| Zooplankton abundance from Isaacs-Kid Midwater Trawl (IKMT) hauls from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1801 in the Ross Sea, Jan.-Feb. 2018 | Plankton net with 1 m diameter, 333 um mesh, non-filtering cod end. Used to collected zooplankton during the Ross Sea cruise.
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| Zooplankton abundance from ring net tows from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1801 in the Ross Sea, January 2018 | Plankton net with 1 m diameter, 333 um mesh, non-filtering cod end. Used to collected zooplankton during the Ross Sea cruise.
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| Size fractionated mesozooplankton biomass, elemental and stable isotope measurements derived from plankton net tows conducted on R/V Roger Revelle cruise RR2201 (BLOOFINZ-IO) in the Argo Basin region off NW Australia during January-March 2022 | We used a 1-m diameter ring net with 202-µm Nitex mesh.
| 1-m ring net |
| Grazing by copepods Calanus pacificus and Acartia hudsonica at low to high pCO2 levels, 2014-2015 (OA-Copepod_PreyQual project) | 1-m diameter, 335-μm mesh, ring net lifted vertically from 200m to the surface
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| CTD data from ring nets used to collect copepods on the RV/Ira, June-Oct 2017 and May 2019 | A ring net with a 0.75 cm diameter, 333 um mesh size, and a solid cod-end was used to capture live copepods.
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| Concentrations of C, N, P, and trace metals in zooplankton size fractions from R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (Fe limitation of copepods project) | Mesozooplankton sampling was conducted using a standard 1-m2 ring net with 202-um Nitex mesh, towed obliquely for 20 minutes at a ship speed of 1-2 kts.
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| Calanus finmarchicus stages abundance from 200um vertical ring nets TimeSeries stations from R/V Gulf Challenger in the Gulf of Maine; Wilkinson Basin and Jeffreys Ledge, 2012-2013 (GoM_Calanus_2012-2013 project) | 0.75 meter diameter, SEA-GEAR Model 9600 twin-ring, 200um mesh net
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| Zooplankton species abundance from ring nets at two times series stations from R/V Gulf Challenger in the Gulf of Maine Wilkinson Basin and Jeffreys Ledge, 2012-2013 (GoM_Calanus_2012-2013 project) | This experiment used a 0.75 meter diameter SEA-GEAR Model 9600 twin ring, 200 micron mesh.
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| Zooplankton species abundance in columnar view from ring nets at two times series stations from R/V Gulf Challenger in the Gulf of Maine; Wilkinson Basin and Jeffreys Ledge, 2012-2013 (GoM_Calanus_2012-2013 project) | This experiment used a 0.75 meter diameter SEA-GEAR Model 9600 twin ring, 200 micron mesh.
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| Mesozooplankton community biomass (wet and dry weight) for total and 5 size classes using samples collected by net tows during cruises at Station ALOHA from February 1994 (HOT-52) to September 2022 (HOT-339). | | 1 meter square diameter Ring Net |
| Ichthyoplankton density and plankton displacement volume data collected using SEA-GEAR plankton ring nets on the NSF RAPID Plankton Cruises in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico in 2017-2018 | SEA-GEAR Plankton Ring Net (1m opening diameter, 1000µm mesh width, 3:1), equipped with General Oceanics Mechanical Flowmeter. Online depth sensor (Seabird) was supplied by research vessel to allow safe deployment.
| SEA-GEAR Plankton Ring Net |
| Depth-stratified krill net samples taken in Puget Sound, WA aboard R/V Clifford A. Barnes during cruises CB1073 and CB1078 in 2017. | 60-cm diameter, 200-μm mesh ring net with TSK flow meter
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| Masirah Island time series mesozooplankton abundance, Arabian Sea from 2007-2011 | half meter ring net with a 153um mesh net and a General Oceanics 2030R flowmeter
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| Mesozooplankton wet, dry, carbon and nitrogen biomass and isotope data collected in the oceanic Gulf of Mexico on R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in May 2017 and May 2018 | We used a 1-m ring net with 202-µm Nitex mesh and a General Oceanics flow meter to measure volume filtered.
