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Shoals Rodrigues

Biological - Zooplankton species distribution and total biomass

1. Name of Institution :Shoals Rodrigues

2. Type of Data ( e.g: Physical, Biological, Chemical ): Biological

3. Parameters Observed ( e.g: Sea Level, Current, Salinity ) :Zooplankton species distribution and total biomass

4. Location where data is collected ( place or geographic co-ordinate or boundary co-ordinates ) : Continuous tow in the area of 19°40’S, 63° 25’E

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open seas? Open sea

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : 1 km

7. Data frequency ( hourly, daily, etc.) : Weekly

8. Equipment used : 125µm net

9. Beginning date of data set :September 2000 End date : September 2002

10. No of observations : c.700

11. Purpose for which data was collected : UK DETR Darwin Initiative Project

12. Format of data storage : Microsoft Excel files

13. Access constraints ( e.g: freely available etc ) : Not available prior to inclusion of data in reports/papers by Shoals Rodrigues and outside agencies involved in the project, freely available when these documents are in the public domain

14. Data accuracy :

15. Contact person :

Ms Tara Lynch
Field Centre Manager
Marine Research, Training and Education Centre Pointe Monier, Rodrigues
Phone : 831 1225 Fax : 831 0287
e-mail address :shoals.rod@intent.mu