Identification

Title

Environmental correlates of large-scale spatial variation in the Delta13C of marine animals

Abstract

Carbon stable isotopes can be used to trace the sources of energy supporting food chains and to estimate the contribution of different sources to a consumer's diet. However, the δ13C signature of a consumer is not sufficient to infer source without an appropriate isotopic baseline, because there is no way to determine if differences in consumer δ13C reflect source changes or baseline variation. Describing isotopic baselines is a considerable challenge when applying stable isotope techniques at large spatial scales and/or to interconnected food chains in open marine environments. One approach is to use filter-feeding consumers to integrate the high frequency and small-scale variation in the isotopic signature of phytoplankton and provide a surrogate baseline, but it can be difficult to sample a single consumer species at large spatial scales owing to rarity and/or discontinuous distribution. Here, we use the isotopic signature of a widely distributed filter-feeder the queen scallop (*Aequipecten opercularis*) in the north-eastern Atlantic to develop a model linking base δ13C to environmental variables. Data includes catch data, isotope analysis data, environmental data and associated positional data.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/2989

name: Cefas Data Portal

description: The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols.

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS2989

codeSpace

https://data.cefas.co.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-01-11

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-01-11

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.00

East bounding longitude

9.00

North bounding latitude

61.50

South bounding latitude

49.50

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2001-07-26

End position

2001-09-29

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2014-02-27

date type

revision

effective date

2023-02-01

date type

creation

effective date

2013-11-21

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Scallops, dab (*Limanda limanda*) and whiting (*Merlangus merlangius*) were caught with a Grande Ouverture Verticale (GOV) demersal trawl and 2m or 4m beam trawls. Stations in the North Sea, Celtic Sea and English Channel were fished using the standard protocols for fisheries surveys. The GOV and 4m beam trawls were fitted wih a cod-end of 20mm stretched mesh and the 2m beam trawl was fitted with a cod-end of 4mm stretched mesh. At each site, up to 7 scallops were selected at random from all individuals with a shell height of 50-60mm. They were weighed to 0.1g and immediatedly frozen to -30°C. Up to 3 dab and 3 whiting were also retained: dab were selected between 190 and 210mm and whiting between 240 and 260mm. Each fish was weighed to the nearest g and measured to the nearest mm.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-12-10

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

Unknown

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

email address

defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-02-01T01:56:20

Metadata language