phtyto_Lebanon

Name: Phytoplankton of Lebanon
Creator: Lakkis
License: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
	set	data	graph		files	Phytoplankton of Lebanon		F I M	background			HCMR	phtyto_Lebanon

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	AccConID	String	21
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	AccConstrDescription	String	This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	AccConstrDisplay	String	This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	AccConstrEN	String	Attribution (CC BY)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	AccessConstraint	String	Attribution (CC BY)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	AccessConstraints	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Acronym	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	added_date	String	2012-09-18 09:11:40.987000
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	BrackishFlag	String	0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CDate	String	2012-02-06
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CheckedFlag	String	0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Citation	String	Sami Lakkis (2011). Phytoplancton Marin du Liban ( Méditerranée Orientale): Biologie, Biodiversité, Biogeographie. Aracne Editrice, Rome, Italy, 296 p.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Comments	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	ContactEmail	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Lakkis
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CurrencyDate	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DasID	String	2953
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DasOrigin	String	Monitoring: field survey
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DasType	String	Data
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DasTypeID	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DateLastModified	String	{'date': '2025-02-18 01:34:01.301036', 'timezone_type': 1, 'timezone': '+01:00'}
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DescrCompFlag	String	0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	DescrTransFlag	String	0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	35.6
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	EmbargoDate	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	EngAbstract	String	During the last 40 years of survey in the Lebanese seawaters and the Levantine Basin, we identified and described about 400 species, belonging to 85 genera, including 230 dinoflagellates and 156 diatoms, 10 Silicoflagellates and 4 Ebriidae, many of them are introduced or migrated from Red Sea and Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal pathway.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	EngDescr	String	Marine phytoplankton include all pelagic microalgae that float in the water and represent the primary producers of organic substances and oxygen in the pelagic environment. Because of photosynthetic pigments stored in the chloroplasts of cells and depending to the natural light energy penetrating in the seawater, these algae can produce photosynthesis and synthesize basic organic substances to living marine organisms. Marine algae are highly diversified in the world ocean. During the last 40 years of survey in the Lebanese seawaters and the Levantine Basin, we identified and described about 400 species, belonging to 85 genera, including 230 dinoflagellates and 156 diatoms, 10 Silicoflagellates and 4 Ebriidae, many of them are introduced or migrated from Red Sea and Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal pathway. These species show monthly and seasonal qualitative and quantitative distributions, with spring flowering (bloom) marking the maximum of standing crop reaching sometimes one million of cells/l-1 corresponding to about 1 mg of chlorophyll-a /m-3 of seawater. Geographic distribution as well as vertical and seasonal variations of populations depend on several hydro-climatic and physical-chemical factors. Chemical nutrients such as phosphates, nitrates and silicates, constitute determinant factors for the sustainable development of microalgae. On the other hand, the water temperature, salinity and water mass movement are major factors in the spatio-temporal distribution of the species. During winter (December-March) the upwelling and seawater mass mixing create homothermal conditions suitable for the development of cells to reach spring bloom. Inversely, during the summer hot season (June-October), the warming surface seawater and the heavy évaporation intensity, generate the stratification of water layers accompanied with sharp thermocline in the layer 100-0 m. These hydrological conditions, in addition to the shortage of nutrients concentration and dissolved oxygen may create impoverishment in the quality and quantity of the plankton community. Furthermore, this annual cycle is regular from year to year showing little fluctuations. The Levantine Basin, including the Lebanese sector constitute oligotrophic water body, the poorest in the entire Mediterranean. This oligotrophy induce impoverishment in marine resources and thus a low fishery production, despite of high marine biodiversity.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	FreshFlag	String	0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	34.47
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	33.9
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	35.6
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	35.44
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	InputNotes	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	HCMR
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	aphia_id, BasisOfRecord, InstitutionCode, latitude, longitude, MaximumDepth, MinimumDepth, ObservedIndividualCount, ScientificName
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	License	String	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Lineage	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	MarineFlag	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	modified_sync	String	2021-02-04 00:00:00
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	34.47
