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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
	set	data	graph		files	public	[Doliolid diet: zooplankton abundance] - Zooplankton community abundances from meter net tows on multiple cruises on RV/Savannah in the South Atlantic Bight, Mid-Continental Shelf from 2015-2017 (The cryptic diet of the globally significant pelagic tunicate Dolioletta gegenbauri (Uljanin, 1884.))		F   I   M	background			BCO-DMO	bcodmo_dataset_692753

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	access_formats	String	.htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv,.esriCsv,.geoJson,.odvTxt
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acquisition_description	String	Zooplankton was collected from 31\u00b0N to 29\u00b0N aboard the R/V Savannah at the 25m and 40m isobaths using a 1M (mouth opening) 5M length 200 \u00b5m mesh cone plankton net equipped with a filtering (202 \u00b5m mesh) cod- end.\u00a0 The mouth of the net was mounted in a swivel towing frame that allowed the opening of the net to track the water current. A mechanical flow meter (General Oceanics Part# 2030RC) was mounted in the center of the net. [Flowmeter measurements for 2015 cruises (pdf)](\\"http://dmoserv3.bco- dmo.org/data_docs/Doliolid_Diet/Frischer_Flowmeter_Zooplankton_tows.pdf\\") The net was deployed from a gently drifting ship and the entire water column was sampled by lowering the net to near the bottom and retrieving it (oblique tow).\u00a0 Net speed was maintained at approximately 15 meters per minute. Once retrieved the contents of the net were collected on a 200 \u00b5m sieve and preserved in 60% non-denatured ethanol. Samples were split twice to create four subsamples using a Folsom plankton splitter. One of the subsamples was diluted to a known volume and stirred gently. Dilutions were adjusted depending on the density of zooplankton so that sufficient numbers of species were present in each sample to obtain a reliable estimate of the major taxonomic groups in each sample. Replicate aliquots from the subsample were counted under a dissecting microscope using a Bogorov counting chamber. The volume of sample counted was adjusted based on the density of zooplankton present but was generally 5 ml. A Stempel pipette was used to dispense the counted volume. In the case where the identity was uncertain, representative examples of the unidentified zooplankton were identified by DNA barcoding.\u00a0 DNA extractions were performed using the DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit (Qiagen) according to manufacturer\u2019s protocol except that samples were macerated and homogenized with Kimble/Kontes Cordless Motor, the proteinase K incubation was extended to ~24 hours (overnight) and the volume of elution buffer AE varied depending on sample size (60ul for most). For DNA quantitation and quality testing, one (1) ul of DNA was used to measure the 260/280 ratio using the Thermo Scientific\u2122\u00a0 NanoDrop Lite Spectrophotometer.\u00a0 The presence of high molecular weight DNA in each extract was visually confirmed by agarose (1%) gel electrophoresis.\u00a0 Good quality DNA extractions, inferred by 260/280 ratio and electrophoresis, were selected for amplification by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) of a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene.\u00a0 A 708 base-pair mtCOI gene fragment was amplified using the consensus primer pairs LCO-1490 (5\u2019-GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGG-3\u2019) and HCO-2198 (5\u2019-TAAACTTCAGGGTGACCAAAAAATCA-3\u2019) (Folmer et al. 1994).\u00a0 Amplification was facilitated using a Bio-Rad T100Thermocycler with GoTaq Hot Start Green Master Mix. Cycling conditions were: 10 min at 95 \u00b0C; 35 cycles of 30 sec at 95 \u00b0C, 1 min at 47 \u00b0C and 1 min at 72 \u00b0C; and 10 min at 72 \u00b0C. PCR product quality and quantity was assessed by 2% agarose gel electrophoresis and subsequently sequenced by Eurofins Genomics. DNA sequences obtained were compared to a reference database library using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) (Altschul et al. 1990) available at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and Bold Systems Identification engine for CO1 gene.\u00a0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_nid	String	641282
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_number	String	OCE-1459293
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_data_url	String	http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1459293
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funder_name	String	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_acronym	String	NSF OCE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_source_nid	String	355
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager	String	Michael E. Sieracki
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager_nid	String	50446
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_nid	String	641288
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_number	String	OCE-1459510
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_data_url	String	http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1459510
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funder_name	String	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_acronym	String	NSF OCE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_source_nid	String	355
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_program_manager	String	Michael E. Sieracki
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_program_manager_nid	String	50446
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	Zooplankton abundance PI: M. Frischer (SkIO) version 3: 2020-04-08
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	info at bco-dmo.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_source	String	extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2017-04-28T14:28:51Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2020-04-09T17:31:40Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultDataQuery	String	&time<now
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	doi	String	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.692753.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	80.6478
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	31.5675
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	29.9558
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	80.6478
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	80.1061
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/692753
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_acronym	String	Meter Net
