Five year time-series of Prochlorococcus ecotype abundance at HOT and BATS sites from 2002-2008 (C-MORE project, Prochlorococcus project)

<p>The goal was to collect long-term, high-resolution data on the temporal and spatial variability of Prochlorococcus ecotypes in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The abundance of five Prochlorococcus ecotypes was determined by quantitative PCR at 12 depths every month for 5 years at two locations:</p>

<p>BATS location (5 nautical mile radius around 31 40'N, 64 10'W)<br />
HOT Station ALOHA (5 nautical mile radius around 22 45'N, 158 00' W)</p>

本研究旨在采集太平洋与大西洋海域中原绿球藻生态型（Prochlorococcus ecotypes）的时空分布变异相关的长期高分辨率数据。研究人员在两个采样点，以每月一次的频次，对连续5年的12个水层深度样本，通过定量聚合酶链式反应（quantitative PCR）完成了5种原绿球藻生态型的丰度测定。
百慕大大西洋时间序列研究站（BATS）采样点：位于北纬31°40′、西经64°10′周边5海里范围内
夏威夷海洋时间序列研究站ALOHA（HOT Station ALOHA）采样点：位于北纬22°45′、西经158°00′周边5海里范围内