Temporal evolution of zooplankton by WP2 net in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea, Villefranche-sur-mer 2004-2010

The Observatoire of Villefranche sur Mer supports the daily sampling of zooplankton since 1966 at a time series station located at the entrancy of the Bay of Villefranche sur Mer. Samples were collected by a vertical tow from bottom to surface (75-0 m), using a WP2 net. Zooplankton abundance was counted by specialist at OOV under microscopes Samples were collected by a vertical tow from bottom to surface (75-0 m), using a WP2 net: 220µm of mesh, opening: 0.25m². Zooplankton abundance was counted by specialist at OOV under microscopes. The sampling site is located at the mouth of the Bay over a bathymetry of 80m and is thus open to the Ligurian Sea.

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Temporal extent2004-10-11 – 2010-06-18
Date (publication)2018-04-16
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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