This dataset is a plankton abundance time-series collected at the Western Channel Observatory L4 station. It contains zooplankton abundances in #/m^3, phytoplankton abundances in #/ml, and sea surface temperature in degrees C. Sampling dates for zooplankton, phytoplankton, and surface temperature values are not always aligned, resulting in NA values within the time-series.
Usage
data(L4.AllDates)
Format
A data frame with 1123 observations on the following 20 variables.
date
sampling dates; often read into R as a factor variable
cnidarian
e.g., hydromedusae and siphonophores
amphipod
e.g., gammarids
chaetognath
Sagitta spp.
krill
Euphausiids (all stages)
pteropod
Clione and Limacina
tunicate
larvaceans
cladoceran
Evadne spp. and Podon spp.
calanoid.lg
large calanoid copepods (>2 mm)
calanoid.sm
small calanoid copepods (<2 mm)
cyclopoid
cyclopoid copepods
poecilostom
poecilostomatoid copepods
harpact
harpacticoid copepods
diatom
phytoplankton: diatoms
dino
phytoplankton: dinoflagellates
other.algae
phytoplankton: e.g., coccolithophores, green
cirripedia
meroplankton: barnacle nauplii and cyprids
mero.grazers
meroplankton: other grazers, e.g., gastropod and bivalve larvae
Eloire D, Somerfield PJ, Conway DVP, Halsband-Lenk C, Harris R, and Bonnet D (2010) Temporal variability and community composition of zooplankton at station L4 in the Western Channel: 20 years of sampling. Journal of Plankton Research 32:657-679 [doi:10.1093/plankt/fbq009]
Southward AJ, Langmead O, Hardman-Mountford NJ, Aiken J, Boalch GT, Dando PR, Genner MJ, Joint I, Kendall MA, Halliday NC, Harris RP, Leaper R, Mieszkowska N, Pingree RD, Richardson AJ, Sims DW, Smith T, Walne AW, and Hawkins SJ (2005) Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the western English Channel. Advances in Marine Biology 47:1-105 [doi:10.1016/S0065-2881(04)47001-1]
Scheef, LP, DE Pendleton, SE Hampton, SL Katz, EE Holmes, ME Scheuerell, and DG Johns (2012) Assessing marine plankton community structure from long-term monitoring data with multivariate autoregressive (MAR) models: a comparison of fixed station vs. spatially distributed sampling data. Limnology & Oceanography: Methods 10:54-64.
See Also
L4.mar
Examples
data(L4.AllDates)
summary(L4.AllDates)
Results
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> library(MAR1)
Error in library(MAR1) : there is no package called 'MAR1'
Execution halted