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Dataset URLs:METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant)
DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:89obzoop.3
Dataset Title:Zooplankton density for lake samples collected near Toolik Lake Arctic LTER in the summer of 1989
Investigator 1: 
First Name:John
Last Name:O'Brien
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Investigator 2: 
First Name:Christopher
Last Name:Leucke
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First Name:J.
Last Name:Showalter
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Investigator 4: 
First Name:S.
Last Name:Kruse
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First Name:Sun
Last Name:Yong
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Keywords:zooplankton species, zooplankton density, N-1
Abstract:Zooplankton density in number per liter for all samples collected from arctic lakes near Toolik Lake Field Station (Arctic LTER) in the summer of 1989.
For questions about the Metadata and data contact the Investigators.
For information about this web site contact:
Arctic LTER Information Manager
The Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Lab
7 MBL St
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone (508) 289 7496
Email: arc_im@mbl.edu
Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File URL http://metacat.lternet.edu/das/dataAccessServlet?docid=knb-lter-arc.951&urlTail=lakes/plankton/data/89obzoop.csv
Data File Name 89obzoop.xls
Beginning Date 5/1/1989
End Date 9/1/1989
Number of Data Records 84
Other Files to Reference
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Quality Control Information
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes: Log of changes: For Archival Use: DATE RECEIVED: 9APR90 DATA FILE ENTERED BY: Julie Pallant DATA FILE VALIDATION: NAME: Julie Pallant DATE: 4Oct91
Version 3: Metadata updated to newer form (with sites sheet). Columns added to match data from other years. CH 5 Apr 2011.
 
RESEARCH LOCATION:                                            
Location Name Toolik Toolik lake limno corrals I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 N 01 N 02 NE 12 S 06 Select Site or enter New One Select Site or enter New One Select Site or enter New One Select Site or enter New One Select Site or enter New One Select Site or enter New One Select Site or enter New One  
Geographic Description Toolik main station Experiments done in Limno Bay I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 N1 Lake N2; control/reference side and treatment/fertilized side NE 12 S6 Enter Description Enter Description Enter Description Enter Description Enter Description Enter Description Enter Description  
Location Bounding Box                                            
West Bounding Coordinate                                            
East Bounding Coordinate                                            
North Bounding Coordinate                                            
South Bounding Coordinate                                            
OR if single point location                                            
Latitude 68.629961 68.638447 68.5687130789 68.5713195633 68.5755366301 68.57956715 68.5873874391 68.5965924039 68.6008747982 68.6101575207 68.6398939358 68.6409472345 68.65 68.6293797816 In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees  
Longitude -149.612633 -149.610372 -149.58807625 -149.565881618 -149.583644456 -149.58405938 -149.589625877 -149.59264335 -149.596582063 -149.582211513 -149.606965643 -149.625086307 -149.616666666667 -149.641623295 In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees  
Elevation 719 719 785 785 774 770 767 754 742 744 731 724 699 731 In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters  
Link to Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map View on Google Map                
                                             
 
TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied Daphnia middendorfiana; Daphnia longiremis; Bosmina longirostris; Holopedium gibberum; Heterocope septentrionalis; Diaptomus pribilofensis; Cyclops scutifer; Polyphemus pedunuclus; Daphnia pulex
 
Methods:

The samples were taken with a 30 cm diameter plankton net with 335 um mesh plankton netting. Replicate vertical tows of 10 m length were taken weekly from 6-29-89 to 8-3-89. The samples were preserved in an alcohol/formalin solution and stored in 250 ml Nalgene bottles. The samples were counted by taking a sub-sample of 1 or 2 ml from the bottle and enumerating all zooplankton by species using a M-5 stereomicroscope. The entire sample was surveyed for the 3 large species- D. middendorffiana, Heterocope, and Holopedium. All of the samples were counted and enumerated by Sun Yong.

Notes: None come to mind.

Sampling Description.

Lake N-1 the large lake due north of Toolik lake and due east of limno-bay in Toolik Lake. The sampling site was near the middle of the north basin of the lake.

Data Table

Variable Name Variable Description Data Type Units DateTime Format Code Information Missing Value Code
Lake Lake name text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Site Code Arctic LTER site code text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Treatment Treatment text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Tow type Type of tow (vertical or sweep) text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Tow Length (m) Length of tow in meters number meter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Depth (m) Depth in meters number meter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Date Date of tow datetime   DDMMMYYYY   .=Missing or Not Measured
D. midd Daphnia middendorfiana (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
D. long Daphnia longiremis (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
Bosmina Bosmina longirostris (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
Holo Holopedium gibberum (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
Heter Heterocope septentrionalis (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
D. prib Diaptomus pribilofensis (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
C. scutt Cyclops scutifer (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
P. ped Polyphemus pedunuclus (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
D. pulex Daphnia pulex (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
Eurycercus Eurycercus (number per liter) number number     .=Missing or Not Measured
Extra Other species (number per liter) text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Comments Notes about data text       .=Missing or Not Measured

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