Periphyton, seston, and phytoplankton chemical properties (DP1.20163.001)

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, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotopes for analysis at external facilities. For additional details, see the user guide, protocols, science design, and laboratory SOPs listed in the Documentation section in this data product's details webpage.

Latency:
The expected time from data and/or sample collection in the field to data publication is as follows, for each of the data tables (in days) in the downloaded data package. See the Data Product User Guide for more information.

alg_fieldData: 60

alg_domainLabChemistry: 60

alg_algaeExternalLabDataPerSample: 180

alg_algaeExternalLabQA: 180

asi_externalLabPOMSummaryData: 14