Dataset: Mesozooplankton sample data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE07-NGOMEX, PE09-05 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from 2003-2008

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.749705Version 2 (2018-10-22)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator: Michael R. Roman (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science)

Co-Principal Investigator, Contact: Klaus B. Huebert (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science)

Co-Principal Investigator: David G. Kimmel (East Carolina University - Institute for Coastal Science and Policy)

Co-Principal Investigator: James J. Pierson (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Program: Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (GoMX - DHOS)

Project: NGOMEX - Living Marine Resources of the Northern Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - NGOMEX)

Abstract

CTD casts using a high-capacity, diaphragm pump were conducted during the R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE07-NGOMEX, and PE09-05 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico between 2003 and 2008. Plankton samples were collected from discrete depths during the CTD casts. Subsamples of sample contents were manually counted, identified, and measured in the laboratory.

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Subsets of these data were published in the papers listed in the "Related Resources" section.

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Results
Elliott, D. T., Pierson, J. J., & Roman, M. R. (2012). Relationship between environmental conditions and zooplankton community structure during summer hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Plankton Research, 34(7), 602–613. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbs029
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Kimmel, D. G., Boicourt, W. C., Pierson, J. J., Roman, M. R., & Zhang, X. (2010). The vertical distribution and diel variability of mesozooplankton biomass, abundance and size in response to hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico USA. Journal of Plankton Research, 32(8), 1185–1202. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbp136
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Pierson, J. J., Roman, M. R., Kimmel, D. G., Boicourt, W. C., & Zhang, X. (2009). Quantifying changes in the vertical distribution of mesozooplankton in response to hypoxic bottom waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 381, S74–S79. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.013
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Roman, M. R., Pierson, J. J., Kimmel, D. G., Boicourt, W. C., & Zhang, X. (2012). Impacts of Hypoxia on Zooplankton Spatial Distributions in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts, 35(5), 1261–1269. doi:10.1007/s12237-012-9531-x

Roman, M., Kimmel, D., Pierson, J., Huebert, K. (2018) Mesozooplankton sample data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE07-NGOMEX, PE09-05 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from 2003-2008. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2018-10-22 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.749705 [access date]

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