Ocean Station "Papa" Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980

Ocean Station "Papa" Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980 Zooplankton samples were collected at Ocean Station "P" (50.0000, -145.0000) from 1956 to 1980, and were analyzed to various levels of taxonomic resolution over the years. Although summaries of these data have been previously published ((LeBrasseur 1965) and (Fulton 1978, 1983)) the detailed species data have never been published. This detailed dataset contains total zooplankton wet weights/m3 for the whole period of 1956 to 1980, as well as densities (numbers/m3) for five major taxa (copepods, chaetognaths, euphausiids, amphipods, and Aglantha) from 1964 to 1967, species identifications, counts and lengths for many samples collected between 1968 to 1980. The attached supporting document (Ocean Station "Papa" detailed zooplankton data: 1956 – 1980) contains information on the methods used to collect and process the data along with descriptions of a number of fairly minor points about the data that were not resolved. It also describes, in detail, the format of the original data files, the corrections/changes that were made to these files in creating this version, and how these errors affect what was published in Fulton (1983). The purpose of this record is to make the detailed data available to the scientific community in an electronic format and to provide a convenient reference for citing the detailed data. Waddell, Brenda J., and Skip McKinnell. 1995. Ocean Station "Papa" detailed zooplankton data: 1956 - 1980. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2056: 21 p. 2023-07-11 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ian.Perry@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyPacific OceanOcean Station "Papa"ZooplanktonFisheriesMarine biologyOceanographyOceans Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2056: Ocean Station "Papa" Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980PDF https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/191555.pdf Data DictionaryHTML https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Pacific_Zooplankton/1956_1980/Zooplankton_1956-1980_Data-Dictionary_Dictionaire-de-donnee.html Species Codes and their associated Taxonomic ClassificationsHTML https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Pacific_Zooplankton/1956_1980/Zooplankton_1956-1980_Species-List_EN.htm Species Codes and their associated Taxonomic ClassificationsHTML https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Pacific_Zooplankton/1956_1980/Zooplancton_1956-1980_Codes-de-espece_FR.htm Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980_OSPZOOCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Pacific_Zooplankton/1956_1980/Zooplankton_1956-1981_OSPZOO_EN.csv Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980_OSPZOOCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Pacific_Zooplankton/1956_1980/Zooplancton_1956-1981_OSPZOO_FR.csv Ocean Station "Papa" Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980ESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Pacific_Zooplankton_Ocean_Station/MapServer/0 Ocean Station "Papa" Detailed Zooplankton Data: 1956-1980ESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Pacific_Zooplankton_Ocean_Station/MapServer/0

Zooplankton samples were collected at Ocean Station "P" (50.0000, -145.0000) from 1956 to 1980, and were analyzed to various levels of taxonomic resolution over the years. Although summaries of these data have been previously published ((LeBrasseur 1965) and (Fulton 1978, 1983)) the detailed species data have never been published. This detailed dataset contains total zooplankton wet weights/m3 for the whole period of 1956 to 1980, as well as densities (numbers/m3) for five major taxa (copepods, chaetognaths, euphausiids, amphipods, and Aglantha) from 1964 to 1967, species identifications, counts and lengths for many samples collected between 1968 to 1980.

The attached supporting document (Ocean Station "Papa" detailed zooplankton data: 1956 – 1980) contains information on the methods used to collect and process the data along with descriptions of a number of fairly minor points about the data that were not resolved. It also describes, in detail, the format of the original data files, the corrections/changes that were made to these files in creating this version, and how these errors affect what was published in Fulton (1983).

The purpose of this record is to make the detailed data available to the scientific community in an electronic format and to provide a convenient reference for citing the detailed data.

Waddell, Brenda J., and Skip McKinnell. 1995. Ocean Station "Papa" detailed zooplankton data:

1956 - 1980. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2056: 21 p.

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