24cff113-138a-46e5-82dc-538001888de8 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-23T11:23:23 creation ISO 19115 2016 IMOS - Zooplankton Abundance and Biomass (reference stations) 24cff113-138a-46e5-82dc-538001888de8 This dataset comprises the zooplankton abundance and biomass measurements from samples collected at the Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) National Reference Stations (NRS) and other repeatedly sampled stations. For information on using the data from the NRS stations please refer to Eriksen et al. 2019. It is advised that anyone using this data should read this methodology or contact the project contact person to understand the nuances of each sampling and analysis chain. The data are made available in binned products for ease of use. As taxonomy changes over time and the ability of analysts improves with training more and more species can be identified over time. The products account for these changes and for real absences from the samples. A 0 abundance means that the species was looked for and not seen, null (empty cell) means that the species was not looked for in that sample. The products are therefore applicable for use in time series analysis. There are a total of 7 products to choose from. Zooplankton abundance products are available at 5 levels: Raw product (includes all data) Copepods product (all data where species have been identified, Copepods only) Non-Copepods product (all data where species have been identified, non-Copepods only) Genus product (includes all data binned to genus level) Higher taxonomic group (includes all data binned to functional groups). (each of these products includes the total biomass per samples) Plus Derived indices – NRS only (useful indices at sample level for NRS data) Depth Binned CTD Data – NRS only (NRS CTD data binned to 1m and matched to TripCode) Plankton abundances were originally provided on the AODN Portal only as raw data, in flat table form (with each species recorded in a separate row), without any adjustments for taxonomy changes or real absences. The first version of the "analysis-ready" products were first published on 04/04/2019. However, they were removed again in November 2020 because technical issues prevented them from being regularly updated. This dataset supersedes the following collections: "IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Zooplankton Biomass" - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/api/records/c13451a9-7cfc-091c-e044-00144f7bc0f4 and "IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Zooplankton Abundance" - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/api/records/c13451a9-7cfe-091c-e044-00144f7bc0f4. Both of these collections were removed from the AODN Portal in December 2021, and the data has been archived. Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Arthropods | Crustaceans | Copepods Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Coastal Habitat Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Pelagic Habitat Biosphere | Microbiota | Zooplankton Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Darwin, NT Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Esperance, WA Countries | Australia Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA Marine Features (Australia) | Great Barrier Reef, QLD Marine Features (Australia) | Kangaroo Island, SA Marine Features (Australia) | Maria Island, TAS Marine Features (Australia) | Ningaloo Marine Park, WA Marine Features (Australia) | North Stradbroke Island, QLD Marine Features (Australia) | Port Hacking, NSW Marine Features (Australia) | Rottnest Island, WA Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Microbiota Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Alkalinity Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Carbon Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature Oceans | Salinity/Density | Salinity Regional Seas | Coral Sea Regional Seas | Tasman Sea Regional Seas | Timor Sea States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales States, Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia National Reference Station (NRS) Sub-Facility metadata record documentDigital HTML National Reference Stations documentDigital National Reference Stations - Home Page HTML IMOS NRS BGC Manual - Latest Version documentDigital PDF IMOS NRS BGC Manual - Previous Versions plus Supplementary documentation documentDigital HTML Link to Eriksen et al. 2019 paper documentDigital HTML View and download data though the AODN Portal documentDigital HTML imos:bgc_zooplankton_map documentDigital Zooplankton WMS imos:bgc_zooplankton_abundance_raw_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (raw data) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS imos:bgc_zooplankton_abundance_copepods_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (copepod data) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS imos:bgc_zooplankton_abundance_non_copepods_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (non-copepod data) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS imos:bgc_zooplankton_abundance_genus_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (genus data) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS imos:bgc_zooplankton_abundance_htg_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (higher taxonomic group data) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS imos:nrs_depth_binned_ctd_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (depth binned CTD data - NRS only) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS imos:nrs_derived_indices_data documentDigital This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data (Derived Indices - NRS only) is available in multiple formats including CSV. WFS OGC WFS help documentation documentDigital HTML Plankton products Product Specification document documentDigital PDF Derived indices NRS Product Specification document documentDigital PDF Depth binned CTD Product Specification document documentDigital PDF Website of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) documentDigital HTML CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere website documentDigital HTML AIMS website documentDigital HTML DCCEEW website documentDigital HTML SARDI website documentDigital HTML Deakin University website documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital License Graphic PNG Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML