Title Seasonal flow cytometry counts of picoplankton from the west coast of South Africa (May 2015 to February 2017)
Authors

Zimkhita Gebe
University of Cape Town;

Emma Rocke
University of Cape Town;

Coleen Moloney
University of Cape Town;

Maya Pfaff
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors

Contact Person: Zimkhita Gebe
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, email: zim.gebe@gmail.com

Researcher: Emma Rocke
University of Cape Town

Project Leader: Maya Pfaff
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Abstract Little is known about the distribution and abundance of picoplankton in coastal waters off southern Africa. This data set is part of a PhD study in which picoplankton were sampled from two depths at four sampling lines along the west coast of South Africa in May, September and November 2015, February, May, August and November 2016, and February 2017. Cell counts were made using a BD Accuri C6 flow cytometer and a BD LSRII flow cytometer. The data set contains cell counts for Synechococcus, Prochlorococcus and Picoeukaryotes.
Data
Embargoed
Temporal extent 01 May 2015 – 28 Feb 2017
Geographic extent
Keywords EBV: Ecosystem function > Primary productivity, EBV: Species Populations > Species abundances, EBV: Species Populations > Species distributions, picoeukaryotes, picoplankton, Prochlorococcus, Southern Benguela, Synechococcus