Dataset

Spatial distribution of plankton in the Cabo Frio Upwelling System in the South Brazilian Shelf

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Plankton observations along the South Brazilian Shelf, with a focus on the Cabo Frio Upwelling System. The sampling was done using images generated by an in-situ imaging device, the Lightframe On-Sight Key Species Investigation (LOKI): An underwater camera system designed for vertical hauls for continuous, in-situ imaging of zooplankton. It is equipped with an environmental sensor (CTD) that measured the density of the water column, salinity, oxygen concentration and temperature.

Citation: Reis, C.; Matos, T.; Coutinho, R.; Moura, L.; Fernandes, L.; Institute of Sea Studies Admiral Paulo Moreira (IEAPM), Brazilian Navy; Department of Marine Biotechnology, Brazil (2024): Spatial distribution of plankton in the Cabo Frio Upwelling System in the South Brazilian Shelf. https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/708

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:37

URL: https://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=ieapm-plankton-sbs

Carolina Reis
Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira

Thiago Matos
Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira

Ricardo Coutinho
Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira

Laura Moura
Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira

Lohengrin Fernandes
Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

29,397
occurrence records
77,300
measurements and facts
40
taxa

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
maximumDepthInMeters 8,344
28.4%
minimumDepthInMeters 8,344
28.4%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 19,087
64.9%
NO_DEPTH 8,344
28.4%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 287
1.0%
NOT_MARINE 129
0.4%

Measurement types

DNA derived data