Copepod Growth and Production Rates, North West Cape Australia, 1997-1999

Australian Ocean Data Network provides measurements of growth, secondary production, and egg production rates for pelagic copepods. Data were collected near Australia's North West Cape during the austral summers of 1997/1998 and 1998/1999. The dataset was created to assess zooplankton communities in that region.

Use Cases

• Modeling secondary production in marine ecosystems based on measured copepod growth rates.
• Studying seasonal zooplankton dynamics based on summer sampling periods.
• Analyzing reproductive output of copepod populations based on egg production rate data.
• Assessing pelagic community structure near a coastal feature based on data collected near North West Cape.

Strengths

• Data collection covers two distinct summer seasons (1997/1998 and 1998/1999).
• Focuses on specific, measurable biological rates (growth, secondary production, egg production).
• Linked to a separate dataset on copepod communities for broader context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au, being limited to two summers at one location.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field measurements collected during research cruises.

Time Range

Austral summers of 1997/1998 and 1998/1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 15:28:13.356146; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pelagic waters near North West Cape, Western Australia