Global scale surface micro-plankton dataset collected with Bongo nets and imaged with FlowCam during the Tara Pacific Expedition

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Authors: Fabien Lombard, Zoe Mériguet, Nathaniel Kristan, Guillaume Bourdin, Gabriel Gorsky, Lee Karp-Boss, The Tara Pacific Consortium
DOI: 10.15468/vcmxr4
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Abstract

The Tara Pacific expedition sampled differents ecosystems of the oceans during a two-year expedition (2016-2018), collecting environmental data and surface plankton of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, from viruses to metazoans, on board the 36-metre Tara Schooner. Mesoplankton and plastics were collected with the Bongo nets by scuba divers using an underwater scooter. Samples were taken from the surface, near reefs and lagoons in the Pacific. See https://doi.org/10.17882/102694 and https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-2761-2025 for more details.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry Marine Biology and Ecology Research Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
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Dataset