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type: Concept

PULSE
type: Concept
in scheme: projects
definition: The "PULSE" ("http://pulse.unh.edu/") of the Gulf of Maine is a collaborative project with local New Hampshire fishermen that seeks to develop a long-term database for environmental variables in the pelagic ecosystem. Weekly samples for zooplankton, phytoplankton, hydrography and nutrients are collected at two different environments: near-shore and off-shore. Such fine scale resolution as this will reveal interesting patterns through time that scientists have only had "snap-shots" of in the past. The data collected here is going to be used in mathematical models that are being refined for the use of ultimately helping fishery managers predict future fishery limits. [Summary adapted from "http://pulse.unh.edu/")