©2026 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Zooplankton-mediated aggregate formation was measured during seven Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) cruises (AE2112, AE2114, AE2124, AE2204, AE2214, AE2224, AE2306) aboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer between 2021-07-08 and 2023-03-26 in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda. This dataset reports roller-tank incubation data documenting the formation of zooplankton-mediated aggregates are also included, with records of individuals used and aggregate production outcomes. Together with the relate...
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Zooplankton Collection
Live zooplankton were collected using a 1-m², 150-µm mesh Reeve net for roller tank incubation experiments. Unfiltered seawater used to fill the roller tanks was collected from the same depth as the zooplankton.
Roller Tank Incubations
Roller tank experiments were conducted using eight 5-L acid-washed roller tanks filled with unfiltered seawater collected from the same depth as the zooplankton. These incubations were used to assess the formation of zooplankton-mediated aggregates. Live zooplankton individuals were incubated in rotating tanks under controlled conditions, and aggregate production was recorded over a three-day incubation period. Dataset records include the taxonomic identity of incubated individuals and qualitative and quantitative descriptions of aggregate formation.
The roller tank and fecal pellet production experiments used zooplankton collected during the same cruises and from the same depth strata associated with the PITs aggregate collections.
ZooSCAN images were generated from zooplankton community samples collected during these cruises to characterize zooplankton abundance, size structure, and taxonomy associated with aggregate formation and particle flux processes.
Roller tank and fecal pellet production experiments used zooplankton collected during the same cruises and from the same depth strata associated with the PITs aggregate collections.
Roller tank and fecal pellet production experiments used zooplankton collected during the same cruises and from the same depth strata associated with the PITs aggregate collections.
Neuer, S., Blanco-Bercial, L., Maas, A. E., Baird, K., Niimi, Y. J. (2026). Zooplankton-mediated aggregate formation was measured during seven Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) cruises aboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer Jul 2021 to Mar 2023. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2026-05-14 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.998220.2 [access date]
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