| Zooplankton abundance from Isaacs-Kid Midwater Trawl (IKMT) hauls from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1801 in the Ross Sea, Jan.-Feb. 2018 | Optical microscope with magnification for observation of the Ross Sea cruise tow/trawl samples. Used to taxonomically identify and count collected zooplankton during the Ross Sea cruise.
| Zeiss Discovery V8 Dissecting microscope |
| Zooplankton abundance from ring net tows from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1801 in the Ross Sea, January 2018 | Optical microscope with magnification for observation of the Ross Sea cruise tow/trawl samples. Used to taxonomically identify and count collected zooplankton during the Ross Sea cruise.
| Zeiss Discovery V8 Dissecting microscope |
| Comparing egg size in Aratus pisonii populations from mangrove and salt marsh habitats in South Eastern US mangrove forests during 2013 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | Leica M205C dissecting microscope
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| Experimental results determining fecundity of Aratus pisonii populations in mangrove and salt marsh habitats in South Eastern US mangrove forests during 2013 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | Dissecting microscope
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| Acartia tonsa mortality collected from a plankton net with associated CTD data from 5 day-trips in mid-Chesapeake Bay from August to October 2013 (CopesPopDynHypoZone project) | Used to count live and dead copepods.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Acartia tonsa mortality from Niskin bottles and associated CTD data from R/V Hugh Sharp HRS1316, HRS1317 in mid-Chesapeake Bay, Aug-Sept. 2013 (CopesPopDynHypoZone project) | Used to count live and dead copepods.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Fecundity assessment of Acropora cervicornis colonies from spawning observations and gamete bundle analysis in August 2020 at Mote Marine Laboratory | Eggs were counted by eye by 2 independent observers
| AmScope compound microscope with ocular micrometer |
| Fecundity assessment of Acropora cervicornis colonies from spawning observations and gamete bundle analysis in August 2020 at Mote Marine Laboratory | Eggs were counted by eye by 2 independent observers
| articulating dissecting microscope |
| Fecundity and number of oocytes from Acropora cervicornis genotypes measured July 2020 at Mote Marine Lab | Oocyte size was measured under a compound microscope using an ocular micrometer to record the maximum diameter (length, d1) and its perpendicular diameter (width, d2).
| AmScope compound microscope with ocular micrometer |
| Fecundity and number of oocytes from Acropora cervicornis genotypes measured July 2020 at Mote Marine Lab | Under a dissecting microscope, every fragment was dissected using a scalpel and forceps and to count the total number of oocytes within each polyp.
| articulating dissecting microscope |
| Fecundity and oocyte sizes of Acropora cervicornis genotypes measured July 2020 at Mote Marine Lab | Oocyte size was measured under a compound microscope using an ocular micrometer to record the maximum diameter (length, d1) and its perpendicular diameter (width, d2).
| AmScope compound microscope with ocular micrometer |
| Fecundity and oocyte sizes of Acropora cervicornis genotypes measured July 2020 at Mote Marine Lab | Under a dissecting microscope, every fragment was dissected using a scalpel and forceps and to count the total number of oocytes within each polyp.
| articulating dissecting microscope |
| Reproductive histology and energetics in Acropora hyacinthus in response to the 2019 Moorea bleaching event. | | Olympus BH-2 |
| Reproductive histology and energetics in Acropora hyacinthus in response to the 2019 Moorea bleaching event. | used with Olympus SC180 camera attachment
| Olympus BX41 |
| Counts of colonists collected from colonization plates at the East Pacific Rise (EPR) deep-sea vents (1998-2017) | Used to identify specimens found on the colonization plates.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Elemental carbon and nitrogen data for Skeletonema species as analyzed in Anderson and Rynearson, 2020 | Used t measure cell volume.
| Eclipse E800 microscope (Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) |
| Thermal growth for Skeletonema species as analyzed in Anderson and Rynearson, 2020 | Used t measure cell volume.
| Eclipse E800 microscope (Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) |
| Number and size of eggs found in five different branches from a single Antillogorgia americana from a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 | Dissections were conducted with a Wild M-5 microscope with an eyepiece micrometer.
| Wild M-5 microscope |
| Number and size of gonads found in monthly samples of Antillogorgia americana colonies at a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 | Dissections were conducted with a Wild M-5 microscope with an eyepiece micrometer.
| Wild M-5 microscope |
| Counts of zootaxa collected in artificial seagrass in San Diego Bay, CA from 2012-2013 (Eelgrass Hab Fragmentation project) | | dissecting microscope |
| Atlantic sediment petrography analysis data from mult-corer samples collected in the Amazon Delta and Sierra Leone Rise during R/V Endeavor cruises EN-480 and EN-481 in 2010 | Polished sediments were observed under a Leitz DMRX-MPVSP microscope photometer using a magnification up to 500X with reflected white light, uѵ fluorescence, plane-polarized light, and cross-polarized light.
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| CO2, temperature, and oxygen effects on Atlantic silverside metabolic rates | Nikon Eclipse E200, Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
| Microscope |
| Survivorship of newly settled polyps of Antillogorgia bipinnata inoculated with one of five genotypes of Breviolum antillogorgium and reared at 26 and 30 degrees Celsius. | Status of the polyps (healthy or not healthy, expanded or not, dead) was assessed visually using a Leica dissecting microscope approximately every 3 days.
| Leica dissecting microscope |
| Determination of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus content in sinking particles at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site from December 1988 to December 2023 using a Particle Interceptor Trap System (PITS) | BATS particle flux filter samples are examined under a microscope to remove swimming zooplankton that were caught in the traps.
| microscope |
| Results from 14C-labeled uptake experiments determining uptake of specific dissolved organic compounds which showed high potential for osmotrophy | American Optical Microscope (Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, N.Y.) with polarization optics
| American Optical Microscope |
| Morphometrics of black sea bass reared at contrasting pCO2 conditions in laboratory experiments conduced with embryos from adults collected in Long Island Sound in 2022 | | Nikon SMZ1000 Zoom Stereo Microscope (Nikon Instruments Inc., Melville, New York) |
| Hatching success, survival and growth in northern stock black sea bass reared at contrasting pCO2 conditions in laboratory experiments conduced with embryos from adults collected in Long Island Sound in 2022 | | Nikon SMZ1000 Zoom Stereo Microscope (Nikon Instruments Inc., Melville, New York) |
| Cell counts of symbionts in Muricea atlantica, M. elongata, and Plexaurella dichotoma across the 2015 Bleaching event (May 2015 to August 2017) at Long Key in the Florida Keys | Used to count symbiont cells
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| Larval Atlantic Bluefin Tuna prey from gut analysis, collected on NOAA Ship R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in the Gulf of Mexico, May 2017 and May 2018. | Used to sort samples
| Dissecting microscope: MZ12, Leica Microsystems |
| Experimental results describing the volume of eggs in crabs that were fed different diets (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | dissecting microscope (Nikon SMZ800)
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| Epifauna counts from BOWLS moorings deployed and recovered from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project) | | stereo microscope |
| Infauna counts from BoWLs moorings deployed and recovered from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project) | | stereo microscope |
| Cell counts of Breviolum antillogorgium cultures isolated from the octocoral Antillogorgia bipinnata by sample and treatment for cultures historically grown at 26C and 30C and reciprocally grown at 26C and 30C, Oct - Dec 2018 | | Zeiss |
| Results from bulk cyclic AMP (cAMP) assays conducted to investigate the role of soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in sperm from the gonochoric, broadcast spawning coral Astrangia poculata | Phase contrast microscope (Nikon Eclipse Ni-U microscope and digital camera system DS-Ri1) for recording sperm motility videos
| Phase contrast microscope |
| Counts of circulating hemocyte density in Carcinus maenas infected by trematode (Microphallus similis) | compound microscope
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| Behavior and physiology of Carcinus maenas infected with trematode parasite from North Inlet Estuary, Georgetown, SC in 2012 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | compound microscope
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| Cell counts in newly settled polyps of Antillogorgia bipinnata inoculated with one of six genotypes of Breviolum antillogorgium and reared at 26 and 30 degrees Celsius | | Zeiss |
| Data on chorion thickness from embryos studied in an experiment on CO2 sensitivity of Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) embryos conducted in 2018 | | Nikon SMZ-1000 stereo microscope |
| Images and associated metadata of individually classified particles imaged and quantified in sediment trap gel layers collected on four research cruises conducted between 2015 and 2018 | | Olympus SZX16 Stereomicroscope |
| Growth of larval clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris used in predator-prey experiment (PreyEscape project) | To measure fish length and mouth jaw length
| Wild model M5A dissecting microscope |
| Coccolithophore counts from polarized microscopy birefringence measurements of samples collected in the Northwest Atlantic during R/V Endeavor cruise EN616 in July 2018 | Quantitative light microscope (Olympus BH-2 microscope equipped with polarization optics) was used to determine counts of coccolithophores and detached coccoliths.
