Capture records of abyssal megafauna captured using submersibles and ROVs at Station ALOHA off Hawaii and Station M off California from 2019 to 2020 | | mortar and pestle |
Carbon content and radioisotope data from sampling conducted at the Compass Station in Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada from February to August 2019 | After sectioning, sediment samples were dried in plastic sample boats at low temperatures and ground using a mortar and pestle.
| mortar and pestle |
Hepatopancreas lipid content of crabs fed different diets collected at the Baruch Institute in 2014 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | Hard Tissue Homogenizer VWR R30140
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Raw sediment C isotope values collected in Massachusetts from 2012 to 2015 | Used to homogenize samples
| Retsch Mixer Mill 200 |
Bulk soil and elemental properties of marsh and infilled pond soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTER | Retsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization.
| Retsch Mixer Mill 200 |
Cell-growth gene expression reveals a direct fitness cost of grazer-induced toxin production in red tide dinoflagellate prey | The FastPrep of benchtop instrument utilizes bead-beating technology to lyse, homogenize and grind routine and difficult samples in 40 seconds or less. A completely self-contained system, FastPrep instrument eliminates the risk of cross-contamination and time-consuming clean up. The use of interchangeable adapters offers exceptional versatility in sample size and temperature with ambient, cryogenic and all-metal options.
| Fastprep-24 Tissue and Cell Homogenizer (MP Biomedicals, Solon, OH) |
Compound specific isotope data of amino acids for abyssal macrofauna, megafauna, sediments, sediment traps, and in situ filtered particles at Station ALOHA off Hawaii and Station M off California from 2019 to 2020 | | mortar and pestle |
Coral fragment surface area calculations utilizing two methods (tin foil and Image J) and corresponding zooxanthellae count data | | mortar and pestle |
Domoic acid assimilation in copepods from experiments conducted using water samples collected in northern Gulf of Mexico in 2019 | | Sonics Materials Ultrasonic Processor (model - VCX 130) |
Domoic acid assimilation in copepods by consuming organic polymers and Pseudo-nitzschia from experiments conducted using water samples collected in northern Gulf of Mexico in 2017 and 2018. | | Sonics Materials Ultrasonic Processor (model - VCX 130) |
Physiological metrics recorded at the end of experiments conducted to examine two coral species' responses to thermal stress | | handheld homogenizer (Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments) |
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy raw spectra of soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTER | Retsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization.
| Retsch Mixer Mill 200 |
Maximum potential quantum efficiency of Photosystem II (Fv/Fm) for two coral species, Acropora hemprichii and Porites lobata, in response to thermal stress | | handheld homogenizer (Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments) |
Coral physiology parameters acquired during a heatwave experiment done September to November 2018 using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i. | | PRO Scientific Bio-Gen PRO200 Homogenizer |
Population analysis and metagenomics of Japanese tsunami marine debris mussels along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts in 2012 (JTMD-BF project) | IKA Basic Mill
| Homogenizer |
Acid base parameters in control and treated Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, over 19 days (OA Krill) | Used to homogenize krill tissues.
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Lactate in Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, tissue from a long-term (7-day) trial maintained at ambient conditions, high temperature and/or high CO2 (OA Krill project) | Used to homogenize krill tissues.
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Lactate in Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, tissue from short-term (2-day) trial #1 maintained at ambient conditions, high temperature and/or high CO2 (OA Krill project) | Used to homogenize krill tissues.
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Quantitative PCR cell count estimates from samples of DNA extracted from seagrass wasting disease parasite, Labyrinthula zosterae from wasting disease mesocosm experiments at Bodega Marine Laboratory in July-Sept of 2015 | For each sample, we separated the dried leaf tissue into 2-16 mg subsamples and homogenized the tissue in a ball mill (Retsch, Germany)
| Retsch Mixer Mill 400 |
Seagrass metrics from from seagrass wasting disease mesocosm experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory from July-September 2015 | For each sample, we separated the dried leaf tissue into 2-16 mg subsamples and homogenized the tissue in a ball mill (Retsch, Germany)
| Retsch Mixer Mill 400 |
Organic carbon, carbonate, and opal data from Multitracers sediment trap samples | | agate pestle and mortar or a Wig-L-Bug grinding mill |
16S rRNA gene datasets, metagenomes, and metatranscriptomes from cores collected on R/V Knorr cruise KN223 in the North and West Atlantic Ocean from October to December 2014 | | FastPrep 24 5-G homogenizer (MP Biomedicals) |
Organic polymer formation and domoic acid adsorption from experiments conducted using water samples collected in northern Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and 2019 | | Sonics Materials Ultrasonic Processor (model - VCX 130) |
Photosynthesis and respiration data recorded during experiments conducted to examine two coral species' responses to thermal stress | | handheld homogenizer (Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments) |
Physiological responses of the coral host and associated endosymbionts measured during two experiments testing the effects of acute and chronic thermal stress on the scleractinian coral, Stylophora pistillata | | Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments |
Coral physiology data (chlorophyll a, symbiont densities) on four collected coral species from six sites in the Red Sea from 2018 to 2020 | | MicroDisTec homogenizer 125 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) |
Ramped pyrolysis oxidation (RPO) C isotope values of soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTER | Retsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization.
