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Table 1 Sampling dates, sampling depth (m) and methods used in collecting Limnocalanus macrurus (LM; ind./m3) and mixed plankton samples (PL; ind./m3) from the Bothnian Sea for different analyses

From: Fatty acid composition and lipid content in the copepod Limnocalanus macrurus during summer in the southern Bothnian Sea

Season Date Variable Depth (m) Method used Analyses
Spring May 23, 2013 LM 0–50 SN (150 μm) FA (n = 3), A (n = 1)
   PL 0–10 SN (50 μm) FA (pooled)
Summer June 12, 2013 LM 0–50 SN (150 μm) FA (n = 1)
   PL 0–10 SN (50 μm) FA (pooled)
Summer July 1, 2013 LM 0–50 SN (150 μm) FA (n = 3), A (n = 1)
   PL 0–10 SN (50 μm) FA (pooled)
Summer Sept 9, 2013 LM 0–50 SN (150 μm) FA (n = 3), A (n = 1)
   PL 0–10 SN (50 μm) FA (pooled)
Spring May 20, 2014 LM 0–25, 25–50 CN (150 μm) A, Vd (n = 3)
Summer July 1, 2014 LM 0–25, 25–50 CN (150 μm) A, Vd (n = 3)
Summer July 22, 2014 LM 0–25, 25–50 CN (150 μm) A, Vd (n = 3)
Summer Aug 15, 2014 LM 0–25, 25–50 CN (150 μm) A, Vd (n = 3)
Summer Sept 16, 2014 LM 0–25, 25–50 CN (150 μm) A, Vd (n = 3)
  1. See text for further explanations
  2. FA fatty acid analysis, A abundance, Vd vertical distribution, n number of samples, SN standard net, CN closing net
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