R/V OB 1955-1957
Zooplankton biomass data (settled volumes) and copepod abundance data (species level) sampled aboard the R/V OB.
PLANKTON CONTENT SUMMARY:
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show biomass data
BIOM 		ZOOP
show zooplankton data 		PHYT
data not available 		show physical data
TSOX 		show nutrient data
NUTS 		show chlorophyll data
CHLA
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TEMPORAL COVERAGE SUMMARY:
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Graphic: Histogram of sampling dates: 1956 - 1958
February 1956 - June 1958

SHIP & CRUISE SUMMARY:
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SAMPLING METHODS SUMMARY:
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INVESTIGATOR SUMMARY:
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DATA STATUS:
Data Status: Available online NOW!
These Data are available ONLINE here!
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Data Coverage Map: -170 West to 179 East ; -70 South to 5 North
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This data summary is for just one out of over 150 plankton data sets present in the NMFS-COPEPOD global plankton database.
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COPEPOD-SAR (logo): The Plankton Data Rescue Project Sub-Collection:   R/V OB 1955-1957
Indian Ocean (14%) , Antarctic (80%) , Other (6%)

      CDMP:   #0074, #0075, #0076 		NMFS-COPEPOD(logo): The global plankton database.

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