22 grazing dilution experiments were conducted along the BROKE-West transect in the Southern Ocean during the 2006 Aurora Australis voyage. The dataset contains sample collection details, experiment parameters, and results including chlorophyll a concentrations, growth rates, and grazing rates for bacteria and phytoplankton. Data was compiled by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC) as part of ASAC projects 2655 and 2679.
Use Cases
- Model phytoplankton growth rates using incubation time, dilution series, and chlorophyll a measurements.
- Analyze spatial patterns of microzooplankton grazing rates using longitude, latitude, and depth coordinates.
- Correlate bacterial growth rates with heterotrophic flagellate and bacterial concentration data.
- Calculate predator-prey interactions from geometric mean predator density and phytoplankton concentrations.
Strengths
- Data from 22 distinct experimental locations provides spatial coverage.
- Includes multiple biological rate measurements (growth and grazing) for key microbial groups.
Limitations
- Sample size is limited to 22 experiments.
- Data is from a single voyage in 2006, limiting temporal analysis.
- Specific row counts and file sizes are unknown, hindering scalability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC), ASAC projects 2655 and 2679.
- Collection Method
- Grazing dilution experiments conducted during the BROKE-West voyage of the Aurora Australis.
- Time Range
- 2006
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, along the BROKE-West transect.