| Retsch Mixer Mill 200 |
Ramped pyrolysis oxidation (RPO) temperature and carbon dioxide evolved values of soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTER | Retsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization.
| Retsch Mixer Mill 200 |
Sanger Sequencing Analysis of Potexvirus PCR Products (Potex-5 and Potex-2RC) collected during West Florida Coastal Surveys of Seagrass from Feb 2022 to Oct 2023 | Each pooled seagrass sample was homogenized in a BashingBead Lysis Tube containing 2 mm ceramic beads and 800 μL RNA lysis buffer (provided in the kit) for 5 minutes at maximum speed using a FisherbrandTM Bead Mill 4 Homogenizer (Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA).
| FisherbrandTM Bead Mill 4 Homogenizer (Fisher Scientific, Catalog No.15-340-164) |
Nutrient content and stable isotope ratios from seagrasses in Texas over one year following Hurricane Harvey | | mortar and pestle and/or a Wig-L-Bug device |
Soil physicochemical properties of coastal wetland soil cores collected in June 2018 from Barataria Bay, Louisiana | Dried soils were ground using a SPEX Sample Prep 8000M Mixer/Mill (Metuchen, NJ)
| SPEX Sample Prep 8000M Mixer/Mill |
Symbiodinium cell density, chlorophyll, respiration, photosynthetic yield in Seriatopora coral, Taiwan, 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project) | Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA
| Homogenizer |
Seriatopora bleaching expt: Photosynthesis:irradiance (P/I) curves, Taiwan 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project) | Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA
| Homogenizer |
Seriatopora bleaching expt: temperature, salinity, light in tanks, Taiwan 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project) | Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA
| Homogenizer |
Seriatopora bleaching expt: water pH and carbonate chemistry, Taiwan 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project) | Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA
| Homogenizer |
Temperature data measured during two experiments testing the effects of acute and chronic thermal stress on the scleractinian coral, Stylophora pistillata | | Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments |
Data and analysis code used to experimentally evolve representatives of four phytoplankton functional types in co-culture with a heterotrophic bacterium under either present-day or predicted future pCO2 conditions | | NextSeq500 (Illumina) |
Metabolomic data collected during a thermal stress experiment using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i. | | 2-ml glass Dounce homogenizer |
Untargeted metabolomic data collected during a thermal stress experiment using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i. | | 2-ml glass Dounce homogenizer |
Comparative analysis of tissue biomass and energy reserves of six coral species from nearshore and offshore reefs in Palau, Micronesia during March 2017 | The lyophilized coral fragments were individually pulverized into a fine, homogenized powder using a SPEX Sample Prep ball mill.
| SPEX Sample Prep ball mill |
Nutrient transfer experiments with host coral and symbionts under varying environmental conditions conducted March 2014 and March 2015 | The resulting slurry, containing coral tissue and symbiotic dinoflagellates, was homogenized for approximately 10 seconds using a Tissue Tearor (BioSpec Products, Bartlesville, OK, USA)
| Tissue Tearor (BioSpec Products) |
V4 amplicon sequencing of coral tissue collected from Micronesia, the Florida Keys, and Australia in 2013 (Coral Microbial Relationships project) | Used to homogenize the coral tissue
| PowerLyzer 24 Bench-Top Bead-Based Homogenizer |
C and N isotope data for zoo- and phytoplankton from west Antarctica | Krill were homogenized with a Virtis “45” tissue homogenizer (Virtis Co., Inc.) before freeze-drying. Phytoplankton samples were manually homogenized after freeze-drying. Zooplankton from the Oden and L. M. Gould cruises, sorted by taxon at each station were freeze-dried at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) using a Labconco Freeze Dry System (Lyph Lock 4.5) at -40 ˚C for ~ 48 hours and then manually homogenized.
| tissue homogenizer |