New net zooplankton geographical information system in the Far East seas and adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean

Motivation: I describe the GIS that is based on a database of zooplankton collected by Juday net with 0.1 m^2 opening (0.168 mm mesh)
Main types of variable contained
The average density (mg/m3) of plankton and their different constituents in one-degree trapeziums

Location: Chukchi, Bering, Okhotsk, Japan/East seas, Pacific Ocean

Time period: 1984-2013

Taxa studied: All mesofauna – more than 214 species of holo- and meroplankton

Methods: GIS creation, data analysis and literature review

Software format: Any that is capable of working with shapefiles

Results: Maps of the spatial-temporal distribution of plankton with various taxonomic groups and dimensions were compiled and analysed. Based on these maps and on the literature, a supposition was made regarding the negative correlation of the zooplankton size with temperature. It was also revealed that some fluctuations in the abundance of plankton in the Bering Sea and the ocean are in phase, while in the Sea of Okhotsk...