cNAMMs seawater microbial community - Miraflores Lake, Panama
Only 76 L sampled; canal sampling difficult (no stopping permitted); 5-gal bucket surface water grab; yellow sample water. Collected as part of the c-NAMMs (circumnavigation - North American Marine Microbe survey) transect.
Sampling Site
Miraflores Lake, Panama
salinity
27.1
sample storage temperature
-20
organism
marine metagenome
broad-scale environmental context
freshwater biome
environmental package
water
collection date
2025-02-28
water temperature
29.5
environmental medium
fresh water
scientific_name
marine metagenome
Latitude Start
9.01056
Sampling Platform
R/V Robert Gray
sample collection method
In-line filtration of seawater; some samples used split-Y two-cooler filtration setup (see description)
Longitude Start
-79.60639
Marine Region
Panama Canal (freshwater)
local environmental context
freshwater lake biome
depth
0 (surface grab)
project name
c-NAMMs (circumnavigation - North American Marine Microbe survey)
Protocol Label
cNAMMs in-line filtration protocol (~100-120 L, ~6 m depth unless noted)
pH
8.30
Sampling Campaign
cNAMMs Eastern Pacific-to-Western Atlantic transect
geographic location (country and/or sea)
Panama