Coyle, K. Unpublished material Microsoft Excel 2007 Spreadsheet Concern about the potential impact of climate change on the commercial and wildlife resources in the eastern Bering Sea prompted NSF and the scientific community to develop a program to study lower trophic levels of the Bering Sea ecosystem (BEST). BEST is an ecosystem study and a critical component of any ecosystem study is to determine the state of the ecosystem, if the ecosystem is changing and if so, how it is changing. Since the state of any ecosystem is defined by abundance and biomass of its constituent species, it was necessary to sample the mesozooplankton, in addition to other ecosystem components, to determine their abundance, biomass and species composition. This data set was collected as part of the BEST ecosystem study to document the biomass, abundance and species composition of mesozooplankton on the eastern Bering Sea shelf. The gear is a 1-m Multiple Opening Closing Net and Environmental sampling system. The size of the opening is 1-m square. See Wiebe PH, Burt KH, Boyd SH, Morton AW (1976) A multiple opening/closing net and environmental sensing system for sampling zooplankton. J Mar Res 34: 313-325 The data were entered twice, the records were compared, inconsistent records were corrected. The mesh size is 0.5 mm The biomass is blotted wet weights. To assess species composition, abundance, distribution and biomass of zooplankton on the eastern Bering Sea shelf. 20070507 20070912 observed Complete None planned Eastern Bering Sea shelf and shelf break -180 -160 63 54 None zooplankton abundance biomass MOCNESS None Eastern Bering Sea shelf None collection multiple species animals invertebrates vertebrates None Acartia Acartia tumida Aegina rosea Aegina Aequorea Aetideidae Aglantha digitale Ammodytes hexapterus Anthoathecatae Atelecyclidae Bathylagidae Brachyrhyncha Calanidae Calanus marshallae Calanus pacificus Callianassidae Cancridae Candacia columbiae Candacia Cavoliniidae Centropages abdominalis Chionoecetes Cirripedia Clausocalanus Clione limacina Cnidaria Conchoecia Coryne principes Cottidae Crangonidae Ctenophora Cyphocaris challengeri Decapoda Dimophyes arctica Echinodermata Eirene indicans Epilabidocera amphitrites Eucalanus bungii Euchirella rostrata Eukrohnia hamata Euphausia pacifica Euphausiacea Euphysa flammea Fish Fritillaria Gaetanus intermedius Gaidius Gastropoda Gaussia princeps Heterorhabdus tanneri Hippolytidae Holophryxus alaskensis Hyas Hyperia medusarum Isopoda Leptothecatae Leuroglossus stilbius Limacina helicina Lophothrix frontalis Lucicutia Mallotus villosus Melicertum octocostatum Mesocalanus tenuicornis Meterythrops robusta Metridia okhotensis Metridia pacifica Metridia Myctophidae Narcomedusae Nemertea Neocalanus cristatus Neocalanus flemingeri Neocalanus plumchrus Neocalanus Neocrangon communis Octopus Oikopleura Oithona similis Oithona spinirostris Oregoniidae Osmeridae Paguridae Pandalidae Pandalopsis dispar Pandalus borealis Pandalus jordani Pandalus platyceros Pandalus Paraeuchaeta elongata Parasagitta elegans Parathemisto Pasiphaea pacifica Pinnotheridae Pisinae Pleuromamma scutullata Pleuronectidae Polychaeta Primno macropa Proboscidactyla flavicirrata Pseudoamallothrix ovata Pseudocalanus Pseudolubbockia Pseudosagitta scrippsae Racovitzanus antarcticus Reinhardtius stomias Salpidae Scaphocalanus Scina borealis Scolecithricella minor Scolecithricidae Scorpaenidae Sergestes similis Siphonophora Siphonophorae Solmissus Squid Stenobrachius leucopsarus Tessarabrachion oculatus Themisto libellula Themisto pacifica Thysanoessa inermis Thysanoessa inspinata Thysanoessa longipes Thysanoessa raschii Thysanoessa Thysanoessa spinifera Tomopteris Tortanus discaudatus Typhloscolex muelleri Vibilia Large zooplankton and micronekton were collected with a 1-m2 MOCNESS (Wiebe et al., 1976) with 500 #m mesh nets. The MOCNESS was equipped with