Data extract from the AADC Biodiversity Database relating to phytoplankton observations on the BROKE-West voyage of the Aurora Australia, 2006

These data are an extract from the Biodiversity Database made by Johnathan Kool (phyto-broke-west) on 2025-07-18. The represent phytoplankton observations and data collected on the BROKE-West voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2006. The original data collection was performed by Andrew Davidson.

The BROKE-West survey was conducted from 30 degrees E and 80 degrees E between January and March 2006. It consisted of 1 east-west transect at the northernmost limit of the survey between 60 degrees S and 62 degrees S between the 10 and 19 of January, followed by 11 meridional transects separated by 5 degrees of longitude and extending from approximately 62 degrees S to the Antarctic continental shelf between the 19 January and 3 March.