A dataframe containing seasonal broadscale zooplankton data.

Zooplankton_Occupations_Broadscale

Format

A dataframe containing 1177 obesrvations of 10 variables

latitude

The latitude at which data was collected

longitude

The longitude at which data was collected

year

The year in which data was collected

month

The month in which data was collected (numeric)

day

The day on which data was collected

season

The season in which data was collected (Northern Hemisphere)

sample_id

A unique identifier for each sample, sample id appended by the cruise number to ensure uniqueness

Calanus_finmarchicus_abundance

Abundance of Calanus finmarchicus

zooplankton_meso_dry_weight

Dry weight of meso zooplankton

zooplankton_total_wet_weight

Wet weight of all zooplankton sampled

Details

The data can be cited as follows: Casault, B., Johnson, C., Devred, E., Head, E., Cogswell, A., and Spry, J. 2020. Optical, Chemical, and Biological Oceanographic Conditions on the Scotian Shelf and in the Eastern Gulf of Maine during 2018. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2020/037. v + 66 p.

Note

time_scale

Occupation

regional_scale

Broadscale

category

Zooplankton, biological, biochemical