Habitat and fisheries production in the south east fishery ecosystem - Zooplankton records from three Southern Surveyor voyages, shelf waters, South East Australia (1994-1996)

Zooplankton were collected by bongo and/or drop nets at 40m and 200m stations on seven transects across the continental shelf in eastern Bass Strait, south-west Victoria, and south-west NSW waters. Data were collected in July 1993 (cruise SS 05/93), August 1994 (cruise SS 05/94), April 1996 (cruise SS 02/96) and November 1996 (cruise SS 06/96). Major species/species groups were identified, biomass measured, and subsamples taken for stable isotope analysis. Zooplankton communities identified will be analysed for links to water masses, water column phytoplankton pigments, and nutrient levels in the water.

浮游动物（zooplankton）通过邦戈网（bongo nets）和/或沉降网（drop nets）采集于横跨维多利亚州西南部、新南威尔士州西南部水域（NSW）及巴斯海峡东部大陆架（continental shelf）的7个断面（transects）上的40米和200米站位（stations）。数据采集时间为1993年7月（航次SS 05/93，cruise）、1994年8月（航次SS 05/94）、1996年4月（航次SS 02/96）及1996年11月（航次SS 06/96）。研究中鉴定了主要物种/物种组，测定了生物量（biomass），并采集子样本（subsamples）用于稳定同位素分析（stable isotope analysis）。已鉴定的浮游动物群落将被分析其与水团（water masses）、水柱（water column）浮游植物色素（phytoplankton pigments）及水体营养水平（nutrient levels）之间的关联。