A meta-collection of nitrogen stable isotope data measured in Arctic marine organisms from the Canadian Beaufort Sea, 1983–2013

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Heidi Swanson¹  Michael Power¹  Andrea Niemi²  Shannon A. MacPhee²  Ashley Ehrman²  Lisa Loseto²  Christine Michel²  James D. Reist²  Wojciech Walkusz²  Carolina Giraldo³  Carie Hoover⁴  Jasmine Brewster⁴ 

[1] Biology Department, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada;Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Central and Arctic Region, 501 University Crescent, R3T 2N6, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Central and Arctic Region, 501 University Crescent, R3T 2N6, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Centre Manche—Mer du Nord, Ifremer, HMMN, BP 669, F-62 321, Boulogne sur Mer, France;Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Central and Arctic Region, 501 University Crescent, R3T 2N6, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Rd., R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;

关键词: Nitrogen stable isotopes;    Trophic level;    Marine ecosystem;    Food web;    Arctic;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-021-05743-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesExisting information on Arctic marine food web structure is fragmented. Integrating data across research programs is an important strategy for building a baseline understanding of food web structure and function in many Arctic regions. Naturally-occurring stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) measured directly in the tissues of organisms are a commonly-employed method for estimating food web structure. The objective of the current dataset was to synthesize disparate δ15N, and secondarily δ13C, data in the Canadian Beaufort continental shelf region relevant to trophic and ecological studies at the local and pan-Arctic scales.Data descriptionThe dataset presented here contains nitrogen and carbon stable isotope ratios (δ15N, δ13C) measured in marine organisms from the Canadian Beaufort continental shelf region between 1983 and 2013, gathered from 27 published and unpublished sources with associated sampling metadata. A total of 1077 entries were collected, summarizing 8859 individual organisms/samples representing 333 taxa across the Arctic food web, from top marine mammal predators to primary producers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY