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Living Resources

Data Type: Plankton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, mesozooplankton, gelatinous zooplankton, primary production, nontidal benthic, benthos

Data is currently being collected under the following grants: CB98361804, CB98385303, CB98382503.

ALERT: Effective July 22, 2021, the 1986 - 2012 Nontidal Benthic dataset has been vetted through a new QAQC process. In addition, 2012 - 2017 (with some 2018 and 2019) data has been added to the dataset. If you downloaded this data prior to July 22, 2021, please download the data again. The Chessie BIBI score (BIBI_SCORE) and narrative rating (BIBI_RATING) for the entire dataset have been re-calculated.