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigAbstract	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigDescr	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigDescrLang	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigDescrLangNL	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigLangCode	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigLangCodeExtended	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigLangID	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigTitle	String	Phytoplancton Marin du Liban
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigTitleLang	String	French
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigTitleLangCode	String	fr
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigTitleLangID	String	22
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	OrigTitleLangNL	String	Frans
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Progress	String	Completed
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	PublicFlag	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	ReleaseDate	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	ReleaseDate0	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	RevisionDate	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	SizeReference	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	33.9
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	StandardTitle	String	Phytoplankton of Lebanon
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	StatusID	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	ScientificName,BasisOfRecord,aphia_id
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	During the last 40 years of survey in the Lebanese seawaters and the Levantine Basin, we identified and described about 400 species, belonging to 85 genera, including 230 dinoflagellates and 156 diatoms, 10 Silicoflagellates and 4 Ebriidae, many of them are introduced or migrated from Red Sea and Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal pathway.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	TerrestrialFlag	String	0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Phytoplankton of Lebanon
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	UDate	String	2020-12-17
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	VersionDate	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	VersionDay	String	6
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	VersionMonth	String	2
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	VersionName	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	VersionYear	String	2012
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	VlizCoreFlag	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	35.44
variable	ScientificName		String
attribute	ScientificName	long_name	String	ScientificName
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_P02_name	String	SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_P02_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BPRP/
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_P02_urn	String	SDN:P02::BPRP
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_parameter_name	String	Taxon of biological entity specified elsewhere
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_parameter_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SCNAME01/
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_parameter_urn	String	SDN:P01::SCNAME01
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_uom_name	String	Not applicable
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_uom_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/XXXX/
attribute	ScientificName	sdn_uom_urn	String	SDN:P06::XXXX
attribute	ScientificName	standard_name	String	scientificname
attribute	ScientificName	units	String	Not applicable
attribute	ScientificName	units_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SCNAME01/
variable	BasisOfRecord		String
attribute	BasisOfRecord	long_name	String	BasisOfRecord
attribute	BasisOfRecord	units	String	None
attribute	BasisOfRecord	units_uri	String	None
variable	InstitutionCode		String
attribute	InstitutionCode	long_name	String	InstitutionCode
attribute	InstitutionCode	units	String	None
attribute	InstitutionCode	units_uri	String	None
variable	MinimumDepth		float
attribute	MinimumDepth	actual_range	float	0.0, 0.0
attribute	MinimumDepth	long_name	String	MinimumDepth
attribute	MinimumDepth	units	String	None
attribute	MinimumDepth	units_uri	String	None
variable	MaximumDepth		float
attribute	MaximumDepth	actual_range	float	0.0, 200.0
attribute	MaximumDepth	long_name	String	MaximumDepth
attribute	MaximumDepth	units	String	None
attribute	MaximumDepth	units_uri	String	None
variable	ObservedIndividualCount		float
attribute	ObservedIndividualCount	actual_range	float	1.0, 11.0
attribute	ObservedIndividualCount	long_name	String	ObservedIndividualCount
attribute	ObservedIndividualCount	units	String	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount
attribute	ObservedIndividualCount	units_uri	String	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	35.44, 35.6
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	units_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALONZZ01
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	33.9, 34.47
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	units_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALATZZ01
variable	aphia_id		float
attribute	aphia_id	long_name	String	aphia_id
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_P02_name	String	SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_P02_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BPRP/
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_P02_urn	String	SDN:P02::BPRP
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_parameter_name	String	Identifier (LSID) of biological entity specified elsewhere
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_parameter_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SNANID01/
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_parameter_urn	String	SDN:P01::SNANID01
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_uom_name	String	Not applicable
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_uom_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/XXXX/
attribute	aphia_id	sdn_uom_urn	String	SDN:P06::XXXX
attribute	aphia_id	standard_name	String	aphia_id
attribute	aphia_id	units	String	Not applicable
attribute	aphia_id	units_uri	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SNANID01/

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