The Ross Sea Marine Protected Area is the location for this sample collection of zooplankton and phytoplankton. The dataset likely contains characteristic study data for plankton in the marine ecosystem, contributed by the organization AMD_KOPRI and last updated in March 2018.
Use Cases
- Characterize plankton community composition in the Ross Sea based on the sample collection.
- Study marine ecosystem health indicators based on plankton data.
- Analyze spatial distribution of plankton species across the 17 sample spots.
Strengths
- Sample collection from 17 distinct geographic spots.
- Focus on a scientifically significant region, the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area.
- Data originates from a research organization, AMD_KOPRI.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2018-03-01 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI
- Collection Method
- Sample collection from the marine environment.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2018-03-01 23:59:59.999000.
- Geography
- Ross Sea Marine Protected Area, Antarctica