The TEMPO voyage collected zooplankton data aboard the R/V Investigator between 29 January and 24 March 2021. Specimens were sampled along the Mawson coast, East Antarctica, using a Rectangular Midwater Trawl net system and identified to the lowest practical taxonomic level. The dataset supports investigations into Antarctic zooplankton community structure and ecosystem dynamics.
Use Cases
- Analyze Antarctic zooplankton community structure based on abundance estimates from net samples.
- Model species distributions based on sampling locations along the Mawson coast.
- Investigate ecosystem dynamics in the Southern Ocean based on taxonomic identification data.
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated research voyage (IN2021_V01) over a defined period from 29 January to 24 March 2021.
- Specimens were identified to the lowest practical taxonomic level, suggesting detailed biological data.
Limitations
- 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
- Sampling conducted using a Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT 1+8) plankton net system.
- Time Range
- 29 January 2021 to 24 March 2021
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-04 08:49:07.633990; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Mawson coast, East Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean