Standard Areas


This page is designed to allow free and easy access to Phytoplankton Colour index and Calanus finmarchicus monthly mean data. All data have been calculated using the Continuous Plankton Recorder standard areas. As shown in the maps below. If the maps do not appear you will need to install Flash Player 5 or later. By clicking on the standard areas you will be able to download a comma delimited file containing, year, month, monthly mean and the number of samples taken in that area during that month.

Please Note: Calanus finmarchicus was not counted at species level prior to 1958.

Colour index

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Calanus finmarchicus