Phytoplankton & Bacterioplankton Data
Phytoplankton Data
Chlorophyll-a Concentration
Data Locations:
Bottle Database
1973 – Present
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Fluorometry (CalCOFI, SIO)
Phytoplankton Community
Data Locations:
Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll-a
2004 – 2017 (ongoing)
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Fluorometry (CCE-LTER – Ralf Goericke)
Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll-a
2004 – 2017 (ongoing)
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Fluorometry (CCE-LTER – Ralf Goericke)
Taxon-Specific Pigments
2006 – 2017
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: HPLC (CCE-LTER – Ralf Goericke)
Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll-a
1994 – 1996
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Fluorometry (Mike Mullin)
Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll-a
1994 – 1996
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Fluorometry (Mike Mullin)
Phytoplankton Abundance
Data Locations:
Species Abundances
1996 – 2018
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Visual Microscopy (Elizabeth Venrick Lab)
Species Abundances
1996 – 2012
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Visual Microscopy (Elizabeth Venrick Lab)
Phytoplankton Community & Physiology
Data Locations:
ALF Underway Fluorescence
2012 – Present
Collection: ALFA5 System Underway during CalCOFI Cruises
Analysis: Continuous passive and active fluorescence (CCE-LTER – Ralf Goericke)
ALF Station Fluorescence
2012 – Present
Collection: ALFA5 System at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Passive and active fluorescence (CCE-LTER – Ralf Goericke)
Bacterioplankton Data
Bacterioplankton Genomics
Data Locations:
Genomics of Microbial Assemblage
2014 – Present
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Sequencing (Allen Lab / JCVI)
Bacterioplankton Abundance
Data Locations:
Microbial Community Assemblages
2004 – 2011 (ongoing)
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Epifluorescence Microscopy (CCE-LTER, Michael Landry Lab)
Size Group and Total Carbon Estimates
2004 – 2011 (ongoing)
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Epifluorescence Microscopy (CCE-LTER, Michael Landry Lab)
Bacterioplankton Biomass
Data Locations:
Microbial Community Assemblages
2004 – 2019 (ongoing)
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Epifluorescence Microscopy (CCE-LTER, Michael Landry Lab)
Size Group and Total Carbon Estimates
2004 – 2019 (ongoing)
Collection: Rosette Bottles at CalCOFI Stations
Analysis: Epifluorescence Microscopy (CCE-LTER, Michael Landry Lab)
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