| Quantitative light microscope (Olympus BH-2 microscope equipped with polarization optics) |
| Coccolithophore survival in darkness from batch growth experiments (Cocco-Mix project) | Cell concentration was determined using a hemocytometer on an American Optical Microscope (Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, NY, USA) with polarization optics for CCMP289, as well as a Moxi Z Cell Counter (Andwin Scientific, Simi Valley, CA, USA) for CCMP3337. The Moxi Z uses Gaussian curve-fitting with a coincidence correction algorithm of cell count (vs. diameter) histograms to extract precise (>95%) cell count metrics in a sample. The extracted raw data was further used for cellular carbon calculations of CCMP 3337. After the experiment, the vials, which were kept in the dark, were placed in the light, and after 10 days we were able to qualitatively confirm, under the microscope, renewed growth of coccolithophore cells.
| American Optical Microscope (Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, N.Y.) with polarization optics |
| Dates and locations of colonization sampler deployments and recoveries from East Pacific Rise (EPR) deep-sea vents, 1998-2017 | Used to identify specimens found on the colonization plates.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Community composition of corals in Palau determined by quantitative transects sampled in April 2023 | | dissecting microscope |
| Comparison of abundance-based growth rate predicted following Q10 model, Eppley’s equation, and the linear model obtained in Franzè and Menden-Deuer, 2020 | Microscopy counts were performed with a Nikon Eclipse E800 light microscope.
| Nikon Eclipse E800 light microscope |
| Composition of experimental marine invertebrate communities across latitude (Competition and Predation across Latitude) | Sessil marine invertebrates from each community were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible on a 50-point grid using a stereoscope to generate a measure of percent cover by taxa.
| Stereoscope |
| Copepod species abundances from bongo tows, Arabian Sea JGOFS Process cruises R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT050, TT054 from Aug-Nov 1995 (Arabian Sea project, Arabian Sea Diapausing Copepods project) | Leningrad Optic-Mechanics Company (LOMO) binocular microscopes using various magnifications depending on the sizes of the individuals being identified
| binocular microscope |
| Abundances of copepod species in each net from MOCNESS tows in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific collected on four research cruises from 2007-2017 | Sorting and identifications of whole samples or splits occurred onshore by a trained technician using stereo- and compound microscopes.
| stereo- and compound microscopes |
| Dissepiment spacing in Porites corals from Palmyra Atoll and Airai Bay, Palau | Dissepiments were visualized under a microscope with an automated stage.
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| Lesion frequencies and sizes after fish feces treatment on coral samples collected on the north shore of Mo’orea, French Polynesia, Oct 2020 to Jun 2021 | To test how microbial communities in fish feces affected coral health, we quantified the frequencies and sizes of coral lesions caused by fecal treatments (in addition to measuring the photosynthetic efficiency of each fragment). In brief, fecal pellets were removed from each fragment and photographs were taken using a dissection microscope.
| Dissection scope (AmScope SM-1TSZZ-144S-10M) |
| Coral fragment surface area calculations utilizing two methods (tin foil and Image J) and corresponding zooxanthellae count data | | |
| Results from experiments examining the cell diameter of Crocosphaera watsonii (WH0003) in response to light irradiance; conducted in the Hutchins Laboratory, USC | Cell diameters were measured with an ocular micrometer.
| Microscope-Optical |
| Results from experiments examining the cell diameter of Crocosphaera watsonii (WH0003) as a function of total P, light, and CO2; conducted in the Hutchins Laboratory, USC | Cell diameters were measured with an ocular micrometer.
| Microscope-Optical |
| Crustracean population surveys pre- and post-hurricane Irma from seagrass flats in the Florida Keys, USA from 2017 to 2019 | | standard stereomicroscope |
| Hemiaulus-Richelia physiological response to different nitrogen sources | A Sedgewick Rafter (PYSER-SGI), Eclipse E800 (Nikon) light microscope, and stage micrometer (OMAX A36CALM1 0.01 mm) were used for cell size and count measurements.
| Eclipse E800 (Nikon) light microscope |
| Sampling locations and identifications for larvae collected near three deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields from 2007 to 2017 | | dissecting scope |
| Experimental grazing rates of sand dollar larvae (Dendraster excentricus) on algae (Dunaliella tertiolecta) under different ocean acidification conditions, July 2017 | Used to count cells.
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| Pseudo-nitzschia species microbiome identification collected from the Santa Cruz Warf in 2011 (bacteria, virus, diatom interactions project) | | Light Microscope |
| Dispersal distance in a marine bryozoan in shallow seagrass habitats in St. Teresa, Florida, USA, between October and December 2017 | | Zeiss SteREO Discovery V8 |
| Diurnal gnathiid consumption | Dissecting microscope for sample sorting
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| Egg sizes and macromere allocation for diverse annelids and molluscs | | |
| Enzyme linked fluorescence (ELF) assays of Trichodesmium colonies collected from RV/Atlantis cruise AT39-05, Feb-Mar 2018 | | ZeissAxioplan2 microscope |
| Enzyme-linked fluorescence (ELF) analysis results from Trichodesmium colony incubations from RV/Atlantis cruise AT39-05, Feb-Mar 2018 | | ZeissAxioplan2 microscope |
| Experimental results: Chlorophyll-a, POC, and cell volume of E. huxleyi at 3 pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Olympus CH30 compound microscope networked to a Photometric CoolSNAP camera
| compound microscope |
| Carbon and nitrogen content of E. huxleyi at 3 pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Olympus CH30 compound microscope networked to a Photometric CoolSNAP camera
| compound microscope |
| Experimental results: Emiliania huxleyi growth rates under different pCO2 levels from Bellingham, WA from 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Olympus CH30 compound microscope networked to a Photometric CoolSNAP camera
| compound microscope |
| Experimental results: cellular particulate DMSP from E. huxleyi at 3 pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Olympus CH30 compound microscope networked to a Photometric CoolSNAP camera
| compound microscope |
| Experimental results: Emiliania huxleyi growth rates under different pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Olympus CH30 compound microscope networked to a Photometric CoolSNAP camera
| compound microscope |
| Cell size and chemical characteristics of five strains of coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Protist signaling project) | Used to determine cell size
| Leica DM5500 B microscope |
| Data from the fecundity trial in a study of CO2 and temperature-specific reproductive traits in Menidia menidia | | stereo microscope (Nikon SMZ-1000) |
| Egg measurements from the fecundity trial in a study of CO2 and temperature-specific reproductive traits in Menidia menidia | | stereo microscope (Nikon SMZ-1000) |
| Fertilization success rates from gamete age assays using eggs and sperm from Porites lobata corals in April-May 2023 | | Leica S9i dissecting microscope |
| Pterosiphonia bipinnata and Corallina vancouveriensis final experiment shear and percent remaining at Deadman Bay on San Juan Island, Washington | Prior to each test, the shear flume was fitted on the settlement plate with clamps and the released spores were photographed using a microscope (Steindorff SXC, New York Microscopes) connected to a camera (Nikon Coolpix S3300), using the lines drawn in the working section for reference.
| microscope (Steindorff SXC, New York Microscopes) |
| Multispecies larval otolith increment data from samples collected on R/V F.G. Walton Smith cruises WS0714, WS0720, WS0809 in the Straits of Florida from 2007-2008 (FK Population Connectivity project) | Standard length (SL) or notochord length (NL) was measured to the nearest 0.01 mm for each fish using a Leica MZ12 dissecting microscope.
| Leica MZ12 dissecting microscope |
| Multispecies larval otolith increment data from samples collected on R/V F.G. Walton Smith cruises WS0714, WS0720, WS0809 in the Straits of Florida from 2007-2008 (FK Population Connectivity project) | Otoliths were read along the longest axis at 400X magnification (with the exception of S. barracuda lapilli which were read at 1000X magnification) through a Leica DMLB microscope and with the aid of the digital camera and Image-Pro Plus software.
| Leica DMLB microscope |
| Foram community specimen length and width measurements from multi-stressor experiment (OA, Hypoxia and Warming project) | To identify and measure forams
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| Absolute abundance of Foraminifera in Pacific Panama, 2019 | Used to count and identify foraminifera.
| stereo microscope |
| Images of particles collected in sediment traps for quantitative analysis from multiple platforms from 2016-2017 | Polyacrylamide gel layers were imaged on a dissecting microscope (Olympus SZX16)
| Olympus SZX16 Stereomicroscope |
| Geochemistry summary data: single cell isotope incorporation of 1H, 2H, 12C14N, 12C15N, 12C12C, 12C13C ions from Chikyu-337 (IODP 337) | Cell targets were identified (by SYBR stain) and marked on NanoSIMS membranes with a laser dissection microscope (LMD6000; Leica Microsystems) for ease of rediscovery on the NanoSIMS.
| LMD6000 |
| Phytoplankton carbon biomass by taxa from NOAA Ship R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in the Gulf of Mexico, May 2017 and 2018 | Dissecting microscope (10X-30X) with a NightSea SFA adaptor and Royal Blue light head (EX 440-460 nm, EM >500 nm); Olympus BX-41 epifluorescence microscope (200X, EX 450-480 nm, dichroic 500 nm, EM >515 nm); Chlorophyll fluorescence of Trichodesmium - 10AU fluorometer.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Pigment data by phytoplankton taxa from CTD casts from NOAA Ship R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in the Gulf of Mexico, May 2017 and 2018 | Dissecting microscope (10X-30X) with a NightSea SFA adaptor and Royal Blue light head (EX 440-460 nm, EM >500 nm); Olympus BX-41 epifluorescence microscope (200X, EX 450-480 nm, dichroic 500 nm, EM >515 nm); Chlorophyll fluorescence of Trichodesmium - 10AU fluorometer.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Element quotas of individual phytoplankton cells from GEOTRACES-EPZT cruise TN303, 2013. | | |
| Cell size measurements of low-high pCO2 acclimated E. huxleyi (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Olympus CHA microscope
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| Grazing experiment 4: Cell size measurements of low-high pCO2 acclimated Rhodomonas (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Used to measure Rhodomonas cells
| Olympus CHA microscope |
| Grazing experiment 5: Cell size measurements of low-high pCO2 acclimated Rhodomonas (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Used to measure Rhodomonas cells
| Olympus CHA microscope |
| Grazing experiment 6: Cell size measurements of low-high pCO2 acclimated Rhodomonas (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Used to measure Rhodomonas cells
| Olympus CHA microscope |
| Grazing experiment 7: Cell size measurements of low-high pCO2 acclimated Rhodomonas (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | Used to measure Rhodomonas cells
| Olympus CHA microscope |
| Experimental results: Exopolymer and carbohydrate production by diatoms with growth; conducted at the Thornton lab, TAMU from 2007-2012 (Diatom EPS Production project) | Counts of 400 cells from each culture were made using a hemacytometer (Fuchs-Rosenthal ruling, Hauser Scientific) (Guillard and Sieracki 2005) from samples preserved in Lugol’s iodine (Parsons et al. 1984) using a light microscope (Axioplan 2, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging). A light microscope was also used to determine cell volume and to enumerate TEP and CSP by image analysis.
