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Dataset URLs:METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant)
DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:95rumzoo.3
Dataset Title:Biomass and numbers of microplankton (20-200um) in Arctic LTER lakes in 1995, including ciliated protozoans, rotifers and nauplii, Arctic LTER, summer 1995.
Investigator 1: 
First Name:Parke
Last Name:Rublee
Organization:The University of North Carolina- Greensboro
Address line 2:Department of Biology
Address line 3:
City:Greensboro
State:NC
Zip Code:27402-6170
Country:USA
Investigator 2: 
First Name:Neil
Last Name:Bettez
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Keywords:microplankton, protozoans, rotifers, nauplii
Abstract:Biomass and numbers of
microplankton (20-200um) in Arctic LTER lakes in 1995, including
ciliated protozoans, rotifers and nauplii.
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.968&urlTail=lakes/plankton/data/95rumzoo.csv
Data File Name 95rumzoo.xls
Beginning Date 5/1/1995
End Date 9/1/1995
Number of Data Records 60
Other Files to Reference
Availability Status
Quality Control Information
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes: Log of changes: For Archival Use: DATE RECEIVED: April 9, 1997 DATA FILE ENTERED BY: Neil Bettez DATA FILE VALIDATION: NAME: Neil Bettez DATE: April 9, 1997
Version 3: Updated metadata sheet to newer version (with sites sheet). CH April 2013.
 
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OR if single point location                                            
Latitude 68.6398939358 In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees In Decimal Degrees  
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TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied
 
Methods:Samples were taken with a

Van Dorn bottle, emptied into a pitcher, and 2 to 2.5 l was

gently reverse-flow concentrated through a 20 um Nitex net.

A final volume of 60 ml was preserved with glutaraldehyde

to a final concentration of 1%. All samples were stored

refrigerated until direct counting according to the method

of Baldock (1989). Briefly, 5 - 15 ml was stained with

Rose Bengal, drawn onto an 8.0 um pore cellulose acetate

filter, mounted in 47% sucrose solution and the entire

filter surface examined at 100x to 400x magnification.

Individual protozoans and rotifers were identified to

finest practical taxonomic level; nauplii were simply

enumerated.
Notes: This file is currently incomplete: data for other lakes is yet to be added.

Reference Citations: Baldock, B.M. 1986. A method for enumerating protozoa in a variety of freshwater habitats. Microb. Ecol. 12:187-191.
Makarewicz, J.C. and G.E. Likens. 1979. Structure and function of the zooplankton community of Mirror Lake, N.H. Ecol. Monogr. 49:109-127.
Pauli, H.-R. 1989. A new method to estimate individual dry weights of rotifers. Hydrobiol. 186/187:355-361.
Putt, M. and D.K. Stoecker. 1989. An experimentally determined carbon:volume ratio for marine "oligotrichous" ciliates from estuarine and coastal waters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 34:1097-1104.
Ruttner-Kolisko, A. 1974. Plankton rotifers. Biology and taxonomy. Die Binnengewasser, Suppl. Vol XXVI, part 1.
Ruttner-Kolisko, A. 1977. Suggestions for biomass calculation of plankton rotifers. Arch. Hydrobiol. 8:71-76.

Sampling Description.

Sampling locations are designated by the
lake sitecode numbers. All samples were taken at the "main"
station - that normally used for synoptic sampling of
nutrients, zooplankton etc. For lakes where samples are not
routinely taken, samples were taken from the deepest
known location in the lake.

All Biomass values are calculated based on measured biovolumes in preserved samples and literature conversion values from biovolume to carbon. For protozoans, individuals are placed into size categories, and a mean biovolume is then estimated by appropriate geometric formulas for volumes of a cone or sphere. Protozoan biovolume is converted to protozoan biomass using a conversion factor of 0.14 pg C æm-3 (Putt and Stoecker 1989). For rotifers, mean biomass values for individuals of each species were derived from direct measurements of dimensions and appropriate conversion factors to biomass derived from Ruttner-Kolisko (1977), Makarewicz and Likens (1979), and Pauli (1989).

Data Table

Variable Name Variable Description Data Type Units DateTime Format Code Information Missing Value Code
Site Code Indicated by sitecode text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Site see note (8) text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Station Lake Name text       .=Missing or Not Measured
Depth sample depth number meter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Date Date datetime   DDMMMYY   .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium 20-30 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium 35-45 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium >=50 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium ~100 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria 20-30 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria 35-45 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria >=50 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria ~100 um (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Mesodinium Mesodinium, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
misc Other protozoans, protozoans (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Vorticella sp. small attached (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Vorticella sp. small free (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Vorticella sp. large free (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Epistylis Epistylis rotans (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strobilidium Strobilidium, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Keratella Keratella cochlearis (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Keratella Keratella quadrata (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Kellicottia Kellicottia longispina (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Polyarthra Polyarthra vulgaris, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Cromogaster Chromogaster ecaudis (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Synchaeta Synchaeta sp., (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Conochilus Conochilus unicornis (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Conochilus Conochilus natans (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Filinia Filinia longiseta, terminalis (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Gastropus Gastropus stylifer, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Colotheca Colotheca, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Trichocerca Trichocerca, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
oligotrichs Oligotrich protozoans (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
peritrich Peritrich protozoans (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
total Total Protozoa (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
total Total Rotifers (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Nauplii Nauplii, (#/liter) number numberPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium 20-30 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium 35-45 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium >=50 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strombidium ~100 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria 20-30 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria 35-45 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria >=50 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Halteria ~100 um (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
mesodinium Mesodinium, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
misc Other protozoans, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Vorticella sp. Small attached, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Vorticella sp. Small free, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Vorticella sp. Large free, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Epistylis Epistylis rotans, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Strobilidium Strobilidium, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Keratella Keratella cochlearis, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Keratella Keratella quadrata, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Kellicottia Kellicottia longispina, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Polyarthra Polyarthra vulgaris, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Cromogaster Chromogaster ecaudis, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Synchaeta Synchaeta sp., (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Conochilus Conochilus unicornis, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Conochilus Conochilus natans, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Filinia Filinia longiseta, terminalis (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Gastropus Gastropus stylifer, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Colotheca Colotheca, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Trichocerca Trichocerca, (ng C L-1) number nanogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
oligotrichs Peritrich protozoan Biomass (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
peritrich Biomass, (pg C L-1) number picogramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
total Total protozoan Biomass, protozoan (ug C L-1) number microgramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
total rotifer Total Rotifer Biomass, protozoan (ug C L-1) number microgramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured
Nauplius Nauplii biomass, (ug C L-1) number microgramPerLiter     .=Missing or Not Measured

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