Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off Alabama (2007-2014)
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Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off Alabama (2007-2014)
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Plankton data
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Depth-discrete plankton samples were collected during cruises off the coast of Alabama during May-August
periods (2007-2014) using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System (BIONESS)
and a neuston net. The BIONESS (0.25 m2 opening) was fitted with 333-µm and 202-µm mesh nets. The neuston
net was 0.5 x 1.0 m and fitted with a 505 micron mesh net. A ring net (0.762-m diameter; 335-µm mesh) was
towed obliquely through the water column, and used during 2007-2014 as a back-up gear when the primary
sampler (BIONESS) was not operational. Samples were collected at stations located on the 20 m and 35 m
contours. Data from 2007-2012 were collected as part of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Fisheries Oceanography
of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) program. Data from 2013-2014 were collected with support from GoMRI. Data
contents include larval fish and zooplankton counts for targeted taxa, as well as plankton biomass estimates
(settled volume and/or displacement volume).
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Long-term survey data to examine natural variability as well as anthropogenic impacts on plankton distribution
and abundance.
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Carla Culpepper
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University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
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Keyword:
Zooplankton
Keyword:
red snapper
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Lutjanidae
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king mackerel
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Spanish mackerel
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Atlantic bumper
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Gulf of Mexico
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Alabama
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Hernandez, Frank. 2016. Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off Alabama
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biota
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oceans
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West bound longitude:
-88.2116
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-88.2083
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29.7905
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30.0902
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ground condition
Begin date:
2007-05-01
End date:
2014-08-05
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Station data include: cruise name, sample date, gear type (BIONESS, Neuston net, Ring net), BIONESS tow
number, sample ID, and net swept volume (cubic meters). Biological data include settled volume (ml) and/or
displacement volume (ml), as well as counts for fish eggs, total fish larvae, larval red snapper, larval
snapper (other species), larval king mackerel, larval Spanish mackerel, larval Atlantic bumper, and 58
zooplankton taxonomic/life stage groupings. Sample Stations T20: 30.0902, -88.2116; T35: 29.7905,
-88.2083.|Depth-discrete plankton samples were collected during cruises off the coast of Alabama during
May-August periods (2007-2014) using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System
(BIONESS) and a neuston net. The BIONESS (0.25 m2 opening) was fitted with 333-µm and 202-µm mesh nets. The
neuston net was 0.5 x 1.0 m and fitted with a 505 micron mesh net. A ring net (0.762-m diameter; 335-µm
mesh) was towed obliquely through the water column, and used during 2007-2014 as a back-up gear when the
primary sampler (BIONESS) was not operational. Samples were collected at stations located on the 20 m and 35
m contours. Data from 2007-2012 were collected as part of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Fisheries
Oceanography of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) program. Data from 2013-2014 were collected with support from GoMRI.
Detailed descriptions of field sampling methods are provided in the following publications: Hernandez F J,
Carassou L, Muffelman S, Powers S P and Graham WM (2011) Comparison of two plankton net mesh sizes for
ichthyoplankton collection in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fish. Res. 108 327–35. Carassou L, Hernandez F J,
Powers S P and GrahamWM (2012) Cross-shore, seasonal, and depth-related structure of ichthyoplankton
assemblages in coastal Alabama. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 141 1137–50. Station data (e.g., station locations,
oceanographic observations, etc.), net data (e.g., depth bins), and CTD profiles (temperature, salinity,
depth) for BIONESS tows are provided in a separate data set (UDI: R2.x221.000:0007). Station data for the
neuston net tows are also provided in a separate data set (UDI: R2.x221.000:0006). |Plankton samples were
collected using a BIONESS multiple net sampling system (0.5m x 0.5m mouth, 333 or 202 micron mesh) with
real-time communication to the ship. Neuston samples were collected using a neuston net (1m x 0.5m mouth,
505 micron mesh). A ring net (0.762-m diameter; 335-µm mesh) was towed obliquely through the water column,
and used during 2007-2014 as a back-up gear when the primary sampler (BIONESS) was not operational.|Samples
were collected monthly from May through August during 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014, and twice
monthly from May through August 2010 at two stations (T20 and T35). Data gaps are a result of logistical or
weather constraints.||The sampled stations were established prior to the oil spill by the Fisheries
Oceanography of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) plankton monitoring program. Thus, this study will compare plankton
abundances and assemblage dynamics before, during, and after the oil spill to assess potential ecological
impacts.
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