Pigment Sampling in Coastal Waters of South Eastern Tasmania

Water samples for pigment analysis using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) were collected in the first year of a sampling program. The data likely contains diagnostic pigment concentrations used to estimate algal community composition and concentration. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimating algal community composition based on diagnostic pigment concentrations mentioned in the description
• Identifying classes of small flagellates that cannot be determined by light microscopy based on pigment presence/absence
• Tracking the presence of specific algal classes like diatoms, haptophytes, and prasinophytes over time
• Assessing the similarity in phytoplankton communities between different coastal sampling sites

Strengths

• Pigment analysis uses High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), a precise laboratory method
• Description details the presence of multiple algal classes (diatoms, haptophytes, prasinophytes, cryptophytes, cyanophytes, green algae) across nearly all samples
• Data was collected over a 12-month period, providing a temporal series

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Water samples collected and analyzed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Time Range

First 12 months of the sampling program

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-22 02:08:25.728754; freshness should be verified

Geography

Coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania, specifically Storm Bay