{"id":140989,"date":"2019-04-05T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=140989"},"modified":"2019-07-23T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:27:14","slug":"weekly-sampling-procedure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/weekly-sampling-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Sampling Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Plankton of Narragansett Bay\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-plankton\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-141238\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-141238\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/\">Time Series Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-141232\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-141232\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/weekly-sampling-procedure\/\">Weekly Sampling Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-141229\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-141229\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/data\/\">Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-142950\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-142950\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/additional-resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-142947\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-142947\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/references\/\">References<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-142944\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-142944\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/contact-the-plankton-team\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Sampling Location<\/h1><p><figure id=\"attachment_142956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142956\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay.png\" rel=\"lightbox[140989]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay-364x550.png\" alt=\"The Narragansett Bay sampling location is indicated by a star.\" width=\"364\" height=\"550\" class=\"size-third_column wp-image-142956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay-364x550.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay-768x1160.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay-678x1024.png 678w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay-500x755.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Map-of-Bay.png 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Narragansett Bay sampling location is indicated by a star.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Weekly surface, bottom, and net tow samples are collected from Station II in Narragansett Bay, RI (lat. 41 34.2N; long. 71 23.4W). Scroll below for specifics of each sampling procedure.<\/p>\n<h2>Phytoplankton<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141061\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NWCR0000-e1502771036194.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[140989]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141061 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NWCR0000-e1502771036194-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A phytoplankton assistant deploying a phytoplankton net.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previously, equal volumes of surface and bottom water were combined for counting. Currently, surface and bottom water are counted separately (count type indicated with data). Phytoplankton cells are enumerated under a compound microscope using a Sedgewick-Rafter counting chamber. Samples are counted live and unconcentrated. A 20\u03bcm net tow sample is also examined; species observed in the net sample are recorded as present but not counted. Species identifications are based on appearance in the Sedgewick-Rafter chamber and supplemented with permanent mounts examined with phase contrast and interference contrast optics. Samples are preserved in 1% Lugol\u2019s preservative. The accurate identification of very small and problematic species is not guaranteed. Quality control of all counts in the database has been conducted on samples collected between 1999 and 2008 and includes analysis of changes in community composition (Windecker, 2010).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/data\/\">Cell count data spreadsheets are available<\/a> (Microsoft Excel; units = cells per liter). The available data start in January 1999. See Historical Data for earlier data.<\/p>\n<h2>Zooplankton<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141058\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/SURFO.png\" rel=\"lightbox[140989]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141058\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/SURFO-254x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/SURFO-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/SURFO-364x431.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/SURFO-500x592.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/SURFO.png 726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An undergraduate research fellow sampling for zooplankton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weekly vertical net tows are taken from 5 m to surface with a \u00bc m diameter, 64\u03bcm mesh net from the same station at which phytoplankton are collected. The volume filtered is 0.25 m3. The sample is preserved immediately in a final concentration of 4% buffered formalin-seawater solution. Zooplankton are identified and enumerated under a dissecting microscope from a subsample taken with a wide bore pipette calibrated in mls. The subsample volume is chosen to ensure counting of at least 200 organisms. Species identification is made for all copepodite stages of copepods. Copepod nauplii are lumped. Other taxa are identified to species when known, or if not (as for benthic larvae) to order. <\/p>\n<p>Gelatinous species, primarily Mnemiopsis leidyi, are collected with two separate vertical tows combined into one, taken with a \u00bd m diameter 1 mm mesh net. Samples from 2001-2005 utilized a flow meter. Estimates of the volume filtered for more recent samples are calculated from the depth to which the net is lowered, 5 m. Sample volume is approximately 1.1 m3. The sample is returned to the laboratory and live organisms are counted immediately to ensure that ctenophores, which do not withstand preservation, can be accurately enumerated. Total length of ctenophores and drained volume of the sample was measured through 2005. More recent samples are divided into two size classes (&lt; 1cm and &gt; 1cm) and counted. Samples for 2001-2005 were collected and counted with funding from the National Science Foundation and the Vetleson Foundation Grants to Barbara K. Sullivan, John H. Costello and Dian Gifford. More recent samples were collected by GSO graduate students with funding from the Graduate School of Oceanography and counted by <a href=\"mailto:bsullivanwatts@gmail.com\">Barbara K. Sullivan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/data\/\">Zooplankton and data gelatinous zooplankton spreadsheets are available<\/a> for<br \/>\ndownload (Microsoft Excel). The available data start in October 2001.<\/p>\n<h2>Environmental Data<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141055\" style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[140989]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141055\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"A phytoplankton assistant conducting a conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) profile.\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-364x479.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-500x658.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-1000x1315.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-1280x1684.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-2000x2630.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_4497-e1503418241527-2560x3367.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A phytoplankton assistant conducting a conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) profile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Environmental parameters measured include secchi-disk depth, temperature, salinity and nutrient concentrations. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/data\/\">Physical data spreadsheets<\/a> (including secchi-disk depth, temperature and salinity) are available for download (Microsoft Excel). The available data begin in 1999. Water column profiles of temperature, salinity, depth, pH, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll fluorescence are also recorded. Please e-mail if you are interested in obtaining water column profile data. Nutrient concentrations are measured in surface and bottom samples. Samples are collected, kept on ice and filtered within a few hours of collection. Filtering is done with an acid washed filtration manifold (60 ml syringe and Millipore filtering tips) using 0.45 mm cellulose filtering membranes. Filtrate is placed in 60 ml polyethelene bottles and frozen at -20\u00baC until analysis. For further information on nutrient analysis please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/nutrient_methods_june07.doc\">nutrient methods summary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nutrient data spreadsheets are <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/data\/\">available for download<\/a> (Microsoft Excel). The available data begin in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Nutrient analysis was conducted through support from RI Sea Grant from 2003-2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly surface, bottom, and net tow samples are collected from Station II in Narragansett Bay, RI (lat. 41 34.2N; long. 71 23.4W). Scroll below for specifics of each sampling procedure. Phytoplankton Previously, equal volumes of surface and bottom water were combined for counting. 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