| Light Microscope |
| Cellular elemental content of individual phytoplankton cells collected during US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect cruises in the Subtropical western and eastern North Atlantic Ocean during Oct and Nov, 2010 and Nov. 2011 | | |
| Annotated de novo transcriptomes generated from six co-occurring species of calanoid copepods from the R/V Tiglax TXF18, TXS19, TXF15, TXF17 in the Gulf of Alaska from 2015-2019 | An optical microscope variant
| Dissection microscope |
| Raw counts of macrofauna identified in sediment samples from the Kermadec Trench in the Southwest Pacific, 4000 to ~10,000m from the RV/ Thomas G. Thompson during cruise TN309 (HADES-K), May 2014. | | Leica MZ APO stereo microscopes |
| Raw counts of meiofauna identified in sediment samples from the Kermadec Trench in the Southwest Pacific, 4000 to ~10,000m from the RV/ Thomas G. Thompson during cruise TN309 (HADES-K), May 2014. | | Leica MZ APO stereo microscopes |
| Hatch data from experiments on CO2 sensitivity of Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) embryos conducted in 2018 and 2020 | | Nikon SMZ-1000 stereo microscope |
| Data pertaining to the development of larvae past the planula stage from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Data pertaining to dose-response curves (DRC) quantifying survival of larvae after exposure to heat ramps from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in larvae at 11 days post-fertilization (DPF) from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Heat tolerance (survival) of juveniles at 6 WPF following heat shock from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Lethal temperature 50s (LT50s) displayed by larvae derived from dose-response curves after heat shock from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Long-term body column lengths and tentacle numbers of larvae and juveniles from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Respiration rates and protein content of larvae from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Sizes of larvae from 4-11 days post-fertilization from experiments investigating heat priming in Nematostella vectensis | | dissecting microscope (Leica MZ12; Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) |
| Percent herbivory and gut fullness for Hemigrapsus sanguineus at different times of year in North Inlet Estuary, Georgetown, SC during 2012 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | Dissecting microscrope
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| Herbivorous protist abundances under simultaneous manipulation of temperature and nutrients from the Long-term Plankton Time Series site in Narragansett Bay, RI in 2017 | | Nikon Eclipse E800 |
| Ichthyoplankton density and plankton displacement volume data collected using NOAA SEAMAP Bongo Plankton Nets on the NSF RAPID Plankton Cruises in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico in 2017-2018 | Larval fish were picked under dissecting microscopes using feather steel tweezers.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Ichthyoplankton density and plankton displacement volume data collected using MOCNESS plankton nets on the NSF RAPID Plankton Cruises in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico in 2017-2018 | Larval fish were picked under dissecting microscopes using feather steel tweezers.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Ichthyoplankton density and plankton displacement volume data collected using NOAA SEAMAP Neuston Plankton Nets on the NSF RAPID Plankton Cruises in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico in 2017-2018 | Larval fish were picked under dissecting microscopes using feather steel tweezers.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Ichthyoplankton density and plankton displacement volume data collected using SEA-GEAR plankton ring nets on the NSF RAPID Plankton Cruises in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico in 2017-2018 | Larval fish were picked under dissecting microscopes using feather steel tweezers.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Identity and heights of Octocoral species found on transects at 6 sites on the south shore of St John, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2021 and 2022 | Compound microscope at 100 and 200x for identifications of colonies from which sclerite samples were obtained
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| Images corresponding to some of the samples that underwent 16S and 18S V4 amplicon sequencing of microbial communities in sinking particles collected during R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1718 and AE1809 in 2017 and 2018 at BATS in Bermuda | | Stereomicroscope: Zeiss Stemi 2000-C (Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC) |
| Coral morphometry for experiments investigating impact of ocean acidification on coral (S. siderea) calcification and morphometry. | | Nikon SMZ1500 |
| Results from shipboard high-pressure incubations of diffuse flow vent fluids collected from the Crab Spa and Alvinella sites at East Pacific Rise during the AT26-10 expedition, Jan. 2014 (Microbial Communities at Deep-Sea Vents project) | Olympus BX61 microscope with a UPlanF1 100x (numerical aperture, 1.3) oil immersion objective
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| Infaunal community composition and sediment grain size distribution, porosity, and organic content of sediment cores collected in the Northern Gulf of Mexico off the Alabama (USA) coast during 2020 and 2021 before and after Hurricane Sally | | dissecting microscope |
| Initial field conditions at Kane‘ohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii and abundances of Parvocalanus crassirostris and Bestilina similis nauplii, May/June 2013 (EAGER: Copepod nauplii project) | | |
| Pterosiphonia bipinnata and Corallina vancouveriensis initial experiment attachment and duration at Deadman Bay on San Juan Island, Washington | Prior to each test, the shear flume was fitted on the settlement plate with clamps and the released spores were photographed using a microscope (Steindorff SXC, New York Microscopes) connected to a camera (Nikon Coolpix S3300), using the lines drawn in the working section for reference.
| microscope (Steindorff SXC, New York Microscopes) |
| Size and development data on amphipod Caprella collected from Japanese tsunami marine debris along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts during 2012 (JTMD-BF project) | | |
| Amphipods collected on Japanese tsunami marine debris along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts during 2012 (JTMD-BF project) | | |
| Size and development data on amphipod Jassa collected from Japanese tsunami marine debris along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts during 2012 (JTMD-BF project) | | |
| Proportion of taxonomic groups from Japanese, oceanic and eastern Pacific waters along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts during 2012 (JTMD-BF project) | binocular dissecting and compound microscopes
| microscopes |
| The sizes of midge Telmatogeton japonicus collected from Japanese tsunami marine debris along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts during 2012 (JTMD-BF project) | | |
| Phenotypic plasticity in sand dollars in response to predators at the Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA and in sea urchins from Southern Maine, USA from 2018 to 2019 | | Olympus |
| Kelp responses to temperature at 5-10 meters depth at three locations along the California coast from September to December 2016 | | Leica dissection microscope |
| Larvae collected near Mariana Back-Arc hydrothermal vents in 2010 | | dissecting scope |
| Body length, right postoral rod length, and stomach length of Dendraster excentricus and Lytechinus pictus larvae raised at three culture densities on two food rations from 2021-2022 (LIPs on Larval Feeding project) | At a set point in the experiments (5 or 7 days) larvae were photographed in dorsal view with a QIClick camera (Teledyne Photometrics) mounted on an Olympus BX-51 compound microscope (Olympus Scientific Solutions) using a 10x (D. excentricus) or 20x (L. pictus) objective.
| Olympus BX-51 Compound Microscope (Olympus Scientific Solutions) |
| Body length and postoral arm length of Dendraster excentricus larvae measured under three treatments during larval food limitation experiments | compound microscope (Olympus BX-51) with QIClick monochrome camera
| Olympus BX-51 |
| Experimental results on purple sea urchin larval growth from the lab Bodega Marine Laboratory in 2011 (OMEGAS-MaS project) | Leica DM1000 compound microscope
| compound microscope |
| Larval Sebastes Diet and Morphometric Data from R/V Bob and Betty Beyster, R/V Shearwater BBB2102, BBB2104, SW2104, BBB2101 from January to April 2021 (RAPID Anchovy Response project) | Larvae were measured, dissected, and prey identified and measured under a Zeiss Stemi 2000-C dissecting microscope equipped with a micrometer ocular.
| Zeiss Stemi 2000-C Dissecting Microscope |
| Collected Larval Sebastes spp. Otolith and Morphometric Data from R/V Bob and Betty Beyster, R/V Shearwater BBB2102, BBB2104, SW2104, BBB2101 from January to April 2021 (RAPID Anchovy Response project) | Larvae were measured, dissected, and prey identified and measured under a Zeiss Stemi 2000-C dissecting microscope with x50 magnification equipped with a digital camera.
| Zeiss Stemi 2000-C Dissecting Microscope |
| Collected Larval Sebastes spp. Otolith and Morphometric Data from R/V Bob and Betty Beyster, R/V Shearwater BBB2102, BBB2104, SW2104, BBB2101 from January to April 2021 (RAPID Anchovy Response project) | Otoliths were mounted with varnish on labeled microscope slide, photographed using a microscope with an oil immersion lens at 100x magnification and rendered via HeliconFocus v8.1.2.
| Microscope with x100 magnification equipped with a digital camera |
| Copepod Pressure Vessel Experiments from samples collected from the East Pacific Rise during ROV SuBastian deployments and R/V Falkor (too) cruise FKt230627 in June-July 2023 | At the end of each incubation the content of each vial was examined under a stereomicroscope to record the number of living/dead copepods.
| Leica EZ4 W Compound Microscope |
| Microscopy cell counts from multivariate mesocosm experiments conducted with a natural phytoplankton community from Narragansett Bay, RI | | Eclipse E800 microscope (Nikon) |
| Macrofauna collected on colonization panels at Snail Vent Field on the Mariana Back-arc in 2014 | | dissecting microscope |
| List of marine algal steroids used in zooplankton metabolic, growth and reproduction experiments | Olympus SZH30 stereo microscope
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| Masirah Island time series mesozooplankton abundance, Arabian Sea from 2007-2011 | | |
| Mean plot-level responses observed in an experiment conducted at Zeke's Island National Estuarine Research Reserve where abundance of the seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla was manipulated to assess impact on multiple ecosystem functions | Epifauna were identified and enumerated to broad taxonomic groupings (typically family level) under a stereomicroscope (~18x, Nikon SMZ800).
