Plant Plankton Information System — KPLANK

The Plankton Plankton Information System mainly contains quantitative phytoplankto materials for monitoring and monitoring internal and coastal waters of the environmental and regional administration. The data contains temporal and local data on the amount of phytoplankton, the interrelationships between algae groups and the composition of the species in Finland’s inland, coastal and open sea observation sites, as well as long-term trends in the number and composition of phytoplankton at monitoring sites. The system is accessible through Hertta and Open Information. The material is part of SYKE’s open data (CC BY 4.0). Monitoring data since 1963. The register also contains other data, the first of which are from 1921. The Species Information section covers the entire Baltic species. Purpose: The material is mainly intended for use by the environmental administration. The quantity and composition of phytoplankton is an important indicator for the classification of water status required by the WFD. Plant Plankton material has been used to set ecological class boundaries and to classify lake status. The data have been used to develop classification variables. The material is also increasingly used in cooperation with universities, for example in research projects and thesis. For more information: Financial investigator Marko Järvinen, SYKE, Water Centre Phytoplankton information system — KPLANK Phytoplankton information system contains mainly environment- and regional administrations’ quantitative Phytoplankton data from statutory and environmental monitoring of inland and coastal waters. Data contains temporal and spatial information such as, abundance of Phytoplankton, interrelation between taxonomic groups and species composition in Finnish inland and coastal waters, but also offshore monitoring stations. Long-term trends of composition and abundance of Phytoplankton from monitoring stations is also available. The data is part of SYKE’s open access datasets (CC BY 4.0). The information system is accessible by Hertta and Open data-services. Monitoring data is available from 1963 onwards. The database also contains other information from 1921 onwards. Species list covers all the Phytoplankton species in the Baltic Sea. Purpose of use: Data is meant mainly for environment administrations use. Abundance and species composition of Phytoplankton are important indicators when assessing state of the water bodies as required by the Water Framework Directive. Phytoplankton data has been used for setting ecological class boundaries and classification factor for the lakes. Data has been used for developing classification variables. Data is also used in collaboration with universities, for example in research projects and theses. More information: Head of unit Marko Järvinen, SYKE, Freshwater Centre Monitoring data have been available since 1963. The first phytoplankton register was established in the late 1980s. The new phytoplankton information system was introduced on 13 April 2011. Processing history: Monitoring sampling in inland waters has typically taken place every two to five years. In accordance with the EEA monitoring programme since 2000, sampling has been carried out over a three-year cycle. The monitoring network, sampling frequency and timing have been adapted in 2006 to meet the monitoring requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive. Intensive monitoring of lakes of national or regional importance has started in the 1980s. There are now 15 of these lakes. As of 2009, the phytoplankton monitoring frequency is either annual (intensive or 2-3 times a year) or repeated every three, six or 12 years. In addition, Professor Heikki Järnefelt’s phytoplankton results from 1921-1956, Professor Pertti Eloranta’s analysis of small fell lakes and national park lakes from the 1980s, Professor Kaj Granberg’s results from the Kainuu region, and the results of Jorma Keskitalo in southern Finland have been recorded. Similarly, phytoplankton material produced by compliance monitoring has been stored on the waters heavily influenced by human activity. Coastal monitoring began in the late 1960s and has focused mainly on six intensively monitored observation sites in the 1990s.