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Phytoplankton occurrence and density in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea) November 1995 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191567)

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From November 1995 to January 2017 the CARIACO Ocean Time Series program studied the relationship between surface primary production (carbon fixation rates by photosynthesis of planktonic algae), regional hydrography, physical forcing variables (such as the wind), and the settling flux of particulate organic carbon in the Cariaco Basin, in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. One of the monthly measurements taken by the program was water samples for phytoplankton taxonomy (occurrence and density). Those water samples were collected with Niskin bottles during the CTD Cast 4 (the first cast of the morning) at 1, 7, 25, 35, 75, and 100 m depth. Phytoplankton taxonomy and density was determined at each depth at the level of species or genera. Values of zero (for the master of density) are real, and denote that an specific species was not found at that cruise/depth.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Troccoli-Ghinaglia, Luis; Diaz-Ramos, Rafael; Subero-Pino, Sonia; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank; Klein, Eduardo (2019). Phytoplankton occurrence and density in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea) November 1995 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191567). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191567. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	1995-11-08 to 2017-01-12
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -64.735 East: -64.367 South: 10.492 North: 10.683
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CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995
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Gutierrez, Javier; Gonzalez, Luis; Rojas-Marquez, Jaimie; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank (2019). Zooplankton species composition, abundance, and biomass in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea), October 2001 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191571). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191571.
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Publication Dates	publication: 2019-08-03
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	This dataset belongs to the CARIACO Ocean Time-series that had monthly cruises at the same station (10.50° N, 64.67° W). The CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program (formerly known as CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean) started on November 1995 (CAR-001) and ended on January 2017 (CAR-232). Monthly cruises were conducted to the CARIACO station (10.50° N, 64.67° W) onboard the R/V Hermano Ginés of the Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales de Venezuela.The program studied the relationship between surface primary production, physical forcing variables like the wind, and the settling flux of particulate carbon in the Cariaco Basin. This depression, located on the continental shelf of Venezuela, shows marked seasonal and interannual variation in hydrographic properties and primary production (carbon fixation rates by photosynthesis of planktonic algae). Submission Package ID: TD1GWA
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Troccoli-Ghinaglia, Luis; Diaz-Ramos, Rafael; Subero-Pino, Sonia; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank; Klein, Eduardo (2019). Phytoplankton occurrence and density in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea) November 1995 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191567). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191567. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Troccoli-Ghinaglia, Luis Cumana-Venezuela, Instituto Oceanografico de Venezuela-IOV, Universidad de Oriente-UDO Diaz-Ramos, Rafael Cumana-Venezuela, Instituto Oceanografico de Venezuela-IOV, Universidad de Oriente-UDO Subero-Pino, Sonia Cumana-Venezuela, Instituto Oceanografico de Venezuela-IOV, Universidad de Oriente-UDO Astor, Yrene Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Varela, Ramon Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas-EDIMAR, Fundacion La Salle de Ciuencias Naturales-FLASA, Nueva Esparta-Venezuela Rueda-Roa, Digna College of Marine Science, University of South Florida-USF, Saint Petersburg, U.S. Muller-Karger, Frank College of Marine Science, University of South Florida-USF, Saint Petersburg, U.S. Klein, Eduardo Istituto de Tecnología y Ciencias Marinas-INTECMAR, Universidad Simon Bolivar-USB, Caracas-Venezuela
Contributors	University of South Florida (USF)
Resource Providers	Digna Rueda-Roa University of South Florida (USF) University of South Florida (USF)
Points of Contact	Digna Rueda-Roa University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Related Funding Agency: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACIT ) Related Funding Agency: Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación (FONACIT) Related Funding Agency: Ley Orgánica de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (LOCTI) Related Funding Agency: Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Related Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Related Funding Agency: US National Aeronautic and Space Administration

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS PHYTOPLANKTON NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ laboratory analyses WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > PLANKTON > PHYTOPLANKTON Provider Keywords Phytoplankton density Phytoplankton taxonomy Phytoplankton- count Primary production
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of South Florida NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of South Florida
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS B/O HERMANO GINES ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes HERMANO GINES (ICES code: 93HG)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS microscope Niskin bottle Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords MICROSCOPES > MICROSCOPES NISKIN BOTTLES
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA Provider Place Names Cariaco Basin
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Provider Project Names Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (FONACIT)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0191567