| stereomicroscope |
| Data describing temperature-dependent sex ratios of Menidia in Florida from 2004-2008 (Local adaptation in Menidia project) | | dissecting microscope |
| Size of Bugula neritina colonies with and without symbiont grown at different temperatures in laboratory mesocosms at Georgia Tech | | Leica stereomicroscope |
| Size of B. neritina colonies with and without symbiont grown at different temperatures | A Leica stereomicroscope was used while counting the number of colony bifurcations.
| Leica stereomicroscope |
| San Antonio Bay benthos species abundance before and after Hurricane Harvey, Feb. 2017 - July 2019 | Used to identify macrofauna.
| Wild steromicroscope |
| Morphometric data from experiments on CO2 sensitivity of Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) embryos conducted in 2018 and 2020 | | Nikon SMZ-1000 stereo microscope |
| Results from motility assays carried out as part of a study investigating the role of soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in sperm from the gonochoric, broadcast spawning coral Astrangia poculata | Phase contrast microscope (Nikon Eclipse Ni-U microscope and digital camera system DS-Ri1) for recording sperm motility videos
| Phase contrast microscope |
| Experimental results on the carbonate chemistry of mussel growth from the Bodega Marine Laboratory in 2013 (OMEGAS-MaS project) | Leica M125 with DC290 camera
| compound microscope |
| Experimental results on mussel growth at controlled pH and temperature from the lab Bodega Marine Laboratory in 2013 (OMEGAS-MaS project) | Leica M125 with DC290 camera
| compound microscope |
| Single cell isotope incorporation of 1H, 2H, 12C14N, 12C15N. 12C12C, 12C13C from Chikyu-337 (IODP 337) | Cell targets were identified (by SYBR stain) and marked on NanoSIMS membranes with a laser dissection microscope (LMD6000; Leica Microsystems) for ease of rediscovery on the NanoSIMS.
| LMD6000 |
| Copepod nauplius appendage measurements collected during escape response University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2015 (PreyEscape project) | Inverted microscope (Olympus IX70)
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| Carbon and nitrogen flux measurements from the Sargasso Sea from 2013-2014. | Used to take photomicrographs
| Olympus SZX12 stereomicroscope with an Olympus Qcolor 5 camera attachment |
| Egg size measurements following parental ocean acidification during lab experiments conducted in spring 2022. | Retiga R3 CCD camera (Meyer Instruments, Houston, TX, USA) attached to a Leica MZ12 dissecting microscope (Leica Camera, Wetzlar, Germany) for images
| Leica MZ12 dissecting microscope (Leica Camera, Wetzlar, Germany |
| Eggs size per bundle measurements following parental ocean acidification during lab experiments conducted in spring 2022. | Retiga R3 CCD camera (Meyer Instruments, Houston, TX, USA) attached to a Leica MZ12 dissecting microscope (Leica Camera, Wetzlar, Germany) for images
| Leica MZ12 dissecting microscope (Leica Camera, Wetzlar, Germany |
| Gene expression profiles for Neocalanus flemingeri pre adults (CV) exposed to four different experimental food conditions collected from the M/V Dora in the Gulf of Alaska at station GAK1 from April 2019 | | Dissection microscope |
| Post-diapause Neocalanus flemingeri females morphometric measurements and calculations of lipid fullness and lipid volume taken from the R/V Sikuliaq and the R/V Tiglax in the Northern Gulf of Alaska from 2019-06-30 to 2019-09-13 | | Leica MZ16 microscope |
| Oocytes formation in post-diapause Neocalanus flemingeri females from the R/V Sikuliaq and the R/V Tiglax in the Northern Gulf of Alaska from 2019-06-30 to 2019-09-13 | | Leica MZ16 microscope |
| Data on how nutrient and sediment loading affect coral functionality in a tropical branching coral | | Leica Binocular Microscope |
| Net calcification, gross calcification, and linear extension rates of fragments of 4 species of coral over a 93-day ocean acidification and warming laboratory experiment | Stereo microscope outfitted with a blue fluorescent adapter with excitation 440–460nm (NIGHTSEATM; Lexington, Massachusetts, USA).
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| Annotations of video taken under dissecting microscope of Obelia feeding on a natural prey assemblages (Jellyfish predation in turbulence project) | Dissecting microscope
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| Body size measurements collected for Acartia hudsonica during multigenerational exposure to ocean warming (OW), ocean acidification (OA), and combined ocean warming and acidification (OWA) | | Olympus SZH-ILLD Stereoscope |
| Development (i.e. maturation) time measurements for Acartia hudsonica during multigenerational exposure to ocean warming (OW), ocean acidification (OA), and combined ocean warming and acidification (OWA) | | Olympus SZH-ILLD Stereoscope |
| Egg production rate (EPR) and egg hatching success (HS) data for Acartia tonsa during multigenerational exposure to ocean warming (OW), ocean acidification (OA), and combined ocean warming and acidification (OWA) | | Olympus SZH-ILLD Stereoscope |
| Survivorship measurements collected for Acartia hudsonica during multigenerational exposure to ocean warming (OW), ocean acidification (OA), and combined ocean warming and acidification (OWA) | | Olympus SZH-ILLD Stereoscope |
| Acartia tonsa body size data for transgenerational ocean warming and acidification experiments | | Olympus SZH-ILLD stereo microscope |
| Acartia tonsa development time for transgenerational experiment | | Olympus SZH-ILLD stereo microscope |
| Acartia tonsa egg production rate and egg hatching success for transgenerational exposure to ocean warming and ocean acidification | | Olympus SZH-ILLD stereo microscope |
| Acartia tonsa survival data for transgenerational ocean warming and acidification data | | Olympus SZH-ILLD stereoscope |
| Observed digestion times of Ocyropsis spp. collected from the Gulf Stream during June 2021 (Ocean Ctenos project) | Digestion time observations were made using a Motic SMZ-171 stereo microscope and began immediately following the first observation of prey ingestion.
| Motic SMZ-171 Stereo Microscope |
| Primary particle flux data (500, 1500, and 3200m depths) of the OFP sediment trap time-series in the northern Sargasso Sea from 1978-2020 | The >1000um fraction is then rinsed into a pre-weighed Teflon petri dish, swimmers removed under a stereomicroscope (Zeiss Stemi SV-11), and photographed.
