Mesozooplankton abundance data from Disko Bay, West Greenland, 2008

• Main Authors: Swalethorp, Rasmus, Kjellerup, Sanne, Nielsen, Torkel Gissel
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2013
• Subjects: Acartia longiremis; c5; female; male; Acartia spp.; c4; copepodites; nauplii; Aglantha digitale; Basin Scale Analysis; Synthesis and Integration; Bivalvia; larvae; Bryozoa; Calanoida spp.; Calanus finmarchicus; c3; Calanus glacialis; Calanus hyperboreus; c1; c2; Greenland; Qeqertarsuaq; Disko Bay; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.815102; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.815102

The study site was located in the Disko Bay off Qeqertarsuaq, western Greenland. Due to land-connected sea ice coverage during winter, 2 sampling sites were combined. At the first site in winter (21 February to 23 March 2008), sampling was conducted through a hole in the ice at ca. 65 to 160 m depth approximately 0.5 nautical mile (n mile) south of Qeqertarsuaq (69° 14' N, 53° 29' W). In spring and summer (9 April to 18 July), sampling was done at a monitoring station 1 n mile south from Qeqertarsuaq (69° 14' N, 53° 23' W) at 300 m depth. Sampling was carried out between 10:00 and 17:00 h. During sampling from the ice, mesozooplankton was collected using a modified WP-2 net (45 µm) equipped with a closing mechanism (Hydrobios). Samples were collected in 3 depth strata (0-50, 50-100, and 100-150 m). During ship-based sampling, mesozooplankton was collected with a multinet (50 µm) equipped with a flow meter (Multinet, Hydrobios type midi), and 2 additional depth strata (150-200m and 200-250 m) were included. In addition to the seasonal study one diurnal investigation with sampling every 6 h was conducted from 29 April at 12:00 h to 30 April 30 at 12:00 h. Samples were immediately preserved in buffered formalin (5% final concentration) for later analyses. Biomass values of the different copepod species were calculated based on measurements of prosome length, and length/weight relationships. Two regressions for Calanus spp. were established for biomass calculations: one applicable prior to and during the phytoplankton bloom until 4 May, and another from 9 May onwards.