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_dataset_instrument_description	String	1M (mouth opening) 5M length 200 µm mesh cone plankton net equipped with a filtering (202 µm mesh) cod-end.  The mouth of the net was mounted in a swivel towing frame that allowed the opening of the net to track the water current.  A mechanical flow meter (General Oceanics Part# 2030RC) was mounted in the center of the net.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_dataset_instrument_nid	String	692766
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_description	String	A meter net is a plankton net with a one meter diameter opening and a mesh size of .333 mm, towed horizontally, obliquely or vertically, also known as a Ring Net.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_external_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/22/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_name	String	Meter Net
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_nid	String	433
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_supplied_name	String	meter net
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_1_acronym	String	Automated Sequencer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_1_dataset_instrument_nid	String	794068
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_1_description	String	General term for a laboratory instrument used for deciphering the order of bases in a strand of DNA. Sanger sequencers detect fluorescence from different dyes that are used to identify the A, C, G, and T extension reactions. Contemporary or Pyrosequencer methods are based on detecting the activity of DNA polymerase (a DNA synthesizing enzyme) with another chemoluminescent enzyme. Essentially, the method allows sequencing of a single strand of DNA by synthesizing the complementary strand along it, one base pair at a time, and detecting which base was actually added at each step.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_1_instrument_name	String	Automated DNA Sequencer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_1_instrument_nid	String	649
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_acronym	String	Flow Meter
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_dataset_instrument_description	String	Used to measure volume of water passing through the plankton net.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_dataset_instrument_nid	String	794162
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_description	String	General term for a sensor that quantifies the rate at which fluids (e.g. water or air) pass through sensor packages, instruments, or sampling devices. A flow meter may be mechanical, optical, electromagnetic, etc.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_instrument_external_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/388/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_instrument_name	String	Flow Meter
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_instrument_nid	String	650
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_2_supplied_name	String	mechanical flow meter (General Oceanics Part# 2030RC)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_acronym	String	Spectrophotometer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_dataset_instrument_description	String	Used for DNA quantitation and quality testing.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_dataset_instrument_nid	String	794065
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_description	String	An instrument used to measure the relative absorption of electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths in the near infra-red, visible and ultraviolet wavebands by samples.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_instrument_external_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB20/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_instrument_name	String	Spectrophotometer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_instrument_nid	String	707
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_3_supplied_name	String	Thermo Scientific™ NanoDrop Lite Spectrophotometer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_4_acronym	String	Thermal Cycler
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_4_dataset_instrument_nid	String	794067
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_4_description	String	General term for a laboratory apparatus commonly used for performing polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The device has a thermal block with holes where tubes with the PCR reaction mixtures can be inserted. The cycler then raises and lowers the temperature of the block in discrete, pre-programmed steps. (adapted from http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/research_methods/genomics/pcr.html)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_4_instrument_name	String	PCR Thermal Cycler
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_4_instrument_nid	String	471582
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_4_supplied_name	String	Bio-Rad T100Thermocycler
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_5_acronym	String	Folsom Splitter
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_5_dataset_instrument_description	String	Used to split plankton samples into equivalent subsamples.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_5_dataset_instrument_nid	String	692767
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_5_description	String	A Folsom Plankton Splitter is used for sub-sampling of plankton and ichthyoplankton samples.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_5_instrument_name	String	Folsom Plankton Splitter
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_5_instrument_nid	String	540984
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	abundance, abundance_m3, aliquot, bco, bco-dmo, biological, cast, chemical, count, count_aliquot_1, count_aliquot_2, count_mean, count_sample, cruise, cruise_id, data, dataset, date, depth, dilution, dilution_factor, dmo, erddap, factor, filt, iso, ISO_DateTime_UTC, latitude, longitude, management, mean, mesh, oceanography, office, preliminary, replicate, sample, splits, station, station_depth_water, taxon, taxon_1, taxon_2, time, time_tow, tow, vol, vol_filt, water
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/692753/license
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	metadata_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/692753
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	31.5675
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	param_mapping	String	{'692753': {'lat_decdeg': 'flag - latitude', 'lon_decdeg': 'flag - longitude', 'ISO_DateTime_UTC': 'flag - time'}}
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	parameter_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/692753/parameters
