Phytoplankton Study in Loch Creran (1971-1982)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1971 to 1982 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Loch Creran, Argyll, Scotland |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Phytoplankton growth; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Fluorometers; nutrient analysers; plankton nets; discrete water samplers; salinity sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data are the results of a study of phytoplankton in relation to hydrography in Loch Creran. In some years, water samples were taken at weekly intervals from a pier and analysed for phytoplankton species composition and some other parameters. In other years a ship was used to profile temperature, salinity, chlorophyll and, in some cases, nutrients, at several sites in the loch, concentrating on key periods such as the spring phytoplankton increase. |
| Originators | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| References | Tett, P. and Wallis, A. (1978) The general annual cycle of chlorophyll in Loch Creran., Journal of Ecology, 66, 227-239. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Head of Department |
| Address | University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences |
| Telephone | +44 1248 351151 |
| enquiries@sos.bangor.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1021009 |
| Global identifier | 347 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
