Phytoplankton pigment monitoring on the west coast of Canada

Changes in phytoplankton abundance and community composition have the potential to impact the entire food web and alter ecosystem productivity and biogeochemical cycles. Recognizing its importance, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) established a phytoplankton monitoring program on the Pacific coast of Canada based on phytoplankton pigment measurements.

Phytoplankton pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids) and ancillary data are collected annually on DFO cruises at multiple locations in waters of the northeast subarctic Pacific and the west coast of Canada. Water samples are collected at discrete depths in the upper layer and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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Date ( RI_367 )
2021-01-07
Date ( RI_366 )
2020-09-23
RI_410
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Ocean Sciences Division - Angelica Pena ( Research Scientist )
Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, PO Box 6000 , Sidney , British Columbia , V8L 4B2 , Canada
1 (250) 363-6576
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Biological oceanography
  • Phytoplankton
  • Microalgae
  • Plankton
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Aquatic ecosystems
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
textTable; texteTable RI_637
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans
  • Environment
Begin date
2004
End date
2017
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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
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  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Ocean Sciences Division - Nina Nemcek ( Phytoplankton Biologist )
Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, PO Box 6000 , Sidney , British Columbia , V8L 4B2 , Canada
1 (250) 363-6591
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Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Phytoplankton pigments along Line-P ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Phytoplankton pigments along the west coast of Vancouver Island ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Phytoplankton pigments in the Strait of Georgia and inland waters ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng,fra

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Metadata language
eng; CAN
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utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
series; série RI_623
Date stamp
2025-02-06T00:44:12.405Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Ocean Sciences Division - Nina Nemcek ( Phytoplankton Biologist )
Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, PO Box 6000 , Sidney , British Columbia , V8L 4B2 , Canada
1 (250) 363-6591
 
 

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