BactProductivity

 PI:              Bess Ward
 of:              Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
 dataset:         Bacterial Productivity and Photosynthesis Rates
 dates:           2001-01 to 2004-12
 location:        Chesapeake Bay and Sargasso Sea   
 project/cruise:  BAMS/multi
 platforms:       R/V Cape Henlopen, R/V Parker

 
  
 Analysis methods:
    Bacterial Productivities: Leucine incorporation
    (Kirchman, et al. 1985. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 49: 599-607)

    Photosynthesis:  Carbon-14 incorporation (1 hr incubation) in Photosynthetron light gradient.
    Alpha and Pmax determined from hyperbolic curve fit.


 
 Link to original spreadsheet: BP and PS rates.xls


 
 Change history: YYMMDD
    070415: contributed by Todd Kana
    081107: added to BCO database; Steve Gegg (sgegg@whoi.edu), BCO DMO
    081119: lat, lon, depth added to data


   Parameter          Description                                          Units

   Site_Name          Sample site name                                                              Text
   lon                longitude, negative denotes West                                              decimal degs
   lat                latitude, negative denotes South                                              decimal degs
   depth              Depth of sample                                                               meters
   Depth_Loc          Depth location of sample (Surf/Deep)                                          Text
   Site_Desig         Sample site designator                                                        Text
   Month              Original spreadsheet Month of sampling                                        Text
   date               BCO-DMO formatted sample date                                                 YYYYMMDD
   Production         Bacterial Productivities: Leucine incorporation                               µmol C L-1 hr-1
                      (Kirchman, et al. 1985. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 49: 599-607)
   Chl                Chlorophyll                                                                   µg L-1
   alpha              BIOCOMPLEXITY -- P-I Curve Parameter Summary: α (alpha)                       (µmol C L-1 hr-1)(µE m-2 s-1)-1
                      Alpha determined from hyperbolic curve fit
   Pmax               BIOCOMPLEXITY -- P-I Curve Parameter Summary: Pmax in volume units            µmol C L-1 hr-1
                      Pmax determined from hyperbolic curve fit

   nd indicates missing or no data

This document is created from the content of the info file.