H.M.A.S. Diamantina Voyage Dm 3/61 Biological Data Overview

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Diamantina cruise Dm 3/61. This cruise took place in the northeast Indian Ocean and the Timor Sea during 20 July to 26 August 1961, under the leadership of D. Tranter & J. MacIntyre. Biological data collected on this cruise include primary production rates; organisms with/without chlorophyll, total particles and occurrence of diatoms and dinoflagellates from phytoplankton stations; pigment samples; and zooplankton biomass. Data on seston, enrichment experiments and transparency recordings were also obtained. Please note: This metadata record is a preliminary entry derived from information in the cruise report. Individual data types - which may span several cruises - will be indexed separately within this metadata system in due course.