Weekly sampling records of zooplankton species at Station L4 in the English Channel, initiated in 1988. The dataset includes shorter time series for copepod egg production, phytoplankton species, and environmental parameters. The project was conducted by SCIOPS to analyze interannual variability.
Use Cases
- Analyze interannual variability of zooplankton species abundance using the weekly time series.
- Model copepod egg production rates based on concurrent phytoplankton species and environmental parameter data.
- Perform multi-variate analysis on population changes using the assembled species and environmental observations.
- Examine seasonal succession patterns of phytoplankton in relation to zooplankton data points.
Strengths
- Long-term weekly sampling time series initiated in 1988.
- Includes multiple data types: species counts, egg production rates, and environmental parameters.
Limitations
- Shorter, incomplete time series for some parameters like copepod egg production.
- Data is geographically limited to a single station (L4) in the English Channel.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata (GLOBEC_062_UK_012TESTING).
- Collection Method
- Weekly field sampling at a fixed marine station.
- Time Range
- Since 1988.
- Geography
- Station L4 in the English Channel.