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Meiofauna in sea ice of the Beaufort Gyre 2002 and 2003
Entry ID:
ArcOD_2006I1
Summary
Abstract:
This data set contains the abundance of sea ice meiofauna with additional information on ice thickness, snow depth and chlorophyll concentration. We studied the abundance, biomass and potential ingestion rates of meiofauna in multi-year sea ice (MYI) of the Beaufort Gyre during two icebreaker expeditions in summers 2002 and 2003. Ice cores were taken at a total of ten stations and analyzed for ice ...
 Purpose: We collected sea-ice cores and analyzed them for algal pigment concentration and meiofauna abundance in order to answer the following questions: (a) Has the sea-ice meiofauna disappeared from the Beaufort Sea ice, and if not (b) How does the meiofauna compare to coastal or offshore studies in terms of composition and abundance?
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Gradinger et al.
Dataset Title:
Meiofauna in sea ice of the Beaufort Gyre 2002 and 2003
Dataset Series Name:
Polar Biology
Dataset Release Date:
2005
Issue Identification:
171-184
Online Resource:
http://ak.aoos.org/ArcOD/data_table.php
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2002-08-13
Stop Date:
2003-09-01
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Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Parameters were collected with the typical accuracies for such kind of studies.
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Samples were collected with consistent methodology on all stations. Same analyses were applied. COMPLETENESS REPORT: Some metazoan taxa were not identified in detail and summarized as others. HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: contact author, see also cruise reports VERTICAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: contact author, see also cruise report PROCESS DESCRIPTION: see methods, 1 student and several taxonomists PROCESS DATE: 1991
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No restrictions apply.
Use Constraints
These data present a snapshot in time, but are representative for the location and depth where collected. Identification is done where applicable and known; different taxonomies might result into different species names. Information is not available on species level. Only higher taxonomic ranks were analysed.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Format:
MS Access Database
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
1 907 474-7842
Contact Address:
P.O.Box 757220
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
City:
Fairbanks
Province or State:
Alaska
Postal Code:
99775-7220
Publications/References
Gradinger, R. 2005 Meiofaunae in the Seaice of Beaufort Gyre 2002 and 2003 Polar Biology 171-184
Graham, C. H., S. Ferrier, F. Huettmann, C. Moritz and A.T. Peterson 2004 New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:497-503 Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2006-07-01
Last DIF Revision Date:
2010-01-22
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