The 500-1000um and 125-500um fractions are rinsed into preweighed glass petri dishes using deionized water, quantitatively photographed using a Zeiss Stemi SV-11 stereomicroscope in conjunction with an Olympus Q-Color 5 (5.0 MP) camera as described in Shatova et al. (2012, J. Plankton Res. 34, 905-921).
| Zeiss Stemi SV-11 stereomicroscope |
| 2014-2016 zooplankton time-series of pump samples from OIMB pier at the entrance to Coos Bay Oregon | Subsamples were examined with dissecting microscopes that had calibrated ocular micrometers.
| dissecting microscope |
| Olympia oyster growth samples cultured in 50 unique combinations of temperature, salinity, pCO2 at Shannon Point Marine Center in May 2018 | | Leica Stereoscope |
| Olympia oyster mortality samples from cultures in 50 unique combinations of temperature, salinity, pCO2 at Shannon Point Marine Center in May 2018 | | Leica Stereoscope |
| Otolith microstructure of young-of-year Atlantic silversides (Menidia menidia) from Mumford Cove during 2015 | Nikon Eclipse E400 compound microscope, 400x magnification
| Nikon Eclipse E400 compound microscope |
| Experimental results: Exopolymer production by phytoplankton under oxidative stress; conducted at the Thornton lab, TAMU from 2007-2012 (Diatom EPS Production project) | Counts of 400 cells from each culture were made using hemocytometers (Guillard and Sieracki 2005) from samples preserved in Lugol’s iodine (Parsons et al. 1984) using a light microscope (Axioplan 2, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging). A light microscope (Axioplan 2, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging) was also used to enumerate TEP and CSP by image analysis.
| Light Microscope |
| Juvenile growth post-settlement from experimental study of carryover effects of ocean acidification on larval and juvenile Olympia oysters; conducted at Bodega Marine Lab in July-Sept 2009 | Individuals were examined under a microscope (Leica DM1000 with DC290 camera)
| Leica DM1000 |
| Juvenile growth post-settlement under four larval-to-juvenile ocean acidification transitions in the laboratory; conducted at Bodega Marine Lab in July-Sept 2009 | Individuals were examined under a microscope (Leica DM1000 with DC290 camera)
| Leica DM1000 |
| Oyster larval growth at day 9 post-release under ocean acidification in the laboratory; experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory | Individuals were examined under a microscope (Leica DM1000 with DC290 camera)
| Leica DM1000 |
| Chemistry and organism response data from Waldbusser et al. 2015, Nature Climate Change; from experiments conducted at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR in 2013 | | microscope |
| Juvenile growth of Olympia oysters outplanted to the field in Tomales Bay after being reared as larvae in the lab at Bodega Marine Lab in September 2010 | Each tile was examined for live juvenile oysters under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) at BML.
| Leica M125 |
| Juvenile survival of Olympia oysters outplanted to the field in Tomales Bay after being reared as larvae in the lab at Bodega Marina lab in September 2010 | Each tile was examined for live juvenile oysters under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) at BML.
| Leica M125 |
| Percent settlement (metamorphosis) of Olympia oysters exposed to ocean acidification in the laboratory at Bodega Marine Lab in September 2010 | Each tile was examined for live juvenile oysters under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) at BML.
| Leica M125 |
| Size at settlement of Olympia oysters exposed to ocean acidification in the laboratory at lab Bodega Marine in September 2010 | Each tile was examined for live juvenile oysters under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) at BML.
| Leica M125 |
| Water chemistry during larval rearing experiments concerning persistent effects of ocean acidification on larval and juvenile Olympia oysters conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory in September 2010 | Each tile was examined for live juvenile oysters under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) at BML.
| Leica M125 |
| Effects of food on growth of larval Olympia oysters under different levels of ocean acidification; experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML), UC Davis in June 2011 | Larvae were photographed individually under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) for analysis using ImageJ software.
| Leica M125 |
| Effects of food on body condition of larval oysters under different levels of ocean acidification; experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML), UC Davis in June 2011 | Larvae were photographed individually under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) for analysis using ImageJ software.
| Leica M125 |
| Effects of food on percent metamorphosis of settling Olympia oysters under different levels of ocean acidification; experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis in June 2011 | Larvae were photographed individually under a dissecting microscope (Leica M125 with DC290 camera) for analysis using ImageJ software.
| Leica M125 |
| Olympia oyster larvae length measurements from depth-specific sampling collected by boat in Fidalgo Bay, WA, during July 2017 | | an Olympus Optical Company SZ-ST stereoscopeand a Leica stereomicroscope |
| Cluster (combined temperature, nutrient concentration, and CO2) results from laboratory experiments with Pseudo-nitzschia australis conducted from 2021 to 2022 | | Olympus BX51 microscope |
| CO2 experiment physiology and carbonate chemistry from laboratory experiments with Pseudo-nitzschia australis conducted from 2021 to 2022 | | Olympus BX51 microscope |
| N:P ratio experiment physiology and carbonate chemistry laboratory experiments with Pseudo-nitzschia australis conducted from 2021 to 2022 | | Olympus BX51 microscope |
| Single-factor temperature experiment physiology and carbonate chemistry from laboratory experiments with Pseudo-nitzschia australis conducted from 2021 to 2022 | | Olympus BX51 microscope |
| Dissepiment counts obtained from staining experiment of Porites coral from Palau | The cores were sectioned and polished, and dissepiments were counted from microscope images.
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| Particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and Thorium-234 measurements collected during the 2012-2013 Palmer Field Season (WAP Carbon export project) | Filtered seawater samples in 200-micron filters were carefully analyzed under a stereomicroscope and all metazoan zooplankton “swimmers” were removed from the sample.
| Stereomicroscope |
| Particle fluxes calculated from gel trap images taken on R/V Endeavor and R/V Falkor cruises off the New England shelf break and in the North Pacific during 2016-2017 | Polyacrylamide gel layers were imaged on a dissecting microscope (Olympus SZX16)
| Olympus SZX16 Stereomicroscope |
| Velum sizes of Ceraesignum maximum larvae in lab experiment after 3, 6, 9 days depending on food level in Moorea, French Polynesia from October 2009 (Vermetids_Corals project) | Approximately 20 larvae from each replicate container were pipetted into small petri dishes with FSW, under a dissecting microscope.
| dissecting microscope |
| Lab experiment to test settlement of Caerasignum maximum larvae to live coral from Porites lobata, Pocillopora sp., Porites rus, and Millepora after 2-6 hours (Vermetids_Corals project) | Tubs were maintained in a flowthrough seawater table and examined after 24 h under a dissecting microscope.
