{"id":140995,"date":"2019-04-05T13:36:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T17:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=140995"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:54:06","slug":"data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/data\/","title":{"rendered":"Data"},"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\n\n\n<p>As a courtesy to fellow scientists, please <a href=\"mailto:rynearson@uri.edu\">e-mail Tatiana Rynearson<\/a> to indicate how you are using this data so that efforts are not duplicated. Comments and suggestions as to the website and its data are also welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to reference the time series in publications: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please refer to the time series as &#8220;The Narragansett Bay Long-Term Plankton Time Series.&#8221; Include the date that the website was used for data accession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ccurvisetus2-1024x768.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Photo of plankton Chaetoceros curvisetus, by Stephanie Anderson.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phytoplankton Data<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Available downloads:<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Cell-Count-Master-Data.xlsx\" title=\"\">Phytoplankton Count Data (.xlsx)<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Chlorophyll-Master-Data_update20260216.xlsx\" title=\"\">Chlorophyll Data (.xlsx)<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>The Narragansett Bay time series is an active participant in the following plankton and time series working groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IOC-UNESCO International Group for Marine Ecological Time Series (<a href=\"http:\/\/igmets.net\/\">IGMETS<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The IOC-UNESCO working group to investigate Climate Change and Global Trends of Phytoplankton in the Ocean (<a href=\"http:\/\/trendspo.net\/\">TrendsPO<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ICES Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology (<a href=\"http:\/\/wgpme.net\/\">WGPME<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCOR WG137:&nbsp; Global Patterns of Phytoplankton Dynamics in Coastal Ecosystems (<a href=\"http:\/\/wg137.net\/\">WG137<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An interactive graphical summary of our time series is also available on <a href=\"http:\/\/igmets.net\/sites\/?id=us-30201\">the METABASE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Acartia_tonsa-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Acartia tonsa, and various phytoplankton, by Anna Mosby and Caitlyn Lawrence.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zooplankton Data<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Available downloads:<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/zoop.xls\" title=\"\">Zooplankton and Gelatinous Zooplankton Data (2001-2005) (.xls)<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/M.-leidyi-2005-2016.xlsx\" title=\"\">M. leidyi 2005-2016 (.xls)<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/2016-2023-M.-leidyi.xlsx\" title=\"\">M. leidyi 2016-2023 (.xls)<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Ctenophore-data-upto-Feb-2026.xlsx\" title=\"\">M. leidyi 2023-2026 (.xls)<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>Zooplankton material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0115177. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.<br>For more information on gelatinous zooplankton data, contact <a href=\"mailto:bsullivanwatts@gmail.com\">Dr. Barbara Sullivan\u2013Watts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/lachat.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Photo of a Lachat Nutrient Analyzer.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Data<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Available downloads:<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Physical-Data-Master-Data.xlsx\" title=\"\">Physical Data (.xlsx)<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Nutrient-Data-Master-Sheet_updated20250804.xlsx\" title=\"\">Nutrient Data: surface and bottom depth (.xls)<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biological and physical data collected by Professor T. Smayda and his lab from the 1959-1997 time period have been compiled at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nabats.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NABATS.org<\/a>. These data are also housed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.narrbay.org\/d_projects\/plankton-tsv\/plankton-tsv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NarrBay.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient data spreadsheets are available for download (Microsoft Excel, .xls). The available data begin in 1959 and span several years.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Nutrients_1959-1960s.xls\" title=\"\">Nutrient data<\/a>\n\n\n<p>Physical data as well as chlorophyll and zooplankton spreadsheets are available for download (Microsoft Excel). The available temperature data span from 1959 through 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Chlorophyll_1972-1996.xls\" title=\"\">Chloropyll<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Zooplankton_dry_72-97.xls\" title=\"\">zooplankton<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a courtesy to fellow scientists, please e-mail Tatiana Rynearson to indicate how you are using this data so that efforts are not duplicated. Comments and suggestions as to the website and its data are also welcome. 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