Fanelli, Emanuela; Menicucci, Samuele; Malavolti, Sara; De Felice, Andrea; Leonori, Iole (2022): Stable isotope data of mesozooplankton from the Adriatic basin (Mediterranean Sea) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.945541
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Published: 2022-06-20 • DOI registered: 2022-09-23
Abstract:
Zooplankton plays a key role in the marine food webs, and it represents the main food source for small pelagics, one of the most exploited resources in the Adriatic Sea. In order to deepen our knowledge of zooplankton assemblage structure and trophodynamics in one of the most productive areas of the Mediterranean sea, but at the same time highly impacted by human activities, community and Stable Isotope Analyses (SIA) were performed on zooplankton samples. Here SIA data are provided. Zooplankton samples were collected on board R/V G. Dallaporta during the acoustic survey MEDIAS 2019 geographic subarea (GSA) 17 and GSA 18 (Leonori et al., 2021, https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.26001) that took place in June–July 2019, in the continental shelf waters of the western Adriatic Sea. Vertical hauls were performed using a WP2 plankton net, starting from 3 m above the bottom (or from 100 m depth in the deepest hauls), to the surface. Zooplankton samples were frozen on board and analysed in the laboratory to characterize the planktonic community, both at assemblage and trophic structure levels. After taxonomical identification, samples were dried and analysed through an elemental analyser (Thermo FlashEA 1112) for the determination of total carbon and nitrogen and then analysed for δ13C and δ15N in a continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometer (Thermo Delta Plus XP) (Post et al., 2007, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-006-0630-x).
Supplement to:
Fanelli, Emanuela; Menicucci, Samuele; Malavolti, Sara; De Felice, Andrea; Leonori, Iole (2022): Spatial changes in community composition and food web structure of mesozooplankton across the Adriatic basin (Mediterranean Sea). Biogeosciences, 19(6), 1833-1851, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1833-2022
Related to:
Benedetti, Fabio; Gasparini, Stéphane; Ayata, Sakina-Dorothée (2016): Identifying copepod functional groups from species functional traits. Journal of Plankton Research, 38(1), 159-166, https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbv096
Fanelli, Emanuela; Cartes, Joan E; Papiol, V (2011): Food web structure of deep-sea macrozooplankton and micronekton off the Catalan slope: Insight from stable isotopes. Journal of Marine Systems, 87(1), 79-89, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.03.003
Hébert, Marie-Pier; Beisner, Beatrix E; Maranger, Roxane (2016): A compilation of quantitative functional traits for marine and freshwater crustacean zooplankton. Ecology, 97(4), 1081-1081, https://doi.org/10.1890/15-1275.1
Leonori, Iole; Tičina, Vjekoslav; Giannoulaki, Marianna; Hattab, Tarek; Iglesias, Magdalena; Bonanno, Angelo; Costantini, Ilaria; Canduci, Giovanni; Machias, Athanassios; Ventero, Ana; Somarakis, Stylianos; Tsagarakis, Konstantinos; Bogner, Danijela; Barra, Marco; Basilone, Gualtiero; Genovese, Simona; Juretić, Tea; Gašparević, Denis; De Felice, Andrea (2021): History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Marine Science, 22(4), 751-768, https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.26001
Liquete, Camino; Somma, Francesca; Maes, Joachim (2011): A clear delimitation of coastal waters facing the EU environmental legislation: from the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Environmental Science & Policy, 14(4), 432-444, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2011.02.003
Post, David M; Layman, Craig A; Arrington, D Albrey; Takimoto, Gaku; Quattrochi, John; Montaña, Carman G (2007): Getting to the fat of the matter: models, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotope analyses. Oecologia, 152(1), 179-189, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-006-0630-x
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 42.825748 * Median Longitude: 15.259788 * South-bound Latitude: 40.942700 * West-bound Longitude: 12.410000 * North-bound Latitude: 45.573333 * East-bound Longitude: 17.763017
Date/Time Start: 2019-06-12T12:15:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-07-17T20:40:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 11 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 100 m
