-SpaDE- Spatial scaling of diversity and ecology of planktonic foraminifera in the oligotrophic gyre of the North Atlantic - Cruise No. M113/2 - January 24 - February 9, 2015 - Ponta Delgada (Portugal) - Kingston (Jamaica)

• Main Authors: Siccha, Michael, Schulz, Hartmut, Rebotim, Andreia, Brown, Elizabeth, Lübben, Birgit, Kretzschmann, Lisett
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie 2016
• Subjects: Earth Science; Earth sciences and geology; North Atlantic; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.2312/cr_m113_2; https://www.tib.eu/suchen/id/awi:38a340453e8d9e910497bd08d3b11663a7bd81df

The transit research cruise SpaDe investigated the distribution of planktic foraminifera across a transect through the North Atlantic. Planktic foraminifera were sampled with a Multi-Plankton-Sampler (MPS, multiple-closing net) at 22 stations, both for traditional microscopic as well as genetic analyses. Hydrographic conditions at the sampling stations were co-registered by CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe) casts and the phytoplankton distribution in the water column was characterised by fluorospectrometric measurements. Furthermore, a dedicated sampling scheme for the investigation of the patchy distribution of planktic foraminifera was tested. Water samples for the analysis of the now-prohibited pesticide Endosulfan and other halogenated chemicals were taken along the cruise track. : METEOR-Berichte