Mesozooplankton diversity in Kongsfjorden including glacier front 2016 & 2017

The data have been collected during two cruises (25-28 July 2016 & 30 July-2 August 2017) with RV Lance. Samples have been collected from the inner fjord basin to the shelf break station. Samples in front of tidewater glaciers were collected by helicopter and RV Lance in the glacial bays. In 2016, four stations were sampled from RV Lance and eight stations were sampled by a helicopter around the north plume in front of Kronebreen. In 2017, the sampling campaign in the glacial bays was more extensive and included the bays in front of several glaciers around the inner basin. The dataset contains mesozooplankton occurrence (ind/m3). Zooplankton was sampled using a MultiNet Midi at 5 distinct depths and or a WP2 from bottom-surface, both nets were equipped with mesh-size 200 µm. All specimens are identified to the lowest taxonomical level and the occurrence is given for a specific species and stage or size group as ind/m3, and the biomass is calculated based on biomass conversion factors for zooplankton species.

本数据集采集自两次科考航次（2016年7月25日至28日、2017年7月30日至8月2日），作业平台为“兰斯号”科考船（RV Lance）。采样范围覆盖峡湾内盆地至陆架坡折站位。潮汐冰川前缘的样品由直升机与“兰斯号”科考船在冰川海湾内采集。2016年，科考团队通过“兰斯号”科考船完成4个站位的采样，并在克朗冰川（Kronebreen）前缘的北羽流周边通过直升机完成8个站位的采样。2017年，冰川海湾的采样工作更为全面，涵盖了内盆地周边数座冰川前方的海湾。本数据集包含中型浮游动物（mesozooplankton）的丰度数据（单位：ind/m³）。浮游动物样品采用MultiNet Midi分层采样器（于5个固定深度层采集）或WP2型底表分层网采集，两种网具的网孔孔径均为200 µm。所有标本均鉴定至最低分类学层级，丰度以特定物种、发育阶段或体型组的个体数每立方米（ind/m³）表示，生物量则基于浮游动物物种的生物量转换系数计算得到。