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Zooplankton mean size and total stock data HOLAS 3

This dataset represents the underlying data on core indicator Zooplankton mean size and total stock (MSTS). The core indicator evaluates zooplankton community structure to determine whether it reflects good environmental status.


The dataset contains following attributes:

"Country" = Country

"Assessment" = Name of HELCOM Level 2 assessment unit

"Year" = Year of observation

"Station" = Sampling station name

"Latitude" = Latitude (WGS84 deicmal degrees)

"Longitude" = Longitude (WGS84 deicmal degrees)

"Sampling_t" = Sampling date and time

"Mean_size" = Mean size (microg / individual)

"Total_biom" = Total biomass (mg/m3)

"Data_origi" = Data source organization

"National_m" = National monitorig data (Yes/No)

"Use_restri" = Data use restrictions (Yes/No)

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Date (Creation)
2023-03-18
Unique resource identifier
https://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/d2a79e9c-8a8d-4a07-b2e0-5a939d4dd67c
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Oceanographic geographical features

GEMET

  • plankton

Keywords
  • MADS

  • HOLAS3

  • Core Indicator

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Use constraints: Data can be used freely given that the source is cited (following creative commons license CC-BY). The source should be cited as: “HELCOM HOLAS 3 Dataset (2023)"

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Access constraints: No limitations on public access.
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
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Begin date
2016-01-01 Unknown
End date
2021-12-31 Now
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3035
Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile ( 1.0 )

OnLine resource
Download Zooplankton mean size and total stock data HOLAS 3 ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
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View Zooplankton mean size and total stock data HOLAS 3 ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
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Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

The data are provided by national monitoring programmes with HELCOM COMBINE parameters and methods. The indicator is based on routine data obtained within current monitoring schemes in the Baltic Sea, and is applicable in all areas where the programme is implemented. All HELCOM Contracting Parties carry out relevant monitoring.


The indicator uses mean zooplankton size and total stock (MSTS) for evaluating whether good environmental status is achieved or not. The indicator uses the parameter mean zooplankter size (mean size) which is presented as a ratio between the total zooplankton abundance (TZA) and total biomass (TZB). This metrics is complemented with an absolute measure of total zooplankton stock, TZA or TZB, to provide MSTS. Thus, MSTS is a two-dimensional, or a multimetric, indicator representing a synthetic descriptor of zooplankton community structure. The overall confidence of the evaluation is moderate to high and varies between assessment units.


Additional information:

http://www.helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/indicators/zooplankton-mean-size-and-total-stock-(MSTS)/

File identifier
d2a79e9c-8a8d-4a07-b2e0-5a939d4dd67c XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-04-14T14:05:21
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET
plankton
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Oceanographic geographical features

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