The Southern Ocean Radiolarian (SO-RAD) dataset: a new compilation of modern radiolarian census data

Lawler, Kelly-Anne; Cortese, Giuseppe; Civel-Mazens, Matthieu; Bostock, Helen; Crosta, Xavier; Leventer, Amy; Lowe, Vikki; Rogers, John; Armand, Leanne K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5441-2021

Articles | Volume 13, issue 11

Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 5441–5453, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5441-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 5441–5453, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5441-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 11

Data description paper 25 Nov 2021

Data description paper | 25 Nov 2021

The Southern Ocean Radiolarian (SO-RAD) dataset: a new compilation of modern radiolarian census data

Kelly-Anne Lawler et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5441-2021-supplement

Data sets

Southern Ocean RADiolarian dataset (SO-RAD) Kelly-Anne Lawler, Giuseppe Cortese, Matthieu Civel-Mazens, Helen C. Bostock, Xavier Crosta, Amy Leventer, Vikki Lowe, John Rogers, and Leanne K. Armand https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.929903

Short summary

Radiolarians found in marine sediments are used to reconstruct past Southern Ocean environments. This requires a comprehensive modern dataset. The Southern Ocean Radiolarian (SO-RAD) dataset includes radiolarian counts from sites in the Southern Ocean. It can be used for palaeoceanographic reconstructions or to study modern species diversity and abundance. We describe the data collection and include recommendations for users unfamiliar with procedures typically used by the radiolarian community.