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| Mesozooplankton community biomass (wet and dry weight) for 5 size classes and total for samples collected by ring net tows on R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (CRD FLUZiE project) | Mesozooplankton sampling was conducted using a standard 1-m2 ring net with 202-um Nitex mesh, towed obliquely for 20 min at a ship speed of 1-2 kts.
| Ring Net |
| Mesozooplankton grazing rates from samples collected in the oceanic Gulf of Mexico on R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in May 2017 and May 2018 | We used a 1-m ring net with 202-µm Nitex mesh and a General Oceanics flow meter to measure volume filtered.
| 1-m ring net |
| Mesozooplankton community grazing for 5 size classes and total for samples collected by ring net tows on R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (CRD FLUZiE project) | Mesozooplankton sampling was conducted using a standard 1-m2 ring net with 202-um Nitex mesh, towed obliquely for 20 min at a ship speed of 1-2 kts.
| Ring Net |
| Mesozooplankton weight-specific carbon ingestion rates from R/V Atlantis II cruises AII-119-4, AII-119-5 in the North Atlantic in 1989 (U.S. JGOFS NABE project) | a 1 meter ring net fitted with a 0.2 mm mesh
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| Mesozooplankton biomass from R/V Atlantis II cruises AII-119-4, AII-119-5 in the North Atlantic in 1989 (U.S. JGOFS NABE project) | a 1 meter ring net fitted with a 0.2 mm mesh
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| Plankton size spectra compiled from projects CCE LTER, HOT, CRD FluZIE, BLOOFINZ-GoM, and SalpPOOP in the California Current Ecosystem, North Pacific subtropical gyre, Costa Rica Dome, Gulf of Mexico, and Southern Ocean subtropical front from 2004-2018 | Ring net with 202-µm mesh
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| Pleurobrachia bachei morphology and swimming parameters from samples collected at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Coos Bay, Charleston, OR, in July 2018 | | Sea Gear 0.5-m ring net with 500-μm mesh |
| Size-binned particle abundance and biovolume of the gut contents of salps imaged via scanning electron microscopy on the "SalpPOOP" cruise on R/V Tangaroa during October and November 2018 | | ring net surface tows |
| Particle size, volume, and converted biomass from the gut contents of salps imaged via scanning electron microscopy on the "SalpPOOP" cruise on R/V Tangaroa during October and November 2018 | | ring net surface tows |
| Data from: Iacchei, M., E. Butcher, E. Portner, Goetze, E. (in press) It’s about time: Insights into temporal genetic patterns in oceanic zooplankton from biodiversity indices. | Mesozooplankton were collected using a 1 m2, 200 um-mesh ring net towed obliquely from a mean maximum depth of 155 m (SD = 31 m) to the sea surface.
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| C and N isotope data for zoo- and phytoplankton from west Antarctica | Phytoplankton samples from the PAL-LTER surveys were collected using an 80 µm ring net towed through the upper water column (≤ 50 m depth) for ~ 30 minutes. Phytoplankton were collected during the Oden cruises of 2007/08 and 2010/11 via vertical tows from depths of ~ 20 m with a 30 µm ring net.
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| Zooplankton and copepod egg production from R/V Wecoma multiple cruises in the Northeast Pacific coastal waters off states of Washington and Oregon from 2004 to 2006 (RISE project) | | RingNet |
| Zooplankton and euphausiid egg production from R/V Wecoma multiple cruises in the Northeast Pacific, coastal waters off states of Washington and Oregon from 2004 to 2006 (RISE project) | | RingNet |
| Zooplankton and euphausiid growth rates from R/V Wecoma multiple cruises in the Northeast Pacific coastal waters off states of Washington and Oregon from 2004 to 2006 (RISE project) | | RingNet |
| Zooplankton counts and abundances from net tows from the R/V Gunnerus in the Tronheimsfjord, Norway during 2012 (Calanus Diapause project) | Sea-Gear 75-cm diameter ring net equipped with 150 micron mesh net and a cod end
| Ring Net |
| Zooplankton net haul metadata and specimen removal records collected from the R/V Gunnerus in the Tronheimsfjord, Norway during 2012 (Calanus Diapause project) | Sea-Gear 75-cm diameter ring net equipped with 150 micron mesh net and a cod end
| Ring Net |
| Zooplankton species identified from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown RHB0603 in the Sargasso Sea and Southeast North Atlantic Ocean from 2006-2006 (CMarZ_2004-2010 project) | 3.4 meter diameter
| RingNet |
| Abundance and composition of zooplankton communities at the Darling Marine Center Monitoring stations collected on R/V Ira in the Damariscotta Estuary from 2007 to 2011 (DMC project) | 0.75 meters with 202 micron mesh hauled vertically with 5:1 ratio of wire out to depth
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| Abundance and composition in columnar view of the zooplankton community at the Darling Marine Center Monitoring stations from R/V Ira C. in the Damariscotta Estuary; Maine coast from 2007-2011 (DMC project) | 0.75 meters with 202 micron mesh hauled vertically with 5:1 ratio of wire out to depth
| Ring Net |
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