Marine zooplankton retrieval system design and Application in China

Zooplankton plays an important role in the marine system, so it becomes important to investigate the background information and to archive the data, as well as to analyse the corresponding parameters. As marine zooplankton species belong to various categories and morphologies, identification is difficult and requiring professional staff. Till now, database of species composition and distribution in zooplankton have not been designed in China, but these databases are so important to provide some references for the study of zooplankton.Based on the necessary of the zooplankton database, this study developed a set of software which contained zooplankton species (including taxonomy, image and size), quantity (number, biomass), temporal and spatial distribution and environmental factors (temperature, salinity, chlorophyll). The software contains parameter refering and comparative analysing, and also can facilitate the researcher to archive, analyse and share zooplankton data.This study adopted B/S structure and used Java and mysql technology, combining with struts hibernate to develop. This system manages the zooplankton data and uses line charts (jfreechart) to analyse sorts of factors and results. This system also includes background for managers to add, edit, and delete data for facilitating system extension.