Sediment trap plankton community composition from the Scotia Sea in 2018

Results of sediment trap analysis conducted by British Antarctic Survey, University of Edinburgh and University of Bristol. Abundances and biovolume of intact phytoplankton and microzooplankton cells observed in sediment trap samples are presented. Data from two sediment traps deployed in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean, are presented (shallow=400m, and deep = 2000m). 4 samples were analysed from each, two in January/February 2018, and two in December 2018. Each sediment trap sample was split into multiple fractions to facilitate this and other analyses. Data facilitate the understanding of the magnitude and drivers of particulate fluxes in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean. Work funded by NC-ALI funding to the British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems programme.