Abstract
Stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur were analyzed for demersal reef fishes (n=743) collected in the north central Gulf of Mexico between June 2015 and August 2016.
Purpose
To understand the trophic dynamics of demersal shelf fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.
Keywords
stable isotopes, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, Shelf
UDI
R4.x267.000:0031
Date
May 2017
Point of Contact
Name
William Frank Patterson
Organization
University of Florida / Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Funding Source
RFP-4
DOI
10.7266/N7445JW6
Rights Information
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Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
William Patterson, Kristen Dahl. 2017. Stable Isotope Analysis of North Central Gulf of Mexico Demersal Shelf Fishes, June 2015 - August 2016. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7445JW6
Comments
Supplemental Information
Sample number, Sample Date (date of sample collection, MM/DD/YYYY), Species (fish species name), Family (fish family name), Lat (latitude, decimal degrees), Long (longitude, decimal degrees), C:N (ratio of the mass of carbon to nitrogen), δ15N (nitrogen isotope ratio, ‰), δ13C (carbon isotope ration, ‰), δ34S (sulfur isotope ratio, ‰)|||||