PhytoBase: A global synthesis of open-ocean phytoplankton occurrences

Righetti, Damiano; Vogt, Meike; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; Guiry, Michael D.; Gruber, Nicolas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-907-2020

ESSD | Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, 907–933, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-907-2020
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Data description paper 24 Apr 2020

Data description paper | 24 Apr 2020

PhytoBase: A global synthesis of open-ocean phytoplankton occurrences

Damiano Righetti et al.

Data sets

PHYTOBASE: A global synthesis of open ocean phytoplankton occurrences D. Righetti, M. Vogt, N. E. Zimmermann, M. D. Guiry, and N. Gruber https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.904397

Short summary

Phytoplankton sustain marine life, as they are the principal primary producers in the global ocean. Despite their ecological importance, their distribution and diversity patterns are poorly known, mostly due to data limitations. We present a global dataset that synthesizes over 1.3 million occurrences of phytoplankton from public archives. It is easily extendable. This dataset can be used to characterize phytoplankton distribution and diversity in current and future oceans.

Phytoplankton sustain marine life, as they are the principal primary producers in the global...