Zooplankton data were collected from the Bering Sea using net casts aboard the THOMAS G. THOMPSON vessel. The data were gathered by the University of Alaska from April 1980 to October 1981 as part of the Processes and Resources of the Bering Sea Shelf (PROBES) project. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze zooplankton species distribution based on net cast sampling.
- Study seasonal changes in marine ecosystems based on data collected over a multi-year period.
- Model plankton biomass and productivity in the Bering Sea shelf region.
- Assess the impact of environmental factors on zooplankton communities based on geographic and temporal coverage.
Strengths
- Data collected over a defined period from April 1980 to October 1981.
- Specific geographic focus on the Bering Sea.
- Collection method (zooplankton net casts) is explicitly stated.
- Project affiliation (PROBES) provides context for the research objectives.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1981-10-13; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- University of Alaska; NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Zooplankton net casts
- Time Range
- 01 April 1980 to 13 October 1981
- Geography
- Bering Sea