Biomass of plankton size fractions from the northern Iberian shelf (NE Atlantic) between 2000 and 2024

Dataset

DOI

This dataset contains the values of dry weight biomass measured in 1436 samples of plankton size fractions sampled during the PELACUS spring cruises in the northwestern Iberian shelf and in adjacent waters of the southern Bay of Biscay. Plankton was collected by plankton nets of 30 cm diameter, 40 µm mesh size (fractions 200 µm) by vertical hauls 0-100 m (or less if bottom depth <100 m). Final size fractionation was made on board using mesh sieves (40, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, and 5000 µm mesh size). Samples were preserved frozen on board (-20°C) and subquently oven dried (60°C, 48 h) in the laboratory.

Data was additionally funded by ECOPEL (2006-2008) and PELASSES (2000-2019) projects.

Identifier
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983551
Related Identifier	References https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.908814
Related Identifier	References https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2009.07.025
Metadata Access	https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.983551

Provenance
Creator	Bode, Antonio ; Carrera, Pablo ; Nogueira, Enrique (ORCID: 0000-0002-4222-928X); Lamas, Ángel F
Publisher	PANGAEA
Publication Year	2025
Funding Reference	Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Crossref Funder ID FJC2019-040921-I Postdoctoral research grant Juan de la Cierva-Formación; Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Crossref Funder ID IJC2019-040554-I Postdoctoral research grant Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación; Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Crossref Funder ID PID2020-115620RB-100 QLOCKS project; Fifth Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011104 Crossref Funder ID Q5RS-2002-000818 SARdine DYNamics and stock structure in the North-east Atlantic (SARDYN); Sixth Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011103 Crossref Funder ID 8120-09-9 https://www.era-learn.eu/network-information/networks/marifish/first-marifish-joint-call/understanding-recruitment-processes-using-coupled-biophysical-models-of-the-pelagic-ecosystem Understanding recruitment processes using coupled biophysical models of the pelagic ecosystem (REPROdUCE)
Rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess	true

Representation
Resource Type	Dataset
Format	text/tab-separated-values
Size	5770 data points
Discipline	Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage	(-9.857W, 40.394S, -1.353E, 50.176N); NW-Spain; NE Atlantic; Northern Spain
Temporal Coverage Begin	2000-03-18T21:28:00Z
Temporal Coverage End	2024-04-15T00:37:58Z