Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux
Progress Code: completed Some scanning electron microscope images were taken of dinoflagellates sampled as part of this project. A catalogue of the images taken is provided as part of the download file at the provided URL. The images are currently held by the Electron Microscope Unit of the Australi...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::2822013 2023-12-03T10:11:46+01:00 Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux Spatial: westlimit=78; southlimit=-69.0; eastlimit=79; northlimit=-68.0 Spatial: uplimit=20; downlimit=5 Temporal: From 1993-01-01 to 1993-11-30 https://researchdata.edu.au/contribution-dinoflagellates-antarctic-carbon-flux/2822013 unknown Australian Ocean Data Network https://researchdata.edu.au/contribution-dinoflagellates-antarctic-carbon-flux/2822013 ASAC_988 AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DINOFLAGELLATES PROTISTS PROTISTS > CILIATES FLAGELLATES BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > BIOMASS DYNAMICS ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL VEGETATION > dataset ftands 2023-11-06T23:52:58Z Progress Code: completed Some scanning electron microscope images were taken of dinoflagellates sampled as part of this project. A catalogue of the images taken is provided as part of the download file at the provided URL. The images are currently held by the Electron Microscope Unit of the Australian Antarctic Division, but have not yet been entered into their electron microscope database (as at the 30th of April, 2004). From the abstracts of the referenced paper: The abundance and biomass of ciliates, dinoflagellates and heterotrophic and phototrophic nanoflagellates were determined at three sites along an ice-covered Antarctic fjord between January and November 1993. The water column showed little in the way of temperature and salinity gradients during the study period. In general, the protozooplankton exhibited a seasonal variation which closely mirrored that of chlorophyll a and bacterioplankton. The fjord mouth, which was affected by the greatest marine influences, consistently had the highest densities of ciliates and the most diverse community, with up to 18 species during the sampling period. Small aloricate ciliates were present throughout the year with Strobilidium spp. being dominant during the winter. Larger loricate and aloricate ciliates became more prominent during January and November, along with the autotrophic ciliate Mesodimium rubrun and two mixotrophic species (Strombidium wulffi and a type resembling Tontonia) suggesting evidence of species successions. Data on dinoflagellates were less extensive, but these protists showed greatest species diversity in the middle reaches of the fjord. A total of 13 species of dinoflagellate were recorded. Ciliates made a significant contribution to the biomass of the microbial community in summer, particularly in the middle and at the seaward end of the fjord. In winter, heterotrophic flagellates (HNAN) and phototrophic nanoflagellates (PNAN) were the dominant component of protistan biomass. In terms of percentage contribution to the microbial carbon ... Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Australian Antarctic Division Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Antarctic |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DINOFLAGELLATES PROTISTS PROTISTS > CILIATES FLAGELLATES BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > BIOMASS DYNAMICS ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL VEGETATION > |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DINOFLAGELLATES PROTISTS PROTISTS > CILIATES FLAGELLATES BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > BIOMASS DYNAMICS ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL VEGETATION > Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DINOFLAGELLATES PROTISTS PROTISTS > CILIATES FLAGELLATES BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > BIOMASS DYNAMICS ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL VEGETATION > |
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Progress Code: completed Some scanning electron microscope images were taken of dinoflagellates sampled as part of this project. A catalogue of the images taken is provided as part of the download file at the provided URL. The images are currently held by the Electron Microscope Unit of the Australian Antarctic Division, but have not yet been entered into their electron microscope database (as at the 30th of April, 2004). From the abstracts of the referenced paper: The abundance and biomass of ciliates, dinoflagellates and heterotrophic and phototrophic nanoflagellates were determined at three sites along an ice-covered Antarctic fjord between January and November 1993. The water column showed little in the way of temperature and salinity gradients during the study period. In general, the protozooplankton exhibited a seasonal variation which closely mirrored that of chlorophyll a and bacterioplankton. The fjord mouth, which was affected by the greatest marine influences, consistently had the highest densities of ciliates and the most diverse community, with up to 18 species during the sampling period. Small aloricate ciliates were present throughout the year with Strobilidium spp. being dominant during the winter. Larger loricate and aloricate ciliates became more prominent during January and November, along with the autotrophic ciliate Mesodimium rubrun and two mixotrophic species (Strombidium wulffi and a type resembling Tontonia) suggesting evidence of species successions. Data on dinoflagellates were less extensive, but these protists showed greatest species diversity in the middle reaches of the fjord. A total of 13 species of dinoflagellate were recorded. Ciliates made a significant contribution to the biomass of the microbial community in summer, particularly in the middle and at the seaward end of the fjord. In winter, heterotrophic flagellates (HNAN) and phototrophic nanoflagellates (PNAN) were the dominant component of protistan biomass. In terms of percentage contribution to the microbial carbon ... |
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Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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Contribution of dinoflagellates to Antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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contribution of dinoflagellates to antarctic coastal zone carbon flux |
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Australian Ocean Data Network |
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https://researchdata.edu.au/contribution-dinoflagellates-antarctic-carbon-flux/2822013 |
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Spatial: westlimit=78; southlimit=-69.0; eastlimit=79; northlimit=-68.0 Spatial: uplimit=20; downlimit=5 Temporal: From 1993-01-01 to 1993-11-30 |
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Antarc* Antarctic Australian Antarctic Division |
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Antarc* Antarctic Australian Antarctic Division |
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https://researchdata.edu.au/contribution-dinoflagellates-antarctic-carbon-flux/2822013 ASAC_988 |
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