| dissecting microscope |
| Photosynthetic pigments from sea ice samples collected on R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer cruise NBP1910 along the Western Antarctic Peninsula from November to December 2019 | | light microscopy |
| Surface phytoplankton and plastic counts collected at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant along the coast of Southern California in 2014-2016 (Effluent Impacts on Coastal Ecology project) | | |
| Time-Series of Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Density collected by the CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Project from November 1995 to January 2017 | Microscopes
| Microscopes |
| Data on phytoplankton physiology and iron and temperature interactions collected in the Ross Sea during 2013 (Ross Sea Microb Ecophys project) | Olympus BX51 microscope (Olympus, Japan)
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| Size of sinking aggregates of xenic and axenic marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus from roller tank experiments conducted in 2016 and 2017 | | SteREO Discovery.V12, Axiocam 105 Color, Carl Zeiss, Germany |
| DNA sequence data deposited on GenBank for polychaetes used in the project studying the evolution and mechanics of burrowing in La Jolla, CA during 2011 (Burrowing polychaete mechanics project) | Olympus CX41 compound microscope; Leica DMR microscope; Zeiss AxioObserver Z1 microscope with DIC filters and AxioVision software
| microscope |
| Videos of polychaetes burrowing and swimming in La Jolla, CA during 2011 (Burrowing polychaete mechanics project) | Leica DMR microscope
| microscope |
| Responses of polyps (survival, inoculation time, time to strobilation, time to ephyra production, bud production, ephyra production) to exposure to five different algal symbiont genotypes | | Leica compound microscope |
| Measurements of per-capita growth and carrying capacity of five different genotypes of Symbiodinium microadriaticum in culture at three different temperatures | | Leica compound microscope |
| Oyster shell hardness from study of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) grown in a nursery with or without exposure to chemical cues from blue crabs | | Zeiss Axioscope |
| Oyster shell thickness from study of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) grown in a nursery with or without exposure to chemical cues from blue crabs | | Zeiss Axioscope |
| Prokaryote and eukaryote abundance in phytodetrital aggregates (PA), fecal aggregates (FA), and the ambient seawater from samples collected during R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1718 and AE1809 in 2017 and 2018 at BATS in Bermuda | Stemi 2000-C, Carl Zeiss
3.2MP Digital USB Microscope Camera, OMAX Microscope
| Stemi 2000-C, Carl Zeiss |
| Proportion of infected polyps at Days 31, 52 and 69 in newly settled polyps of Antillogorgia bipinnata inoculated with one of five genotypes of Breviolum antillogorgium and reared at 26 and 30 degrees Celsius. | Infection status of the polyps was assessed visually using a Leica dissecting microscope approximately every 3 days from Day 1 – Day 67 and by cell counts on Day 69. See BCO-DMO dataset “Cell counts in polyps – Fall 2018 experiment”
| Leica dissecting microscope |
| Results from protein kinase A (PKA) substrate phosphorylation assays conducted to investigate the role of soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in sperm from the gonochoric, broadcast spawning coral Astrangia poculata | Phase contrast microscope (Nikon Eclipse Ni-U microscope and digital camera system DS-Ri1) for recording sperm motility videos
| Phase contrast microscope |
| Pseudo-nitzschia spp. presence-absence and environmental data in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, USA and the Northeast U.S. Shelf (NES-LTER transect) from 2018-2023 | Manufactured by Olympus, Tokyo, Japan
| BX40 light microscope |
| Seasonal hydrography, abundance, and distribution of pteropods from MOCNESS and CTD casts during R/V Tioga cruises in the Gulf of Maine from 2013 to 2015 | | lighted stereomicroscope |
| Community composition of corals in Palau determined by a qualitative survey conducted in 2021-2022 | | dissecting microscope |
| Data resulting from testing dilution experiments conducted in the development of four assays to quantify copeod naupliar biomass in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii | An Olympus dissection microscope (model SZX16) fitted with Luminera Infinity-3 was used for sorting and sizing copepod nauplii.
| Olympus dissection microscope (model SZX16) |
| Measurements of mixed field samples used for qPCR estimates and estimating biomass of DNA copy number in bulk samples | An Olympus dissection microscope (model SZX16) fitted with Luminera Infinity-3 was used for sorting and sizing copepod nauplii.
| Olympus dissection microscope (model SZX16) |
| Measurements of individual body size and qPCR estimates of DNA copy number per individual from the development of four assays to quantify copeod naupliar biomass in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii | An Olympus dissection microscope (model SZX16) fitted with Luminera Infinity-3 was used for sorting and sizing copepod nauplii.
| Olympus dissection microscope (model SZX16) |
| Results for radiolabeled acetate, mannitol, and glycerol kinetic uptake and pulse-chase experiments for the species Cruciplacolithus neohelis and Chrysotila carterae (Cocco-Mix project) | The American Optical Microscope was used in the preparation stage of the experiment for the assessment of the initial cell concentration.
| American Optical Microscope (Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, N.Y.) with polarization optics |
| Coral recruit growth measured by weight change from calcification during CO2 experiments collected from the Natl Museum Mar. Bio. and Aquar., Taiwan in 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project) | A Zeiss Axiolab E compound microscope with 40X magnification was used during this experiment.
| compound microscope |
| Richness of experimental marine invertebrate communities across latitude (Competition and Predation across Latitude) | Sessile marine invertebrates from each community were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible using a stereoscope and were assigned a species or a consistent morphospecies identifier
| Stereoscope |
| CTD-associated variables, bottle salinity measurements, oxygen titrations, nutrient analyses, biogeochemical/biological variables, and DIC/Freon chemistry variables from R/V Roger Revelle cruise RR2004 along the 150W meridian from 30S to 60S | | Polarized microscopy |
| Size of sinking aggregates of a Sargasso Sea Plankton community from roller tank experiments with seawater collected during R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1718 and AE1808 in 2017 and 2018 | | Stemi 2000-C, Axiocam 105 Color, Carl Zeiss, Germany |
| Seagrass responses to Labyrinthula zosterae inoculation base on a subpopulation from mesocosm experiments conducted in Nahant, Massachusetts | | Nikon eclipse 50i microscope. |
| Sedimentary benthic fauna and plastic abundance at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, Southern California 2014-2016 (Effluent Impacts on Coastal Ecology project) | | |
| Sediment trap carbon, nitrogen, and isotope flux from the "SalpPOOP" cruise on R/V Tangaroa during October and November 2018 | | stereomicroscope |
| Sediment trap chlorophyll a and phaeopigment flux from the "SalpPOOP" cruise on R/V Tangaroa during October and November 2018 | | stereomicroscope |
| Sediment trap gel images of settled particles that were collected from the Sargasso Sea between 2013 and 2014. | Used to take photomicrographs
| Olympus SZX12 stereomicroscope with an Olympus Qcolor 5 camera attachment |
| PNsink mass flux and d15N from floating sediment trap deployments collected on the R/V Atlantis (AT15-61) and R/V Melville (MV1104) in 2010-2011 (N2 fixation ETSP project) | | dissecting microscope |
| Sediment trap-derived flux of salp fecal pellets (carbon mass flux) from the "SalpPOOP" cruise on R/V Tangaroa during October and November 2018 | | stereomicroscope |
| Aggregate Sinking Velocity from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The length and width of each aggregate were measured to the nearest mm under a dissecting scope.
| Dissecting Microscope |
| Aggregate Size from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The length and width of each aggregate were measured to the nearest mm under a dissecting scope.
| Dissecting Microscope |
| BioChemical results from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The length and width of each aggregate were measured to the nearest mm under a dissecting scope.
| Dissecting Microscope |
| Carbonate System results from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The length and width of each aggregate were measured to the nearest mm under a dissecting scope.
| Dissecting Microscope |
| General Information about the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The length and width of each aggregate were measured to the nearest mm under a dissecting scope.
| Dissecting Microscope |
| pH data from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The length and width of each aggregate were measured to the nearest mm under a dissecting scope.
| Dissecting Microscope |
| Aggregation of Thalassiosira weissflogii as a function of pCO2, temperature, and bacteria - Aggregation Phase - Carbonate System + TEP from UCSB MSI Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The dimensions of the aggregate axes (x, y, and z direction) were measured under a dissecting microscope, and the aggregated volume calculated assuming an ellipsoid shape.
| dissecting microscope |
| Aggregation of Thalassiosira weissflogii as a function of pCO2, temperature and bacteria - Aggregation Phase - Sinking Velocity from a from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The dimensions of the aggregate axes (x, y, and z direction) were measured under a dissecting microscope, and the aggregated volume calculated assuming an ellipsoid shape.
| dissecting microscope |
| Shell thickness of mussel recruits quantified in two species, Mytilus trossulus and Mytilus californianus | Leica M125: dissecting microscope used to photograph recruit mussel shells.
