First release of the Pelagic Size Structure database: global datasets of marine size spectra obtained from plankton imaging devices - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Journal Articles Earth System Science Data Year : 2024

First release of the Pelagic Size Structure database: global datasets of marine size spectra obtained from plankton imaging devices

Jessica Luo
Rainer Kiko
Lars Stemmann
Patrick Daniel
Alexis Fischer
Lionel Guidi
Cécile Guieu
Jenny Huggett
Raphael Kudela
Magali Lescot
Heidi Sosik

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Abstract. In marine ecosystems, most physiological, ecological, or physical processes are size dependent. These include metabolic rates, the uptake of carbon and other nutrients, swimming and sinking velocities, and trophic interactions, which eventually determine the stocks of commercial species, as well as biogeochemical cycles and carbon sequestration. As such, broad-scale observations of plankton size distribution are important indicators of the general functioning and state of pelagic ecosystems under anthropogenic pressures. Here, we present the first global datasets of the Pelagic Size Structure database (PSSdb), generated from plankton imaging devices. This release includes the bulk particle normalized biovolume size spectrum (NBSS) and the bulk particle size distribution (PSD), along with their related parameters (slope, intercept, and R2) measured within the epipelagic layer (0–200 m) by three imaging sensors: the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB), the Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP), and benchtop scanners. Collectively, these instruments effectively image organisms and detrital material in the 7–10 000 µm size range. A total of 92 472 IFCB samples, 3068 UVP profiles, and 2411 scans passed our quality control and were standardized to produce consistent instrument-specific size spectra averaged to 1° × 1° latitude and longitude and by year and month. Our instrument-specific datasets span most major ocean basins, except for the IFCB datasets we have ingested, which were exclusively collected in northern latitudes, and cover decadal time periods (2013–2022 for IFCB, 2008–2021 for UVP, and 1996–2022 for scanners), allowing for a further assessment of the pelagic size spectrum in space and time. The datasets that constitute PSSdb's first release are available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11050013 (Dugenne et al., 2024b). In addition, future updates to these data products can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7998799.

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hal-04648046 , version 1 (18-07-2024)

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Mathilde Dugenne, Marco Corrales-Ugalde, Jessica Luo, Rainer Kiko, Todd O'Brien, et al.. First release of the Pelagic Size Structure database: global datasets of marine size spectra obtained from plankton imaging devices. Earth System Science Data, 2024, 16 (6), pp.2971-2999. ⟨10.5194/essd-16-2971-2024⟩. ⟨hal-04648046⟩
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