Description
The database contains species composition and abundance data of Arctic phytoplankton communities collected as part of the FAABulous project: Future Arctic Algal Blooms – and their role in the context of climate change research project (2015–2020, project number 243702), funded by The Research Council of Norway. Phytoplankton community samples were collected simultaneously in two fjords, Van Mijenfjorden (VMF) and Kongsfjorden (KF), using a single-point Remote Access Sampler (RAS-500, McLane) deployed on moorings at depths of 12 m (VMF) and 30 m (KF). For protist community samples, the RAS-500 was equipped with 24 sample bags, each with a maximum volume of 500 mL. Prior to deployment, the sample bags were pre-loaded with a preservative solution consisting of Lugol’s iodine solution and glutaraldehyde. After 500 mL of seawater was added to each bag, the final concentration of the fixative was 2%. The deployment schedule consisted of 24 discrete sampling events, with 2 samples collected on each of the 24 sample dates, starting on 01/10/2015 and ending on 01/09/2016. The temporal resolution was set to monthly during late fall and winter, and biweekly or weekly during spring and summer to optimally capture the dynamics of the developing phytoplankton bloom. Upon recovery, the sample bags were stored in rigid polycarbonate containers for transport to the laboratory, where nutrient and microscopic analyses were conducted.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 45 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Smoła Z (2026). Database of taxonomy and abundance of phytoplankton communities collected year-round (2015/2016) using Remote Access Samplers in Van Mijenfjorden (VMF) and Kongsfjorden (KF) (Arctic, West Spitsbergen, Norway). Version 1.1. Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN). Samplingevent dataset. https://doi.org/10.48457/IOPAN.2025.308
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 688b743c-ac4a-466a-b3f0-357b441874c4. Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Polish Biodiversity Information Network.
Keywords
Arctic; Spitzbergen; Phytoplankton; Protista; RAS-500; Seasonal study; Specimen
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Geographic Coverage
Phytoplankton community samples were collected simultaneously in two fjords, Van Mijenfjorden (VMF) and Kongsfjorden (KF), using a single-point Remote Access Sampler (RAS-500, McLane) deployed on moorings at depths of 12 m (VMF) and 30 m (KF).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [77.42, 11.371], North East [79.124, 17.37] |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2015-10-01 / 2016-09-01 |
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Project Data
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| Title | FAABulous project: Future Arctic Algal Blooms – and their role in the context of climate change |
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| Identifier | project number 243702 |
| Funding | The Research Council of Norway |
Sampling Methods
Samples were collected using a single-point Remote Access Sampler (RAS-500, McLane) deployed on moorings at depths of 12 m (VMF) and 30 m (KF). The RAS-500 was equipped with 24 sample bags, each with a maximum volume of 500 mL. The deployment schedule consisted of 24 discrete sampling events, with 2 samples collected on each of the 24 sample dates, starting on 01/10/2015 and ending on 01/09/2016. The temporal resolution was set to monthly during late fall and winter, and biweekly or weekly during spring and summer to optimally capture the dynamics of the developing phytoplankton bloom.
| Study Extent | Samples collected in two fjords of Spitzbergen, Van Mijenfjorden (VMF) and Kongsfjorden (KF), in the Svalbard archipelago, Arctic Ocean. |
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Method step description:
- 1. Single-point Remote Access Sampler (RAS-500, McLane) filled with 500 mL of fixative (2% Lugol’s iodine solution and glutaraldehyde) deployed on moorings. 2. Sample bags recovered and transoported to laboratory in rigid polycarbonate containers. 3. Microscopic analyses and taxonomic identification.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 688b743c-ac4a-466a-b3f0-357b441874c4 |
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| https://ipt.gbif.pl/resource?r=faabulous_phytoplankton |