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Published December 3, 2025 | Version v1
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Phytoplankton microscopy-based biovolumes and chlorophyll a concentrations based on FluoroProbe assessment in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon University of Minnesota System
  • 2. ROR icon University of Minnesota, Duluth

Contributors

  • 1. ROR icon University of Minnesota System
  • 2. ROR icon University of Minnesota, Duluth
  • 3. ROR icon Environmental Protection Agency
  • 4. University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute

Description

Description: Supporting data for Kovalenko et al. Limnology and Oceanography Methods includes data from the Great Lakes Biological Monitoring Program by US EPA. Included here are the aggregated phytoplankton microscopy data for pelagic phytoplankton in the Laurentian Great Lakes and simultaneously sampled fluoroprobe data for 2013-2022 along with metadata explaining fields and units of measurement. Data are aggregated at the station-season-year level. Details on sampling protocols and data treatment are available in the published Standard Operating Procedures referenced in Kovalenko et al. (2025). 

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Geographical Area Covered: Laurentian Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario), North America

Temporal Coverage: 2013-2022 with biannual sampling in spring and summer, typically April and August

Related Datasets: Additional detailed phytoplankton microscopy data and water quality data are available via Great Lakes Environmental Database from Central Data Exchange (https://cdx.epa.gov/). Raw fluoroprobe profile data are available from the EPA co-authors on reasonable request

Discipline: Limnology, Phycology, Aquatic Ecology

 

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