Over 20,000 individual Calanus copepods are identified to species level, including problematic early developmental stages like nauplii and early copepodites. The data was generated by the SCIOPS organization using an automated system based on a modified method from Lindeque et al. (1999). The program underpinned the Broad Scale Survey and Hirst et al. projects.
Use Cases
- Training models to classify species from developmental stage features using the automated identification system.
- Analyzing species distribution patterns across the identified >20,000 individual specimens.
- Validating the modified Lindeque et al. (1999) method for identifying early-stage nauplii and copepodites.
Strengths
- Dataset contains identifications for over 20,000 individual specimens.
- Includes identifications for early developmental stages typically impossible to classify.
Limitations
- Sample size and geographic scope of the >20,000 individuals are unknown.
- The specific data columns, features, and file formats are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS organization via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Automated identification system requiring a robotic workstation with integral thermal cycler, based on a modified method of Lindeque et al. (1999).
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
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