Ice algae biodiversity Nansen Legacy JC2-2 ...

• Main Authors: Assmy, Philipp, Wold, Anette, Gradinger, Rolf, Edvardsen, Bente, Wiktor, Jozef, Tatarek, Agnieszka, Goraguer, Lucie
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: npolar.no 2022
• Subjects: Barents Sea; ice algae
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2022.5c2738dd; https://data.npolar.no/dataset/5c2738dd-e3b0-47c7-a0ba-9007ee5ac6fd

The data has been collected during the Nansen Legacy Joint Cruise 2-2 from 24 August - 29 September 2021 on the research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon (cruise number 2021710), along a transect in the northern Barents Sea from 76N to 82N. The dataset contains abundance of ice algae marine protists, including ice algae (autotrophic) and protozoa (heterotrophic). Protists were identified and counted with light microscopy using the Utermöhl method and the result are given as cells per liter (cells/L) called organismQuantity. ...