a flowmeter positioned outside the mouth of the net. Additional sensors included Seabird conductivity and temperature probes. The net was fished at night and five oblique samples were collected in 20 m increments from 100 m depth to the surface. The zooplankton samples were processed as follows: Each sample was poured into a sorting tray and large organisms, primarily shrimp and jelly fish, were removed and enumerated. The sample was then sequentially split using a Folsom splitter until the smallest subsample contained about 100 specimens of the most abundant taxa. The most abundant taxa were identified, staged, enumerated and weighed. Each larger subsample was examined to identify, enumerate and weigh the larger, less abundant taxa. Blotted wet weights of all specimens of each taxa and stage were taken on each sample and the coefficient of variation in average wet weight was computed. If the coefficient of variation for any given taxa and stage changed by less than 5% when additional weights were taken from subsequent samples, wet weights were no longer measured for that taxa for that cruise, and the wet weight biomass was estimated by multiplying the specimen count by the mean wet weight. In practice, only calanoid copepods had consistent wet weights after weighing each taxa and stage in about 10-15 samples. Therefore, wet weights on euphausiids, shrimp and other larger taxa were measured and recorded individually for each sample. Wet weight measurements were done on a Cahn Electrobalance or Mettler top loading balance, depending on the size of the animal. All animals in the samples were identified to the lowest taxonomic category possible. Copepodid stages were identified and recorded. Counts and wet weights were taken for all taxa encountered in the subsamples. Only adult and occasionally stage V Acartia were identified to species. Earlier copepodids were identified as Acartia spp. The specimens identified to species were A. longiremis and A. hudsonica. Pseudocalanus were not identified to species but referred to as Pseudocalanus spp. Species likely to occur in the northern Gulf of Alaska include P. minutus, P. moultani, P. newmani and P. mimus. Species previously identified from Shelikof Strait include all of the above except P. moultani (Siefert, 1994). The data were recorded to data sheets. The data from each cruise was uploaded to a Microsoft ACCESS database. The data from each cruise was entered twice and a program was run to identify conflicting records. Data in conflicting records was corrected to agree with the data sheets. The data were extracted from the database, the taxonomic hierarchy was incorporated for each taxon, and the data were written to an EXCEL spread sheet for delivery to the data archive facility. Superdomain Biota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Phyllodocida Family Tomopteridae Genus Tomopteris Family Typhloscolecidae Genus Typhloscolex Species Typhloscolex muelleri Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Order Amphipoda Family Hyperiidae Genus Hyperia Species Hyperia medusarum Genus Parathemisto Genus Themisto Species Themisto libellula Species Themisto pacifica Family Phrosinidae Genus Primno Species Primno macropa Family Scinidae Genus Scina Species Scina borealis Family Vibiliidae Genus Vibilia Order Decapoda Family Atelecyclidae Family Callianassidae Family Cancridae Family Crangonidae Family Hippolytidae Family Majidae Genus Chionoecetes Genus Hyas Family Oregoniidae Family Paguridae Family Pandalidae Genus Pandalopsis Species Pandalopsis dispar Genus Pandalus Species Pandalus borealis Family Pinnotheridae Family Sergestidae Genus Sergestes Species Sergestes similis Order Euphausiacea Family Euphausiidae Genus Euphausia Species Euphausia pacifica Genus Thysanoessa Species Thysanoessa inermis Species Thysanoessa inspinata Species Thysanoessa longipes Species Thysanoessa