Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions
The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey, operated by the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), is the largest plankton monitoring programme in the world and has spanned > 70 yr. The dataset contains information from -200 000 samples, with over 2.3 million records of indiv...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:82261 2023-05-15T17:34:28+02:00 Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions Stevens, Darren Richardson, Anthony J. Reid, Philip C. Otto Kinne 2006-07-03 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:82261 eng eng Inter-Research doi:10.3354/meps316247 issn:0171-8630 issn:1616-1599 orcid:0000-0002-9289-7366 Ecology Marine & Freshwater Biology Oceanography Data Accessibility Visualisation Tools Cpr Data North-atlantic Ocean Sea Calanoid Copepods Long-term Changes Ecosystems Climate Diversity Phytoplankton Biodiversity Variability Abundance 1104 Aquatic Science 1105 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 2303 Ecology Journal Article 2006 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.3354/meps316247 2020-08-04T04:03:25Z The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey, operated by the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), is the largest plankton monitoring programme in the world and has spanned > 70 yr. The dataset contains information from -200 000 samples, with over 2.3 million records of individual taxa. Here we outline the evolution of the CPR database through changes in technology, and how this has increased data access. Recent high-impact publications and the expanded role of CPR data in marine management demonstrate the usefulness of the dataset. We argue that solely supplying data to the research community is not sufficient in the current research climate; to promote wider use, additional tools need to be developed to provide visual representation and summary statistics. We outline 2 software visualisation tools, SAHFOS WinCPR and the digital CPR Atlas, which provide access to CPR data for both researchers and non-plankton specialists. We also describe future directions of the database, data policy and the development of visualisation tools. We believe that the approach at SAHFOS to increase data accessibility and provide new visualisation tools has enhanced awareness of the data and led to the financial security of the organisation; it also provides a good model of how long-term monitoring programmes can evolve to help secure their future. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Copepods The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Marine Ecology Progress Series 316 247 255 |
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The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey, operated by the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), is the largest plankton monitoring programme in the world and has spanned > 70 yr. The dataset contains information from -200 000 samples, with over 2.3 million records of individual taxa. Here we outline the evolution of the CPR database through changes in technology, and how this has increased data access. Recent high-impact publications and the expanded role of CPR data in marine management demonstrate the usefulness of the dataset. We argue that solely supplying data to the research community is not sufficient in the current research climate; to promote wider use, additional tools need to be developed to provide visual representation and summary statistics. We outline 2 software visualisation tools, SAHFOS WinCPR and the digital CPR Atlas, which provide access to CPR data for both researchers and non-plankton specialists. We also describe future directions of the database, data policy and the development of visualisation tools. We believe that the approach at SAHFOS to increase data accessibility and provide new visualisation tools has enhanced awareness of the data and led to the financial security of the organisation; it also provides a good model of how long-term monitoring programmes can evolve to help secure their future. |
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Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions |
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Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions |
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Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions |
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Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions |
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Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions |
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continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions |
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2006 |
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