| Leica M125 |
| Cell counts from phytoplankton Si utilization experiments during 8-day laboratory cultures in 2016 and 2017 | light microscope with either a Hemocytometer or Sedgewick-Rafter chamber
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| Sample information for 16S and 18S V4 amplicon sequencing of microbial communities in sinking particles and water column samples collected during R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1718 and AE1809 in 2017 and 2018 at BATS in Bermuda | Stemi 2000-C, Carl Zeiss
3.2MP Digital USB Microscope Camera, OMAX Microscope
| Stemi 2000-C, Carl Zeiss |
| Smallmouth grunt condition/otolith morphology data and SEM images | | Olympus Polarizing Dissection Microscope |
| Data from the spawning trial in a study of CO2 and temperature-specific reproductive traits in Menidia menidia | | stereo microscope (Nikon SMZ-1000) |
| Data on egg production resulting from the spawning trial in a study of CO2 and temperature-specific reproductive traits in Menidia menidia | | stereo microscope (Nikon SMZ-1000) |
| Species composition from net tows and associated CTD data from a small boat in the Mid-Chesapeake Bay from August to October 2013 (CopesPopDynHypoZone project) | Used to count live and dead copepods.
| Dissecting microscope |
| Experimental rearing of longfin squid under ocean acidification conditions from June 2011 (OA Squid Rearing project) | Dino-Lite Pro2 AD-413TL USB-microscope (calibrated twice daily prior to taking the first measurement of each treatment by placing a standard in the field of view) and the DinoXcope software.
| Microscope-Optical |
| Experimental results: mantle length of squid hatched at two pH levels from June 2011 (OA Squid Rearing project) | Dino-Lite Pro2 AD-413TL USB-microscope (calibrated twice daily prior to taking the first measurement of each treatment by placing a standard in the field of view) and the DinoXcope software.
| Microscope-Optical |
| Cell counts from an experiment examining the effect of Sr on the coccolithophore Scyphosphaera apsteinii calcification | Light microscope: Instruments that generate enlarged images of samples using the phenomena of reflection and absorption of visible light. Includes conventional and inverted instruments. Sedgewick-Rafter chamber used for cell counting.
| Light microscope |
| Fish larvae abundances across the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone determined from MOCNESS sampling conducted on R/V Sally Ride cruise SR2114 from December 2021 to January 2022 | | stereoscopic microscope |
| Effect of phytosterol supplementation on Acartia egg production (PhytosterolsZooplank project) | Olympus SZH30 stereo microscope
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| Effect of phytosterol supplementation on Artemia growth (PhytosterolsZooplank project) | Olympus SZH30 stereo microscope
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| Data on hatching frequency and success from an experiment on CO2 sensitivity of Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) embryos conducted in 2020 | | Nikon SMZ-1000 stereo microscope |
| Synechococcus batch culture data (cell quotas and ratios (C,N,P), size, and diameter) from laboratory experiments in 2021 to 2022 with related isolates cultured across a range of temperatures (16-25C) | Axioplan2 microscope (Carl Zeiss, Goettingen, Germany) and Stage micrometer (Ted Pella Inc., Redding, CA)
| Axioplan2 microscope (Carl Zeiss, Goettingen, Germany) |
| T. rotula microbiome global sample | | |
| Table 3: Calanus finmarchicus and Meganyctiphanes norvegica egg hatching success, 2011-2012 | Used to count eggs and nauplii.
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| Temperature and nutrient dependent phytoplankton growth and herbivorous protist grazing rates from the Long-term Plankton Time Series site in Narragansett Bay, RI in 2017 | | Nikon Eclipse E800 |
| Changes in biovolume in three herbivorous protists measured across a temperature gradient ranging from 0 to 22 degrees Celsius for 30 days | Microscopy counts were performed with a Nikon Eclipse E800 light microscope.
| Nikon Eclipse E800 light microscope |
| Data on sea surface temperature and temperature-dependent sex ratio of Menidia in Florida from 2004-2008 (Local adaptation in Menidia project) | | dissecting microscope |
| Results from growth rate experiment with the diatom Thalassiosira wessiflogii in semi-continuous culture; conducted at the Thornton lab, TAMU from 2007-2012 (Diatom EPS Production project) | The volume of 100 diatoms from each replicate culture was determined by measuring cell length (pervalver length) and width (valver length) at 400x magnification using a light microscope (Axioplan 2, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging).
| Light microscope |
| Most probable number of various thermophiles, and total CH4 produced in microcosms from hydrothermal sampling sites from 5 cruises to the Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Ridge from 2012 to 2015 (NeMO2015 project) | Used to confirm growth of cultures
| phase-contrast light microscope |
| NH4Cl effect on growth, yield, and methane production of thermophyles, Table 3 from Topcuoglu et al (2016) | Used to confirm growth of cultures
| phase-contrast light microscope |
| Abundance- and biomass-based growth rates of three heterotrophic protists measured across a temperature gradient ranging from 0 to 22 degrees Celsius for 30 days | Microscopy counts were performed with a Nikon Eclipse E800 light microscope.
| Nikon Eclipse E800 light microscope |
| Tissue thickness measurements from coral cores collected at Jarvis Island from 2010-2015 | Nikon SMZ1500 stereomicroscope
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| CTD-associated variables, bottle salinity measurements, oxygen titrations, nutrient analyses, biogeochemical/biological variables, and DIC chemistry variables from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN376 from January to March 2020 | | A3 microscope (Zeiss UK) |
| specific growth rates of Trichodesmium GBR strain based on in vivo fluorescence for a thermal variation experiment from 2016-2018 | Used to validate growth rates calculated from fluorescence.
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| Trichodesmium thermal curve from October to November 2018 | Used to validate growth rates calculated from fluorescence.
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| Data on unhatched embryos from an experiment on CO2 sensitivity of Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) embryos conducted in 2018 | | Nikon SMZ-1000 stereo microscope |
| Abundance of copepods in Wilkinson Basin Time Series Station, Gulf of Maine, 2005-2016 | Used to identify copepods.
| Leica stereomicroscopes: models MZ12.5, MZ16.5, MZ205C or MS5 |
| C and N isotope data for zoo- and phytoplankton from west Antarctica | A sub-sample of each tow was examined under a compound microscope to determine the dominant species.
| compound microscope |
| Abundance of zooplankton identified by major taxa from R/V Atlantis, R/V Knorr, R/V Melville AT21-04, KN197-08, MV1110 in the Amazon River plume; NE coast of South America from 2010-2012 (ANACONDAS project) | Zooplankton were identified using an Olympus SZX-10 dissecting microscope at 3-60x magnification under dark and bright field illumination
| Olympus SZX-10 dissecting microscope |
| Zooplankton abundance and size data from Bongo plankton net tows conducted in the subtropical Southern California Bight during February and April 2021 | The 53 µm samples were split using a 10 ml Hensen Stempel Pipette, sorted under a dissecting microscope and zooplankton identified based on morphological characteristics and measured using an eyepiece micrometer
| Zeiss Stemi 2000-C dissecting microscope |
| Zooplankton biomass and species composition and abundance in the southeastern Caribbean Sea (Cariaco Basin) from October 2001 – January 2017 collected by the CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program | stereomicroscope
| stereomicroscope |
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