Abstract:
Data was collected during the Austral spring LTER time-series R/V Polar Duke marine carbon cycling cruise.
Several independent, but complementary research objectives addressed various aspects of the marine carbon cycle including experimental studies of microbial loop processes. Studies ranged in scope from the deployment of an array of bottom-moored sediment traps, to in situ photographic measurements of particulate matter, to measurements of the response of bacterioplankton to increases in temperature and additions in organic substrates. Research efforts also focused on autotrophic rate processes, krill biology, benthic protozoa and sulfur cycling.
Quality
The level of information contained within each report is quite different. Whilst some reports are incredibly detailed, others are less so.
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