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SESAME-IT1: Biological data acquired in the Adriatic Sea during the SESAME Project between February and October 2008.
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Department of Biological Oceanography |
Country | Italy |
Project | SESAME - Southern European Seas: Assessing and Modeling Environmental Changes(SESAME) |
Time period | From 02 February 2008 to 13 October 2008. |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Adriatic Sea |
Observations | |
Parameters | Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies |
Instruments | Discrete water samplers |
Description | |
Summary | The general scientific objectives of the SESAME Project were to assess and predict changes in the Mediterranean Sea ecosystems as well as changes in the ability of these ecosystems. This dataset was acquired during the cruise SESAME-IT1 in Adriatic Sea between February and October 2008. The biological parameter analysed is phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies. Sampling along the water column was performed with Niskin bottles on a CTD profiler. At each station, several discrete depths were sampled, according to station depth and hydrological vertical profiles. Two oceanographic surveys were carried out in 2008 along a North-South section in the Adriatic Sea, the first in February and the second in October 2008. Samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3)2-buffered formaldehyde (0.8% final concentration) and cell abundance and species composition of phytoplankton were estimated according to Utermöhl’s method (1958), using an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, at 200-320-400x final magnifications. |
Originators | Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Department of Biological Oceanography |
Data web site | http://nodc.ogs.trieste.it/nodc/metadata/doidetails?doi=10.6092/d762b4ea-9b0e-4684-a7e1-3168d4d48eca |
Availability | |
Organisation | Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Department of Biological Oceanography |
Availability | Academic |
Contact | Cabrini Marina |
Address | Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Department of Biological Oceanography |
Telephone | 040 2140717 |
mcabrini@ogs.trieste.it | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
Local identifier | 2013 |
Global identifier | 6851 |
Last revised | 2018-08-21 |