| EV |
EBV |
| Realm |
Marine |
| EBV class |
Community composition |
| EBV name |
Genetic diversity of selected marine taxa |
| Step in identification process |
TDB |
| Definition |
Diversity based on morphology of marine plankton in the Southern Ocean within contiguous spatial units (horizontal and vertical grid cells) over time |
| Metric |
𝛃-diversity |
| Spatial resolution unit |
From Niskin samples to CPR tows, depending on location |
| Temporal resolution unit |
Monthly, over several years |
| Taxonomic/ ecosystem focus group |
Open ocean copepods |
| Which EESVs can be deduced from this EBV? |
Ecological supply |