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Over 75 years of zooplankton data from Australia

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posted on 2023-05-21, 23:54 authored by Davies, C, Armstrong, A, Baird, M, Coman, F, Edgar, S, Gaughan, D, Greenwood, J, Gusmao, F, Henschke, N, Koslow, JA, Leterme, S, McKinnon, AD, Miller, M, Pausina, S, Palomino, J, Roennfeldt, R-L, Rothlisberg, P, Slotwinski, A, Strzelecki, J, Suthers, I, Kerrie SwadlingKerrie Swadling, Talbot, S, Tonks, M, Tranter, D, Young, J, Richardson, A
Zooplankton are the key trophic link between primary producers and fish in pelagic ecosystems. Historically, there are few zooplankton time series in Australia, with no data sets longer than two years prior to 2008. Here we compile 98 676 abundance records of more than 1000 zooplankton taxa from unpublished research cruises, student projects, published literature, and the recent Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). This data set covers the entire coastal and shelf region of Australia and dates back to 1938. Most records are for copepods, but there are also data for other taxa such as decapods, chaetognaths, thaliaceans, appendicularians, and cladocerans. Metadata are provided for each record, including dates, coordinates, and information on mesh size and sampling methods. To facilitate analysis across the multiple data sets, we have updated the species names according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and converted units to abundance per cubic meter. These data will be valuable for studies of biodiversity, biogeography, impacts of climate change, and ecosystem health. We encourage researchers holding additional Australian zooplankton data to contact us and contribute their data to the data set so we can periodically publish updates.

History

Publication title

Ecology

Volume

95

Issue

11

Pagination

3229-3229

ISSN

0012-9658

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Ecological Soc Amer

Place of publication

1707 H St Nw, Ste 400, Washington, USA, Dc, 20006-3915

Rights statement

Copyright 2014 by the Ecological Society of America

Repository Status

  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments