f1d5e8334a5cf0c31b53aeffbf6937b8cb3dc76237efc20ce6372a181

<p>This dataset includes ALL the abundance values, zero and non-zero. Taxonomic groups are diplayed in the 'taxon' column, rather than in separate columns, with abundances in the 'abund_L' column. For the original presentation of the data, see <a href=\"http://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset.cfm?id=10606&amp;flag=view\" target=\"_blank\">VPR_ashjian_orig_SO</a>.</p> <h3>Video Plankton Recorder Data</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>These data are from images of plankton and particles collected using the Video Plankton Recorder (VPR), a camera system mounted on the <u>BIO </u>-Optical <u>M</u>ulti-frequency <u>A</u>coustical and <u>P</u>hysical <u>E</u>nvironmental <u>R</u>ecorder (BIOMAPER II)¹ data acquisition system.</p> <p>BIOMAPERII is a towed package consisting of a number of independent observational components: a multi-frequency sonar (Acoustics) system, a video plankton recorder (VPR) system, and an environmental sensor system (ESS).&nbsp;</p> <p>Companion object:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://globec.whoi.edu/jg/serv/globec/soglobec/biomaperII.brev0%7Bdir=globec.whoi.edu/jg/dir/globec/soglobec/,info=globec.whoi.edu/jg/info/globec/soglobec/biomaperII%7D\">biomaperII</a>.<br /> ¹Wiebe, P.H., et al., 2002, BIOMAPER-II: An Integrated Instrument Platform for Coupled Biological and Physical Measurements in Coastal and Oceanic Regimes. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, <strong>27(3)</strong>:700-716.</p> <p><strong>Methodology</strong><br /> Detailed discussion of the data and sampling methods used here can be found in C.J. Ashjian et al., 2008. Distribution of larval krill and zooplankton in association with hydrography in Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, in austral fall and winter 2001 described using the Video Plankton Recorder. Deep- Sea Research II <strong>55/3-4</strong>(2008), pp. 455-471.</p> <p><strong>Any questions, contact:</strong><br /> Carin Ashjian, Associate Scientist<br /> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br /> Woods Hole, MA 02543<br /> voice: [phone]<br /> fax: [phone]<br /> e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:[e-mail]\">[e-mail]</a></p>