The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool: a digital tool to increase the discoverability and usability of plankton time-series data

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dc.contributor.authorOstle, Clare
dc.contributor.authorPaxman, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorGraves, Carolyn A.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Mathew
dc.contributor.authorArtigas, Luis Felipe
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Angus
dc.contributor.authorAubert, Anais
dc.contributor.authorBaptie, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorBear, Beth
dc.contributor.authorBedford, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorBest, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBresnan, Eileen
dc.contributor.authorBrittain, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorBroughton, Derek
dc.contributor.authorBudria, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorCook, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorDevlin, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorGraham, George
dc.contributor.authorHalliday, Nick
dc.contributor.authorPierre, Helaouet
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, Marie
dc.contributor.authorJohns, David G.
dc.contributor.authorLear, Dan
dc.contributor.authorMachairopoulou, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorMcKinney, E.S. April
dc.contributor.authorMellor, Adam
dc.contributor.authorMilligan, Alex
dc.contributor.authorPitois, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorRombouts, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorScherer, Cordula
dc.contributor.authorTett, Paul
dc.contributor.authorWiddicombe, Claire
dc.contributor.authorMcQuatters-Gollop, Abigail
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-15T12:31:41Z
dc.date.available2021-12-15T12:31:41Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-06
dc.descriptionPublication history: Accepted - 25 October 2021; Published online - 6 December 2021.en_US
dc.description.abstractPlankton form the base of the marine food web and are sensitive indicators of environmental change. Plankton time series are therefore an essential part of monitoring progress towards global biodiversity goals, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi Targets, and for informing ecosystem-based policy, such as the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Multiple plankton monitoring programmes exist in Europe, but differences in sampling and analysis methods prevent the integration of their data, constraining their utility over large spatio-temporal scales. The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool brings together disparate European plankton datasets into a central database from which it extracts abundance time series of plankton functional groups, called “lifeforms”, according to shared biological traits. This tool has been designed to make complex plankton datasets accessible and meaningful for policy, public interest, and scientific discovery. It allows examination of large-scale shifts in lifeform abundance or distribution (for example, holoplankton being partially replaced by meroplankton), providing clues to how the marine environment is changing. The lifeform method enables datasets with different plankton sampling and taxonomic analysis methodologies to be used together to provide insights into the response to multiple stressors and robust policy evidence for decision making. Lifeform time series generated with the Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool currently inform plankton and food web indicators for the UK's Marine Strategy, the EU's Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and for the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) biodiversity assessments. The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool currently integrates 155 000 samples, containing over 44 million plankton records, from nine different plankton datasets within UK and European seas, collected between 1924 and 2017. Additional datasets can be added, and time series can be updated. The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool is hosted by The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) at https://www.dassh.ac.uk/lifeforms/ (last access: 22 November 2021, Ostle et al., 2021). The lifeform outputs are linked to specific, DOI-ed, versions of the Plankton Lifeform Traits Master List and each underlying dataset.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding that supports this work and the data collected has come from the European Commission, European Union (EU) grant no. 11.0661/2015/712630/SUB/ENVC.2 OSPAR; UK Natural Environment Research Council (grant nos. NE/R002738/1 and NE/M007855/1); EMFF, Climate Linked Atlantic Sector Science (grant no. NE/R015953/1), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government (grant nos. ME-5308 and ME-414135), NSF USA OCE-1657887, DFO CA F5955150026/001/HAL, Natural Environment Research Council UK (grant no. NC-R8/H12/100); Horizon 2020 (MISSION ATLANTIC (grant no. 862428)); iCPR (grant no. SBFF-2019-36526), IMR Norway; DTU Aqua Denmark; and the French Ministry of Environment, Energy, and the Sea (MEEM). Recent funding for the development of PLET and the Pelagic Habitats Indicator has been provided by HBDSEG/Defra and MMO/EMFF. The MSS Scottish Coastal Observatory data and analyses are funded and maintained by the Scottish Government Schedules of Service (grant nos. ST05a and ST02H), MSS Stonehaven Samplers, North Atlantic Fisheries College, Shetland, Orkney Islands Harbour Council, and Isle Ewe Shellfish.en_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/381
dc.identifier.citationOstle, C., Paxman, K., Graves, C.A., Arnold, M., Artigas, L.F., Atkinson, A., Aubert, A., Baptie, M., Bear, B., Bedford, J., Best, M., Bresnan, E., Brittain, R., Broughton, D., Budria, A., Cook, K., Devlin, M., Graham, G., Halliday, N., Hélaouët, P., Johansen, M., Johns, D.G., Lear, D., Machairopoulou, M., McKinney, A., Mellor, A., Milligan, A., Pitois, S., Rombouts, I., Scherer, C., Tett, P., Widdicombe, C. and McQuatters-Gollop, A. (2021) ‘The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool: a digital tool to increase the discoverability and usability of plankton time-series data’, Earth System Science Data. Copernicus GmbH. doi:10.5194/essd-13-5617-2021.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1866-3508
dc.identifier.issn1866-3516
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5617-2021
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCopernicus Publicationsen_US
dc.rights© Author(s) 2021. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.en_US
dc.titleThe Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool: a digital tool to increase the discoverability and usability of plankton time-series dataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-10-25
dcterms.dateSubmitted2021-05-19

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