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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool: a digital tool to increase the discoverability and usability of plankton time-series data
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Kevin Paxman
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Carolyn A. Graves
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
(Cefas), Weymouth, UK
Mathew Arnold
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Luis Felipe Artigas
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Université de Lille, CNRS UMR 8187 LOG, Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, Wimereux, France
Angus Atkinson
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Anaïs Aubert
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CRESCO, 38 UMS
Patrinat, Dinard, France
Malcolm Baptie
Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Angus Smith Building, Maxim 6, Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral, Holytown, North Lanarkshire mL1 4WQ, UK
Beth Bear
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas),
Lowestoft, UK
Jacob Bedford
Marine Conservation Research Group, University of Plymouth, Drake
Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
Michael Best
The Environment Agency, Kingfisher House, Goldhay Way, Peterborough,
PE4 6HL, UK
Eileen Bresnan
Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road,
Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
Rachel Brittain
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Derek Broughton
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Alexandre Budria
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CRESCO, 38 UMS
Patrinat, Dinard, France
Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for
Sea Research, Den Burg, Texel, the Netherlands
Kathryn Cook
National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, S014 3ZH,
UK
Michelle Devlin
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas),
Lowestoft, UK
George Graham
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Nick Halliday
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Pierre Hélaouët
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Marie Johansen
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sven Kallfelts
gata 15, 426 71 Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Sweden
David G. Johns
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
The Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Margarita Machairopoulou
Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road,
Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
April McKinney
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Agri-Food and Biosciences
Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
Adam Mellor
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Agri-Food and Biosciences
Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
Alex Milligan
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas),
Lowestoft, UK
Sophie Pitois
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas),
Lowestoft, UK
Isabelle Rombouts
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CRESCO, 38 UMS
Patrinat, Dinard, France
Cordula Scherer
Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities, Department of History,
School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Paul Tett
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute,
Oban, PA37 1QA, UK
Claire Widdicombe
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Abigail McQuatters-Gollop
Marine Conservation Research Group, University of Plymouth, Drake
Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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Short summary
Plankton form the base of the marine food web and are sensitive indicators of environmental change. The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool brings together disparate plankton datasets into a central database from which it extracts abundance time series of plankton functional groups, called
lifeforms, according to shared biological traits. This tool has been designed to make complex plankton datasets accessible and meaningful for policy, public interest, and scientific discovery.
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