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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">SmartBuoy Marine Observational Network - UK Waters Phytoplankton Data 2018-2019</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=009_CEFAS16721391-c1e9-4e44-b9f8-85029d2e7c55</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">This dataset consists of analysed phytoplankton data from the years 2018-2019 
inclusive collected in UK waters from the SmartBuoy moorings at Dowsing, 
WestGabbard2, Warp and Liverpool Bay using WMS and EDU automated water 
samplers. SmartBuoys consist of a 4 meter tall stainless steel frame with a 
fibreglass toroid for buoyancy. Instruments are attached at a nominal 1 meter 
depth to the frame. The water samplers collect into pre-spiked bags containing 
acidified Lugols Iodine on a pre-determined cycle over the course of a 
deployment. As of the beginning of this data set water samples have been taken 
using a CTD rosette on mooring turnarounds in case of buoy failure, reducing 
the issue of data gaps Following recovery these samples were analysed for a 
full community of phytoplankton species using the Utermohl method on 
high-power inverted microscopes. Phytoplankton cell counts are abundance 
values reported in Cells per Litre.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20210708 20210701</dc:date>
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