Carmarthen Bay, north west Bristol Channel

Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material; Particulate inorganic carbon concentrations in the water column; Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column; Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column; Dissolved organic carbon uptake and production in the water column; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of silicon species in suspended particulate material; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphorus concentrations in suspended particulate material; Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column; Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column; Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as nitrogen per unit volume of the water column; Phytoplankton growth; Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies; Dissolved inorganic carbon production and respiration in the water column; Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrification and denitrification rates in water bodies; Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column; Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Sedimentation flux of identified biota expressed as carbon in the water column; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material; Concentration of silicon species in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Excretion rate parameters in the water column; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks

Plankton nets; autoanalysers; nutrient analysers

The data set comprises a series of five multi-disciplinary cruises on RRS John Murray to examine nutrient cycling in shallow bays.

Owens, N.J.P., Mantoura, R.F.C., Burkill, P.H., Howland, R.J.M., Pomroy A.J., and Woodward, E.M.S. (1986) Nutrient cycling studies in Carmarthen Bay: phytoplankton production, nitrogen assimilation and regeneration., Marine Biology 93(3): 329-342.

Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Prospect Place The Hoe
Plymouth
England
PL1 3DH
United Kingdom