TemperateReefBase Geonetwork Catalogue
Zooplanktonic communities of South East Tasmania 1971-1973
The occurence and distribution of zooplankton species off the east coast of Tasmania was investigated between 1971 and 1973. Samples were collected at stations distributed along three transects extending seaward. Temperature and salinity data was collected at the same time.
Simple
Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2010-10-14T08:00:00
Principal investigator
School of Zoology, University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Taw, Nyan (PhD student)
Private Bag 5
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
- Purpose
- Using the occurence and distribution of zooplankton, the researcher was wanting to resolve the contradictory hydrological uncertainity at the time about the position of the sub-tropical convergence, by using the indicator species concept.
- Status
- Completed
Custodian
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Swadling, Kerrie, Dr (Research Fellow)
IMAS - Taroona
Private Bag 49
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
N
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E
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 1971-08-08T10:15:00 1973-05-12T10:15:00
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 50
- Maximum value
- 100
- Identifier
- ESPG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
Resource format
- Title
- Microsoft Excel
- Date
- Edition
- 2003
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Temperate Reef
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
- AODN Platform Vocabulary
- AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The data described in this record are the intellectual property of N. Taw.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/2.5/au/88x31.png
License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/
License Text
- Other constraints
- The citation in a list of references is: citation author name/s (year metadata published), metadata title. Citation author organisation/s. File identifier and Data accessed at (add http link).
Associated resource
- Title
- Zooplanktonic communities of south east Tasmania
- Date (Creation)
- 2011-10-14T00:00:00
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Supplemental Information
- Taw, N. (1975)Studies on the zooplankton and hydrology of South-Eastern coastal waters of Tasmania. PhD thesis, University of Tasmania Johnson, CR and Banks, SC and Barrett, NS and Cazassus, FM and Dunstan, PK and Edgar, GJ and Frusher, SD and Gardner, C and Haddon, M and Helidoniotis, F and Hill, KL and Holbrook, NJ and Hosie, GW and Last, PR and Ling, SD and Melbourne-Thomas, J and Miller, KJ and Pecl, GT and Richardson, AJ and Ridgway, KR and Rintoul, SR and Ritz, DA and Ross, DJ and Sanderson, JC and Shepherd, SA and Slotwinski, A and Swadling, KM and Taw, N, Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' range and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 400, (1-2) pp. 17-32. ISSN 0022-0981 (2011)
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
Identifier
- Identifier
- http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UPAA
- Name
- Degrees Celsius
- Description
- Expressed as 0/00 in data set
Identifier
- Identifier
- http://vocab.aodn.org.au/def/unitsofmeasure/entity/481
- Name
- Practical Salinity Unit
Identifier
- Code
- Abundance of biota
- Name
- Number of specimens per 7 minute tow
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- Microsoft Excel
- OnLine resource
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imas:ZOO_KMSwadling_Zooplanktonic_communities_south_east_tasmania_1971_GV
MAP - Location of zooplankton sampling
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Samples were collected by the Sea Fisheries Division, Taroona, for the "Pelagic Fish Project", by the vessel "Penghana". Stations were situated on the east coast of Tasmania. All were distributed in three transects extending seaward for a distance of 30 miles. Four stations on each transect were operated about 10 miles apart, starting from a coastal station, about half a mile from shore. A total of 10 cruises, in which 89 stations were operated, covering a period of 22 months. A standard plankton net with mouth area of 1.0m2 and mesh size um, was used to collect the samples. Seven minute oblique tows with 100 metres of wire released, for deep water stations and five minute oblique tows with 50 metres of wire released for shallow water stations, were maded. The oblique tows were made by lowering the net with a required length of cable released while the vessel was stationary. A few mintues was allowed to have the net reach the required depth. The vessle was then moved forward with the speed of about one knot as soons as the net reached the required depth and ast the same time a winch was used to pull the net up very slowly. The samples were preserved in approximately 5% formalin immediately after each collection. Sub-sampling was carried out by the Modified Whirling Apparatus, and counting was done by using the modified counting disc and apparatus (as described in the thesis). The temperature was recorded by the vessel's "Negretti" and "Zambra" type continuous thermograph which was calibrated in Fahrenheit scale, the results were later converted into Centigrade. The temperature value for Station 29, Cruise IV, was missing. Salinity values for Cruises I to V were not available. The surface water samples were taken immediately after each plankton collection and stored in narrow-ncked screw-tight polyethylene bottles. An inductive salinometer was used to determine salinity. The apparatus was calibrated before each batch of determinations, using Copenhagen Standard Sea Water. The Inductive Salinometer has an accuracy of approximately 0.003 parts per milli.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Platform
Identifier
- Code
- research vessel
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- 9e45e8e0-be4d-43c5-835c-0862ef796d13
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9e45e8e0-be4d-43c5-835c-0862ef796d13
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2020-09-17T17:38:54
- Date info (Revision)
- 2020-09-17T17:38:54
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
Spatial extent
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E
W
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Associated resources
Not available