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

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Existing 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 description

The dataset presented here contains nitrogen and carbon sta

SUBMITTER: Ehrman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420039 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature