Nano- and microplankton, chlorophyll a, b and c, and macronutrients from Ana Maria Gayoso cruise in the South western Atlantic during late spring 2021

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Main Authors: Ferronato, Carola, Guinder, Valeria A, Gilabert, Azul, Lopez-Abbate, Celeste, Nocera, Ariadna, Loizaga, Rocio, D'Agostino, Valeria
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author Ferronato, Carola
Guinder, Valeria A
Gilabert, Azul
Lopez-Abbate, Celeste
Nocera, Ariadna
Loizaga, Rocio
D'Agostino, Valeria
author_facet Ferronato, Carola
Guinder, Valeria A
Gilabert, Azul
Lopez-Abbate, Celeste
Nocera, Ariadna
Loizaga, Rocio
D'Agostino, Valeria
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The abundance of protistan plankton (cell size > 5 µm), along with the concentrations of photosynthetic pigments and dissolved inorganic nutrients, was assessed in the Southwestern Atlantic (SWA, 36-48ºS, 64-54ºW). This study covered three regions: the outer Patagonian shelf, the slope waters in the core of the Malvinas Current, and the adjacent open ocean in the Argentine Basin. Water samples from surface (5 m depth) and subsurface (10-30 m depth, in the subsurface chlorophyll maxima) layers were collected using Niskin bottles during late spring (November 2021) on the Ana Maria Gayoso oceanographic cruise aboard the vessel Bernardo Houssay, totaling 10 sampling stations. Plankton samples were analyzed under an optical microscope using the inverted microscope technique with sedimentation chambers. Cells were enumerated and identified to the species, genus, or family level and subsequently categorized into taxonomic groups: diatoms, phototrophic (including mixotrophic) and heterotrophic dinoflagellates, coccolithophores, nanoflagellates, and ciliates. Cell biovolume was determined using geometric shapes, and carbon content was calculated using established carbon-to-volume values. The concentrations of chlorophyll a, b, and c, along with nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, phosphate, and silicate, were determined using a spectrophotometer. The region under study supports numerous commercially valuable fish species, highlighting the importance of documenting the physico-chemical factors influencing plankton biodiversity. These records are vital for understanding potential changes in population and community dynamics, which could subsequently impact the productivity of marine ecosystems.
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spellingShingle Nano- and microplankton, chlorophyll a, b and c, and macronutrients from Ana Maria Gayoso cruise in the South western Atlantic during late spring 2021
Ferronato, Carola
Guinder, Valeria A
Gilabert, Azul
Lopez-Abbate, Celeste
Nocera, Ariadna
Loizaga, Rocio
D'Agostino, Valeria
Ammonia; Ana_Maria_Gayoso; bloom; Calculated; chlorophyll; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Ciliates; Ciliates, biomass as carbon; Coccolithophores; Coccolithophores, biomass as carbon; CTD/Rosette; CTD-RO; Date/Time of event; DEPTH, water; Diatoms; Diatoms, biomass as carbon; Dinoflagellates, heterotrophic; Dinoflagellates, heterotrophic, biomass as carbon; Dinoflagellates, phototrophic; Dinoflagellates, phototrophic, biomass as carbon; Dr. Bernardo Houssay; Event label; field observation; GA_01; GA_05; GA_06; GA_07; GA_08; GA_09; GA_10; GA_11; GA_12; GA_13; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Nanoflagellates; Nanoflagellates, biomass as carbon; Nitrate; Nitrite; nutrients; Phase contrast binocular microscope, Wild Heerbrugg, M20; Phosphate; plankton; protists; ship-based; Silicate; South Atlantic Ocean; UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Agilent, Cary 60; water masses
The abundance of protistan plankton (cell size > 5 µm), along with the concentrations of photosynthetic pigments and dissolved inorganic nutrients, was assessed in the Southwestern Atlantic (SWA, 36-48ºS, 64-54ºW). This study covered three regions: the outer Patagonian shelf, the slope waters in the core of the Malvinas Current, and the adjacent open ocean in the Argentine Basin. Water samples from surface (5 m depth) and subsurface (10-30 m depth, in the subsurface chlorophyll maxima) layers were collected using Niskin bottles during late spring (November 2021) on the Ana Maria Gayoso oceanographic cruise aboard the vessel Bernardo Houssay, totaling 10 sampling stations. Plankton samples were analyzed under an optical microscope using the inverted microscope technique with sedimentation chambers. Cells were enumerated and identified to the species, genus, or family level and subsequently categorized into taxonomic groups: diatoms, phototrophic (including mixotrophic) and heterotrophic dinoflagellates, coccolithophores, nanoflagellates, and ciliates. Cell biovolume was determined using geometric shapes, and carbon content was calculated using established carbon-to-volume values. The concentrations of chlorophyll a, b, and c, along with nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, phosphate, and silicate, were determined using a spectrophotometer. The region under study supports numerous commercially valuable fish species, highlighting the importance of documenting the physico-chemical factors influencing plankton biodiversity. These records are vital for understanding potential changes in population and community dynamics, which could subsequently impact the productivity of marine ecosystems.
title Nano- and microplankton, chlorophyll a, b and c, and macronutrients from Ana Maria Gayoso cruise in the South western Atlantic during late spring 2021
topic Ammonia; Ana_Maria_Gayoso; bloom; Calculated; chlorophyll; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Ciliates; Ciliates, biomass as carbon; Coccolithophores; Coccolithophores, biomass as carbon; CTD/Rosette; CTD-RO; Date/Time of event; DEPTH, water; Diatoms; Diatoms, biomass as carbon; Dinoflagellates, heterotrophic; Dinoflagellates, heterotrophic, biomass as carbon; Dinoflagellates, phototrophic; Dinoflagellates, phototrophic, biomass as carbon; Dr. Bernardo Houssay; Event label; field observation; GA_01; GA_05; GA_06; GA_07; GA_08; GA_09; GA_10; GA_11; GA_12; GA_13; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Nanoflagellates; Nanoflagellates, biomass as carbon; Nitrate; Nitrite; nutrients; Phase contrast binocular microscope, Wild Heerbrugg, M20; Phosphate; plankton; protists; ship-based; Silicate; South Atlantic Ocean; UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Agilent, Cary 60; water masses
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.971565