This dataset consists of analysed phytoplankton data from the years 2001-2017
inclusive collected in UK waters from the SmartBuoy moorings at Celtic Deep,
Dowsing, Gabbard/West Gabbard/WestGabbard2, Warp and Liverpool Bay using WMS
and EDU automated water samplers. SmartBuoys consist of a 4 meter tall
stainless steel frame with a fibreglass toroid for buoyancy. Instruments are
attached at a nominal 1 meter depth to the frame. The water samplers collect
into pre-spiked bags containing acidified Lugols Iodine on a pre-determined
cycle over the course of a deployment. Following recovery these samples were
analysed for a full community of phytoplankton species using the Utermohl
method on high-power inverted microscopes. Phytoplankton cell counts are
abundance values reported in Cells per Litre.
