Description

The marbio data frame has 68 rows (stations) and 24 columns (taxonomic zooplankton groups). Abundances are expressed in no per cubic meter of seawater.

Usage

Format

This data frame contains the following columns giving abundance of:

Acartia

Acartia clausi - herbivorous

AdultsOfCalanus

Calanus helgolandicus (adults) - herbivorous

Copepodits1

Idem (copepodits 1) - omnivorous

Copepodits2

Idem (copepodits 2) - omnivorous

Copepodits3

Idem (copepodits 3) - omnivorous

Copepodits4

Idem (copepodits 4) - omnivorous

Copepodits5

Idem (copepodits 5) - omnivorous

ClausocalanusA

Clausocalanus size class A - herbivorous

ClausocalanusB

Clausocalanus size class B - herbivorous

ClausocalanusC

Clausocalanus size class C - herbivorous

AdultsOfCentropages

Centropages tipicus (adults) - omnivorous

JuvenilesOfCentropages

Centropages typicus (juv.) - omnivorous

Nauplii

Nauplii of copepods - filter feeders

Oithona

Oithona sp. - carnivorous

Acanthaires

Various species of acanthaires - misc

Cladocerans

Various species of cladocerans - carnivorous

EchinodermsLarvae

Larvae of echinoderms - filter feeders

DecapodsLarvae

Larvae of decapods - omnivorous

GasteropodsLarvae

Larvae of gastropods - filter feeders

EggsOfCrustaceans

Eggs of crustaceans - misc

Ostracods

Various species of ostracods - omnivorous

Pteropods

Various species of pteropods - herbivorous

Siphonophores

Various species of siphonophores - carnivorous

BellsOfCalycophores

Bells of calycophores - misc

Details

This dataset corresponds to a single transect sampled with a plankton net across the Ligurian Sea front in the Mediterranean Sea, between Nice (France) and Calvi (Corsica). The transect extends from the Cap Ferrat (close to Nice) to about 65 km offshore in the direction of Calvi (along a bearing of 123°). 68 regularly spaced samples where collected on this transect. For more information about the water masses and their physico-chemical characteristics, see the marphy dataset.

Source

Boucher, J., F. Ibanez & L. Prieur (1987) Daily and seasonal variations in the spatial distribution of zooplankton populations in relation to the physical structure in the Ligurian Sea Front. Journal of Marine Research, 45:133-173.

References

Fromentin, J.-M., F. Ibanez & P. Legendre (1993) A phytosociological method for interpreting plankton data. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 93:285-306.

See Also

marphy