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation	String	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation_acronym	String	SkIO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_name	String	Marc E. Frischer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_nid	String	51144
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role	String	Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation	String	Hampton University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_name	String	Dr Deidre M. Gibson
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_nid	String	641291
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role	String	Co-Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_affiliation	String	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_affiliation_acronym	String	WHOI BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_person_name	String	Nancy Copley
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_person_nid	String	50396
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_role	String	BCO-DMO Data Manager
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_role_type	String	related
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	Doliolid Diet
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_acronym	String	Doliolid Diet
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_description	String	Project description from NSF award abstract: Gelatinous (soft-bodied) zooplankton can play a crucial role in food webs and in cycling of materials in the world's oceans, and it has been suggested that they may become even more important in the future. However, because they are so difficult to study, gelatinous species remain poorly understood. This is especially true for smaller filter feeding gelatinous animals such as pelagic tunicates (salps, larvaceans, and doliolids). For example, it remains unclear what and how much these abundant filter feeders eat in nature and who eats them. This project will address this large and significant knowledge gap by using a combination of new and traditional methods to investigate the diet of the gelatinous pelagic tunicate Dolioletti gegenbauri, a species common on productive continental shelves such as the South Atlantic Bight. This project will also help train the next generation of ocean scientists to be competent in classical biology, modern molecular biology, and ecosystem modeling. Training will also focus on increasing representation of African Americans in the future science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce. This study will provide the first quantitative estimates of the in situ diet of a key continental shelf gelatinous zooplankton species, the doliolid Dolioletta gegenbauri. Large blooms of doliolids have the potential to control the trophic structure of shelf pelagic ecosystems by shunting primary production to the microbial food web and by limiting copepod production via the consumption of their eggs. The long-term objective is to understand the ecological role and significance of doliolids in continental shelf pelagic ecosystems, specifically the underlying processes that lead to their high level of spatial and temporal patchiness. The basic questions to be addressed here include: What do doliolids eat, in situ, at different life stages? Are early life stages of larger metazoans important components of their diets? Do doliolids act as trophic cascade agents promoting primary production and phytoplankton diversity? Because of methodological challenges, there have not yet been definitive studies addressing these fundamental questions. In this project, the investigators will conduct field-based studies that will combine state-of-the art molecular techniques with more traditional methods in zooplankton ecology to answer questions about trophic interactions. Monthly oceanographic expeditions in the South Atlantic Bight will allow the research team to study wild doliolids at different time points in their life cycle and under different plankton bloom conditions. Application of recently developed molecular diagnostic assays will enable the quantitative description of the diversity and quantity of prey consumed, unbiased by experimental manipulation. Additional experimental and theoretical modeling will allow the investigators to link these data with larger ecological significance and scale.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_end_date	String	2018-02
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_geolocation	String	South Atlantic Bight
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_name	String	The cryptic diet of the globally significant pelagic tunicate Dolioletta gegenbauri (Uljanin, 1884.)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_project_nid	String	641283
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_start_date	String	2015-03
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	29.9558
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	mesh
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Zooplankton community abundances from meter net tows taken on multiple cruises RV/Savannah cruises in the South Atlantic Bight, Mid-Continental Shelf from August 2015 to December 2017.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2015-08-04T08:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	[Doliolid diet: zooplankton abundance] - Zooplankton community abundances from meter net tows on multiple cruises on RV/Savannah in the South Atlantic Bight, Mid-Continental Shelf from 2015-2017 (The cryptic diet of the globally significant pelagic tunicate Dolioletta gegenbauri (Uljanin, 1884.))
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	version	String	3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	80.1061
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	xml_source	String	osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable	cruise_id		String
attribute	cruise_id	bcodmo_name	String	cruise_id
attribute	cruise_id	description	String	cruise identifier
attribute	cruise_id	long_name	String	Cruise Id
attribute	cruise_id	units	String	unitless
variable	date		String
attribute	date	bcodmo_name	String	date
attribute	date	description	String	local date
attribute	date	long_name	String	Date
attribute	date	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ADATAA01/
attribute	date	source_name	String	date
attribute	date	time_precision	String	1970-01-01
attribute	date	units	String	unitless
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	29.9558, 31.5675
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	bcodmo_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	description	String	latitude; north is positive
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LATX/
