MAREDAT: towards a World Ocean Atlas of MARine Ecosystem DATa.

Authors :: Buitenhuis, E. T.
Vogt, M.
Moriarty, R.
Bednaršek, N.
Doney, S. C.
Leblanc, K.
Le Quéré, C.
Y.-W. Luo
O'Brien, C.
O'Brien, T.
Peloquin, J.
Schiebel, R.
Swan, C.
Source :: Earth System Science Data Discussions. 2012, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p1077-1106. 30p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: The article discusses the Marine Ecosystem biomass Data (MAREDAT) initiative which is to gather data on plankton and other biological organisms found in the ocean ecosystem. It mentions that biomass and pigment data of plankton and phytoplankton were characterized and compiled to become one of the components of MAREDAT initiative. Furthermore, diazotrophs, coccolithophores and picophytoplankton were among the Plankton Functional Types (PFTs) studied.