NEON Prototype Aquatic Periphyton, Seston, and Phytoplankton Chemical Properties Data from 2014-2015

This data product contains the quality-controlled, native sampling resolution data from NEON's aquatic periphyton and phytoplankton chemical analyses provided by a contracted lab. Benthic and water column field samples are collected in wadeable streams, rivers, and lakes three times per year during the growing season using the type of sampler most suitable to the habitat and substratum types present at the site. Samples are separated into aliquots at the domain support facility and filtered onto glass-fiber filters for chlorophyll, pheophytin, ash-free dry mass (AFDM), carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotopes for analysis at external facilities. For additional details, see NEON.DOC.003045 AOS Protocol and Procedure: Periphyton, Seston, and Phytoplankton Sampling and NEON.DOC.001152: NEON Aquatic Sampling Strategy.