attribute	latitude	source_name	String	lat_decdeg
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	80.1061, 80.6478
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	bcodmo_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	description	String	longitude; east is positive
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LONX/
attribute	longitude	source_name	String	lon_decdeg
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	cast		String
attribute	cast	bcodmo_name	String	cast
attribute	cast	description	String	cast number
attribute	cast	long_name	String	Cast
attribute	cast	units	String	unitless
variable	station_depth_water		byte
attribute	station_depth_water	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	station_depth_water	actual_range	byte	25, 45
attribute	station_depth_water	bcodmo_name	String	depth_w
attribute	station_depth_water	description	String	sampling depth
attribute	station_depth_water	long_name	String	Station Depth Water
attribute	station_depth_water	units	String	meters
variable	mesh		short
attribute	mesh	_FillValue	short	32767
attribute	mesh	actual_range	short	202, 202
attribute	mesh	bcodmo_name	String	net_mesh
attribute	mesh	description	String	mesh opening size
attribute	mesh	long_name	String	Mesh
attribute	mesh	units	String	microns
variable	replicate		byte
attribute	replicate	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	replicate	actual_range	byte	1, 2
attribute	replicate	bcodmo_name	String	tow
attribute	replicate	description	String	replicate tow number; two tows were taken at each station
attribute	replicate	long_name	String	Replicate
attribute	replicate	units	String	unitless
variable	time_tow		String
attribute	time_tow	bcodmo_name	String	time
attribute	time_tow	description	String	local time of the replicate tow
attribute	time_tow	long_name	String	Time Tow
attribute	time_tow	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/AHMSAA01/
attribute	time_tow	units	String	unitless
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.4386752E9, NaN
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	bcodmo_name	String	ISO_DateTime_UTC
attribute	time	description	String	UTC date and time of tow in ISO format: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	ISO Date Time UTC
attribute	time	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/DTUT8601/
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	vol_filt		float
attribute	vol_filt	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	vol_filt	actual_range	float	0.49, 215.78
attribute	vol_filt	bcodmo_name	String	vol_filt
attribute	vol_filt	description	String	volume of water filtered by net for a replicate tow
attribute	vol_filt	long_name	String	Vol Filt
attribute	vol_filt	units	String	cubic meters (m^3)
variable	splits		byte
attribute	splits	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	splits	actual_range	byte	0, 2
attribute	splits	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	splits	description	String	number of times the sample was split; fraction of sample = 1/n^2 so splits=2 means 1/4 of sample was processed. Except for splits = 0, this means the entire sample was used for the taxonomic count.
attribute	splits	long_name	String	Splits
attribute	splits	units	String	splits
variable	taxon_1		String
attribute	taxon_1	bcodmo_name	String	taxon
attribute	taxon_1	description	String	taxon 1: holoplankton or meroplankton
attribute	taxon_1	long_name	String	Taxon 1
attribute	taxon_1	units	String	unitless
variable	taxon_2		String
attribute	taxon_2	bcodmo_name	String	taxon
attribute	taxon_2	description	String	most specific taxonomic group identified
attribute	taxon_2	long_name	String	Taxon 2
attribute	taxon_2	units	String	unitless
variable	dilution_factor		short
attribute	dilution_factor	_FillValue	short	32767
attribute	dilution_factor	actual_range	short	0, 400
attribute	dilution_factor	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	dilution_factor	description	String	sample dilution factor
attribute	dilution_factor	long_name	String	Dilution Factor
attribute	dilution_factor	units	String	unitless
variable	count_aliquot_1		short
attribute	count_aliquot_1	_FillValue	short	32767
attribute	count_aliquot_1	actual_range	short	0, 542
attribute	count_aliquot_1	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	count_aliquot_1	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	count_aliquot_1	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	count_aliquot_1	description	String	first aliquot raw count from replicate sample split
attribute	count_aliquot_1	long_name	String	Count Aliquot 1
attribute	count_aliquot_1	units	String	number of individuals per sample
variable	count_aliquot_2		short
attribute	count_aliquot_2	_FillValue	short	32767
attribute	count_aliquot_2	actual_range	short	0, 642
attribute	count_aliquot_2	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	count_aliquot_2	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	count_aliquot_2	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	count_aliquot_2	description	String	second aliquot raw count from replicate sample split
attribute	count_aliquot_2	long_name	String	Count Aliquot 2
attribute	count_aliquot_2	units	String	number of individuals per sample
variable	count_mean		float
attribute	count_mean	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	count_mean	actual_range	float	0.0, 592.0
attribute	count_mean	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	count_mean	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	count_mean	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	count_mean	description	String	mean raw count
attribute	count_mean	long_name	String	Count Mean
attribute	count_mean	units	String	number of individuals per sample
variable	count_sample		int
attribute	count_sample	_FillValue	int	2147483647
attribute	count_sample	actual_range	int	0, 118400
attribute	count_sample	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	count_sample	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	count_sample	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	count_sample	description	String	calculated average abundance of individuals per sample
attribute	count_sample	long_name	String	Count Sample
attribute	count_sample	units	String	number of individuals per sample
variable	abundance_m3		double
attribute	abundance_m3	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	abundance_m3	actual_range	double	0.0, 45698.32
attribute	abundance_m3	bcodmo_name	String	abundance
attribute	abundance_m3	description	String	estimated abundance
attribute	abundance_m3	long_name	String	Abundance M3
attribute	abundance_m3	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P03/current/B070/
attribute	abundance_m3	units	String	individuals per cubic meter of water

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