Photosynthetic pigment data from the Southeast Indian Ocean (2012-2013)@en

Pigment data from the RV Southern Surveyor expeditions: SS2012_v04, SS2012_T06 and SS2012_v04 We analysed patterns in phytoplankton community composition as indicated by the pigment composition. For pigment analysis 4L water was filtered through 25mm Whatman GF/F filters using gentle vacuum filtration with a pressure drop of less than 10 kPa. Samples were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80°C prior to analysis on land. Pigments were analysed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) according to the CSIRO method see Hooker et al. (2012) at the CSIRO laboratories in Hobart. […]