raschii Species Thysanoessa spinifera Order Isopoda Family Dajidae Genus Holophryxus Species Holophryxus alaskensis Order Mysida Family Mysidae Genus Meterythrops Species Meterythrops robusta Class Maxillopoda Order Calanoida Family Acartiidae Genus Acartia Subgenus Acanthacartia Species Acartia tumida Subgenus Acartiura Species Acartia longiremis Family Aetideidae Genus Euchirella Species Euchirella rostrata Genus Gaetanus Species Gaetanus intermedius Family Calanidae Genus Calanus Species Calanus marshallae Species Calanus pacificus Genus Mesocalanus Species Mesocalanus tenuicornis Genus Neocalanus Species Neocalanus cristatus Species Neocalanus flemingeri Species Neocalanus plumchrus Family Candaciidae Genus Candacia Species Candacia columbiae Family Centropagidae Genus Centropages Species Centropages abdominalis Family Clausocalanidae Genus Clausocalanus Genus Pseudocalanus Family Eucalanidae Genus Eucalanus Species Eucalanus bungii Subspecies Eucalanus bungii bungii Family Euchaetidae Genus Paraeuchaeta Species Paraeuchaeta elongata Family Heterorhabdidae Genus Heterorhabdus Species Heterorhabdus tanneri Family Lucicutiidae Genus Lucicutia Family Metridinidae Genus Gaussia Species Gaussia princeps Genus Metridia Species Metridia okhotensis Species Metridia pacifica Genus Pleuromamma Species Pleuromamma scutullata Family Pontellidae Genus Epilabidocera Species Epilabidocera amphitrites Family Scolecitrichidae Genus Lophothrix Species Lophothrix frontalis Genus Pseudoamallothrix Species Pseudoamallothrix ovata Genus Racovitzanus Species Racovitzanus antarcticus Genus Scaphocalanus Genus Scolecithricella Species Scolecithricella minor Family Tortanidae Genus Tortanus Species Tortanus discaudatus Order Cyclopoida Family Oithonidae Genus Oithona Species Oithona similis Species Oithona spinirostris Order Poecilostomatoida Family Lubbockiidae Genus Pseudolubbockia Class Ostracoda Order Halocyprida Family Halocyprididae Genus Conchoecia Phylum Chaetognatha Class Sagittoidea Order Aphragmophora Family Sagittidae Genus Parasagitta Species Parasagitta elegans Genus Pseudosagitta Species Pseudosagitta lyra Order Phragmophora Family Eukrohniidae Genus Eukrohnia Species Eukrohnia hamata Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Myctophiformes Family Myctophidae Genus Stenobrachius Species Stenobrachius leucopsarus Order Osmeriformes Family Bathylagidae Genus Bathylagus Species Bathylagus stilbius Family Osmeridae Genus Mallotus Species Mallotus villosus Order Perciformes Family Ammodytidae Genus Ammodytes Species Ammodytes hexapterus Order Pleuronectiformes Family Pleuronectidae Genus Atheresthes Species Atheresthes stomias Order Scorpaeniformes Family Cottidae Family Scorpaenidae Class Larvacea Order Copelata Family Fritillariidae Genus Fritillaria Family Oikopleuridae Genus Oikopleura Class Thaliacea Order Salpida Family Salpidae Phylum Cnidaria Class Automedusa Family Aeginidae Genus Aegina Species Aegina citrea Family Cuninidae Genus Solmissus Family Rhopalonematidae Genus Aglantha Species Aglantha digitale Class Hydroidomedusa Order Calycophorae Family Diphyidae Genus Dimophyes Species Dimophyes arctica Order Capitata Family Euphysidae Genus Euphysa Species Euphysa flammea Order Conica Family Aequoreidae Genus Aequorea Family Melicertidae Genus Melicertum Species Melicertum octocostatum Order Filifera Family Proboscidactylidae Genus Proboscidactyla Species Proboscidactyla flavicirrata Phylum Echinodermata Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Octopoda Family Octopodidae Genus Octopus Class Gastropoda Order Gymnosomata Family Clionidae Genus Clione Species Clione limacina Order Thecosomata Family Cavoliniidae Family Limacinidae Genus Limacina Species Limacina helicina Phylum Nemertina Restricted to BEST-BSIERP PIs None Ken Coyle University of Alaska Fairbanks mailing

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