L4.AllDates: L4 plankton abundance time-series

Description

This dataset is a plankton abundance time-series collected at the Western Channel Observatory L4 station. It contains zooplankton abundances in #/m^3, phytoplankton abundances in #/ml, and sea surface temperature in degrees C. Sampling dates for zooplankton, phytoplankton, and surface temperature values are not always aligned, resulting in NA values within the time-series.

Usage

data(L4.AllDates)

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 1123 observations on the following 20 variables.

	`date`
sampling dates; often read into R as a factor variable
`cnidarian`	e.g., hydromedusae and siphonophores
	`amphipod`
e.g., gammarids
`chaetognath`	Sagitta spp.
	`krill`
Euphausiids (all stages)
`pteropod`	Clione and Limacina
	`tunicate`
larvaceans
`cladoceran`	Evadne spp. and Podon spp.
	`calanoid.lg`
large calanoid copepods (>2 mm)
`calanoid.sm`	small calanoid copepods (<2 mm)<="" td="">
	`cyclopoid`
cyclopoid copepods
`poecilostom`	poecilostomatoid copepods
	`harpact`
harpacticoid copepods
`diatom`	phytoplankton: diatoms
	`dino`
phytoplankton: dinoflagellates
`other.algae`	phytoplankton: e.g., coccolithophores, green
	`cirripedia`
meroplankton: barnacle nauplii and cyprids
`mero.grazers`	meroplankton: other grazers, e.g., gastropod and bivalve larvae
	`decapod`
meroplankton: e.g., crab and shrimp larvae
`surface.temp`	sea surface temperature (degrees C)

Source

http://www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk/data.php

References

Eloire D, Somerfield PJ, Conway DVP, Halsband-Lenk C, Harris R, and Bonnet D (2010) Temporal variability and community composition of zooplankton at station L4 in the Western Channel: 20 years of sampling. Journal of Plankton Research 32:657-679 [doi:10.1093/plankt/fbq009]

Southward AJ, Langmead O, Hardman-Mountford NJ, Aiken J, Boalch GT, Dando PR, Genner MJ, Joint I, Kendall MA, Halliday NC, Harris RP, Leaper R, Mieszkowska N, Pingree RD, Richardson AJ, Sims DW, Smith T, Walne AW, and Hawkins SJ (2005) Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the western English Channel. Advances in Marine Biology 47:1-105 [doi:10.1016/S0065-2881(04)47001-1]

Scheef, LP, DE Pendleton, SE Hampton, SL Katz, EE Holmes, ME Scheuerell, and DG Johns (2012) Assessing marine plankton community structure from long-term monitoring data with multivariate autoregressive (MAR) models: a comparison of fixed station vs. spatially distributed sampling data. Limnology & Oceanography: Methods 10:54-64.

Examples

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data(L4.AllDates)
summary(L4.AllDates)

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