Event(s):
MEDIAS19_4NA_IN * Latitude: 45.573333 * Longitude: 13.701667 * Date/Time Start: 2019-06-12T12:15:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-06-13T13:15:00 * Elevation: -18.0 m * Location: Adriatic Sea * Campaign: MEDIAS-19 (MEDIAS 2019) * Basis: G. Dallaporta * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2)
MEDIAS19_5SA_OFF * Latitude: 42.172783 * Longitude: 16.582833 * Date/Time: 2019-07-08T00:20:00 * Elevation: -158.0 m * Location: Adriatic Sea * Campaign: MEDIAS-19 (MEDIAS 2019) * Basis: G. Dallaporta * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2)
MEDIAS19_11SA_IN * Latitude: 41.798817 * Longitude: 16.349450 * Date/Time: 2019-07-09T03:10:00 * Elevation: -42.0 m * Location: Adriatic Sea * Campaign: MEDIAS-19 (MEDIAS 2019) * Basis: G. Dallaporta * Method/Device: WP-2 towed closing plankton net (WP2)
Comment:
Functional groups (abbreviation: full name: ecological meaning):
* FF-HERB: filter feeders-herbivores: primary consumers
* OMN-HERB: omnivores-herbivores: omnivores with a clear tendency toward herbivory, encompassing mostly herbivore species, but that can feed also small particles and ciliates hyperiid Lycaea pulex
* OMN-CARN: omnivores-carnivores: small carnivores, similarly to OMN-HERB but with greater preference for small zooplankton
* CARN: carnivores: strictly carnivore species, including also the parasite Lycaea pulex
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Samples were analyzed through an elemental analyser (Thermo FlashEA 1112) for the determination of total carbon and nitrogen and then analysed for δ13C and δ15N in a continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometer (Thermo Delta Plus XP) at the Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory of the University of Palermo (Italy). The stable isotope ratio was expressed, in relation to international standards (atmospheric N2 and Pee Dee Belemnite for δ15N and δ13C, respectively), where R is δ13C or δ15N: (R_sample/R_standard)-1)*10e3. Analytical precision based on standard deviations of internal standards (International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA-CH-6, IAEA-NO-3, and IAEA-N-2) ranged from 0.10 ‰ to 0.19 ‰ for δ13C and 0.02 ‰ to 0.08 ‰ for δ15N.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Fanelli, Emanuela | |||
| 2 | Taxon/taxa | Taxa | Fanelli, Emanuela | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 3 | Life stage | Life stage | Fanelli, Emanuela | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 4 | Taxon/taxa, unique identification (URI) | Taxa UID (URI) | Fanelli, Emanuela | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 5 | Taxon/taxa, unique identification (Semantic URI) | Taxa UID (Semantic URI) | Fanelli, Emanuela | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 6 | δ15N, mesozooplankton | δ15N mesozoopl | ‰ air | Fanelli, Emanuela | Elemental analyzer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, FlashEA 1112; coupled with Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Delta Plus XP | |
| 7 | δ13C, mesozooplankton | δ13C mesozoopl | ‰ PDB | Fanelli, Emanuela | Elemental analyzer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, FlashEA 1112; coupled with Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Delta Plus XP | Vienna PDB, corrected |
| 8 | Location | Location | Fanelli, Emanuela | Subareas: CA = central Adriatic basin, SA = southern Adriatic basin, NA = northern Adriatic basin | ||
| 9 | Location type | Loc type | Fanelli, Emanuela | Definition of inshore and offshore stations according to Liquete et al. (2011) and Fanelli et al. (2022) | In: inshore, Off: offshore | |
| 10 | Feeding type | Feeding type | Fanelli, Emanuela | Functional groups adapted from the classification in Hebert et al. (2016), Benedetti et al. (2016), Fanelli et al. (2011) | FF-HERB: filter feeders-herbivores; OMN-HERB: omnivores-herbivores; OMN-CARN: omnivores-carnivores; CARN: carnivores | |
| 11 | Station label | Station | Fanelli, Emanuela | Code and GSA | ||
| 12 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Fanelli, Emanuela | Geocode | ||
| 13 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Fanelli, Emanuela | Geocode | ||
| 14 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Fanelli, Emanuela | Geocode | ||
| 15 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Fanelli, Emanuela | Geocode – Haul depth | |
| 16 | Method comment | Method comm | Fanelli, Emanuela |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1116 data points