This item contains data on foraminifera collected during Eltanin cruises 15-19 dated from October 26, 1964 to August 24, 1965. Some data sheets from cruise 13 are also included. Spine of the item records serial numbers 4397-4509. Stations visited during these cruises were located in the South Pacific Ocean ranging from near the South American Continent to near New Zealand. Other locations may be included. These data sheets contain the following data fields: ship name, cruise no., station no., sample no., total no. samples, date collected, time, depth range, water filtered, plankton displ. vol., surface temp. and salinity, coordinates, estimated and actual count, species, total specimens in sample, relative abundance, absolute abundance, and total.
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