Use Constraints	Cite as: Troccoli-Ghinaglia, Luis; Diaz-Ramos, Rafael; Subero-Pino, Sonia; Astor, Yrene; Varela, Ramon; Rueda-Roa, Digna; Muller-Karger, Frank; Klein, Eduardo (2019). Phytoplankton occurrence and density in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea) November 1995 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191567). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0191567. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2019-08-03T02:01:28Z - NCEI Accession 0191567 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0191567 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0191567 v1.1 (download) published 2019-08-03T02:01:28Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: Phytoplankton - count (measured); Units: cells/mL; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: microscope; Sampling and Analyzing Method: During each cruise, a minimum of four hydrocasts were performed to collect a suite of core monthly observations. Water was collected with a SeaBird rosette equipped with 12 (8 liter) teflon-coated Niskin bottles (bottle springs were also teflon-coated) at 20 depths between the surface and 1310 m. Water samples for phytoplankton taxonomy analysis were usually collected during CTD/Niskin Cast 4 (the first cast of the morning) for the following depths: 1, 7, 25, 35, 75, and 100 m. The determination of microalgal taxonomy and abundance was carried out at the Laboratory of Phytoplankton of the Instituto Oceanografico de Venezuela, Universidad de Oriente (Cumana, Venezuela), according to the Utermöhl sedimentation method that is described by Edler and Elbrächter (2010). Phytoplankton species were identified according to the works of Cupp (1943), Hasle et al. (1997), Berard-Thierrault et al. (1999) and Tenenbaum (2006). Citation: Bérard-Therriault, L., Poulin, M. and Bossé, L., 1999. Guide d'identification du phytoplancton marin de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent: incluant également certains protozoaires (No. 128). NRC Research Press. Ottawa. 387 p. Cupp, E. 1943. Marine plankton diatoms of North America. Bull. Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. Univ. Calif. 5:1-238 Edler, L. and Elbrächter, M., 2010. The Utermöhl method for quantitative phytoplankton analysis. 13-20. Microscopic and molecular methods for quantitative phytoplankton analysis. Bengt, K., C. Cusack and E. Bresnan (Eds.). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco. IOC Manuals and Guides, 55. Hasle, G.R., Syvertsen, E.E., Steidinger, K.A., Tangen, K. and Tomas, C.R., 1996. Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Carmelo Tomas (Editor), Academic Press, New York. 858 p. Tenenbaum, D.R. 2006. Dinoflagelados e tintinídeos da região central da Zona Econômica Exclusiva Brasileira: guia de identificação. Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional, 287 p..

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: Phytoplankton - count (measured); Units: cells/mL; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: microscope; Sampling and Analyzing Method: During each cruise, a minimum of four hydrocasts were performed to collect a suite of core monthly observations. Water was collected with a SeaBird rosette equipped with 12 (8 liter) teflon-coated Niskin bottles (bottle springs were also teflon-coated) at 20 depths between the surface and 1310 m. Water samples for phytoplankton taxonomy analysis were usually collected during CTD/Niskin Cast 4 (the first cast of the morning) for the following depths: 1, 7, 25, 35, 75, and 100 m. The determination of microalgal taxonomy and abundance was carried out at the Laboratory of Phytoplankton of the Instituto Oceanografico de Venezuela, Universidad de Oriente (Cumana, Venezuela), according to the Utermöhl sedimentation method that is described by Edler and Elbrächter (2010). Phytoplankton species were identified according to the works of Cupp (1943), Hasle et al. (1997), Berard-Thierrault et al. (1999) and Tenenbaum (2006). Citation: Bérard-Therriault, L., Poulin, M. and Bossé, L., 1999. Guide d'identification du phytoplancton marin de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent: incluant également certains protozoaires (No. 128). NRC Research Press. Ottawa. 387 p. Cupp, E. 1943. Marine plankton diatoms of North America. Bull. Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. Univ. Calif. 5:1-238 Edler, L. and Elbrächter, M., 2010. The Utermöhl method for quantitative phytoplankton analysis. 13-20. Microscopic and molecular methods for quantitative phytoplankton analysis. Bengt, K., C. Cusack and E. Bresnan (Eds.). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco. IOC Manuals and Guides, 55. Hasle, G.R., Syvertsen, E.E., Steidinger, K.A., Tangen, K. and Tomas, C.R., 1996. Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Carmelo Tomas (Editor), Academic Press, New York. 858 p. Tenenbaum, D.R. 2006. Dinoflagelados e tintinídeos da região central da Zona Econômica Exclusiva Brasileira: guia de identificação. Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional, 287 p..

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	microscope Niskin bottle
Platform	B/O HERMANO GINES

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Phytoplankton occurrence and density in the Cariaco Basin (southeastern Caribbean Sea) November 1995 - January 2017: monthly data collected by the CArbon Retention In A Colored Ocean (CARIACO) Time-Series Program (NCEI Accession 0191567)

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