Composition and morpho-functional traits of zooplankton swimmers and sinkers collected by "Mooring Dirigibile Italia" sediment trap

This dataset comprises zooplankton samples collected using sediment traps deployed at a depth of 87 meters at the “Mooring Dirigibile Italia” (MDI) site (78°54.815 N, 12°14.899 E) in the inner part of Kongsfjorden (Svalbard), near tidewater glacier fronts. As part of the KAIROS project, the dataset spans eight years (2014–2022) and has been curated to adhere to FAIR principles. The dataset underwent thorough data review, formatting, quality control, validation, and standardization. Furthermore, zooplankton data was integrated with oceanographic data (seawater temperature and salinity) collected synoptically at the same site. Morpho-functional traits for the different taxa collected were also measured for campaign VIII and XIII to better characterize the zooplankton size structures.

本数据集包含采用沉积物陷阱（sediment traps）采集的浮游动物（zooplankton）样本，采样点设于斯瓦尔巴群岛孔斯峡湾（Kongsfjorden）内部的“Dirigibile Italia锚定站（MDI）”，地理坐标为78°54.815 N、12°14.899 E，布设水深87米，毗邻潮水河冰川前缘。作为KAIROS项目的组成部分，本数据集的时间跨度为2014至2022年，共计8年，且已按照可发现、可访问、可互操作、可重用（FAIR）原则完成整理汇交。本数据集历经全面的数据审核、格式规范化处理、质量管控、有效性验证与标准化流程。此外，研究人员还将浮游动物数据与同一站点同步采集的海洋水文数据（海水温度与盐度）进行了整合。为更精准地刻画浮游动物的体型结构特征，研究人员还针对第VIII和第XIII航次采集的不同分类群（taxa）样本，测定了其形态功能性状（morpho-functional traits）。