Dinoflagellate cyst counts from water samples along a land-sea transect off Cape Blanc NW Africa (Maria S. Merian cruise MSM79)

Dinoflagellate cyst counts obtained in water samples collected along a shelf break-offshore transect in the upwelling region off Cape Blanc (NW Africa) are presented. Data was collected in November 2018 during the cruise Maria S. Merian MSM 79. New data on organic-walled and calcareous dinoflagellate cysts were obtained within and between the nepheloid layers to investigate their distribution, dispersal and accumulation patterns. The main objectives were to find out how far cysts can be advected offshore and assess the role of nepheloid layers on the lateral transport of dinoflagellate cysts. […]