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Child Item 06: Zooplankton Biomass Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2012
End Date
2023
Last Revision
2024-09

Citation

Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., Heflin, B.M., Marsteller, C.E. 2017. Gulf Watch Alaska - Pelagic Ecosystems Forage Fish Component - data from Prince William Sound: distribution, abundance, and morphology of fish, zooplankton, and predators and oceanographic conditions (ver 4.0, September 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z.

Summary

This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z One table with zooplankton biomass data from samples collected in the upper 50 m of the water column during summer surveys in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Data include: date, time, latitude, longitude, depth, species identification, and biomass. Version History: First release: April 2017 Revised: February 2021 (ver. 2.0) Revised: March 2023 (ver. 3.0) Revised: September 2024 (ver. 4.0)

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Mayumi Arimitsu, John F Piatt, Brielle H Heflin, Caitlin E Marsteller
Metadata Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Publisher :
Alaska Science Center
Distributor :
USGS ScienceBase Team
SDC Data Owner :
Alaska Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

Attached Files

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zooplankton_biomass_princeWilliamSound.csv 555.47 KB text/csv
zooplankton_taxonomy_princeWilliamSound.csv 10.17 KB text/csv
versionHistory.txt 4.05 KB text/plain
zooplankton_biomass_princeWilliamSound_metadata.html 75.65 KB text/html

Purpose

These data were collected to estimate the zooplankton biomass and composition in various sampling sites throughout Prince William Sound, Alaska. These data are a component of an ecosystems approach to understanding forage fish distribution.

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Communities

  • Alaska Science Center (ASC)

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Provenance

Data source
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Version 4.0 posted by ASC Data Management on September 2024. To view changes, see "versionHistory.txt" in the Attached Files section.

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