Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Spitz, Jérome; Fonseca, Catarina T; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi; Silva, Mónica A (2022): Compilation of major and trace element concentrations in mesopelagic and other species from the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.945907, In: Silva, Mónica A; Fonseca, Catarina T; Olivar, M Pilar; Bernal, Ainhoa; Spitz, Jérome; Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Jónasdóttir, Sigrún Huld; Colaço, Ana; Carmo, Vanda; Sutton, Tracey T; Menezes, Gui M; Falkenhaug, Tone; Bergstad, Odd Aksel; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi (2022): Compilation of data to assess trophic interactions in mesopelagic food webs in the central and Northeast Atlantic, and in the Mediterranean Sea [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.946020
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Abstract:
Organisms accumulate major and trace elements (including metals) directly from the external environment and/or indirectly through diet. As such, their elemental composition can help to infer dietary preferences, solve trophic links and/or inform quantitative dietary analysis primarily based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes or on fatty acids (Lahaye et al. 2005, Ramos and González-Solís 2012, Soto et al. 2016, Majdi et al. 2018). This dataset reports the total concentrations of 30 major and trace elements analysed in whole bodies or in the muscle tissue of 82 unique species or genera characteristic of meso- to bathypelagic waters (referred as “mesopelagic”) or living on the continental shelf (referred as “other”). The species encompass jellyfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, fish, and were collected in North Atlantic and Mediterranean areas between 1968 and 2018. When available, the sampling method/gear as well as the sampling depth are specified. For the element mercury (Hg), the concentration of organic forms (referred as methyl-Hg) is also given when available, as well the percentage of these organic forms (% methyl-Hg) relative to total Hg. A column specifies whether concentrations are expressed on a dry weight or wet weight basis (weight of the animal tissue after being dried or containing water, respectively). All element concentrations given on a wet weight basis can be converted on a dry weight basis (and vice-versa if necessary) according to the percentages of moisture given for each sample analysed (when available). Data were compiled from 27 published studies/papers for which DOI are indicated, for further details and information on the samples analysed and/or the analytical techniques used.
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Silva, Mónica A; Fonseca, Catarina T; Olivar, M Pilar; Bernal, Ainhoa; Spitz, Jérome; Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Jónasdóttir, Sigrún Huld; Colaço, Ana; Carmo, Vanda; Sutton, Tracey T; Menezes, Gui M; Falkenhaug, Tone; Bergstad, Odd Aksel; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi (2022): MesopTroph, a database of trophic parameters to study interactions in mesopelagic food webs. Scientific Data, 9(1), 716, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01831-3
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Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Gilbert, Lola; Caurant, Florence; Méndez-Fernandez, Paula; Bustamante, Paco; Brault-Favrou, Maud; Spitz, Jérome (2022): Essential element (micro-nutrient) concentrations in 78 coastal to oceanic forage species sampled in the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic, between 2002 and 2008. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.940861
Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Munschy, Catherine; Bruzac, Sandrine; Caurant, Florence; Churlaud, Carine; Crochet, Sylvette; Guillou, Gaël; Mauffret, Aourell; Méndez-Fernandez, Paula; Niol, Jasmin; Sireau, Teddy; Steinberg, Claire; Wessel, Nathalie; Spitz, Jérome (2021): Stable isotopes, energy density and elemental composition of deep pelagic crustaceans and fish sampled in October 2017 in the Bay of Biscay, North-East Atlantic. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.937345
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Silva, Mónica A; Fonseca, Catarina T; Olivar, M Pilar; Bernal, Ainhoa; Spitz, Jérome; Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Jónasdóttir, Sigrún Huld; Colaço, Ana; Carmo, Vanda; Sutton, Tracey T; Menezes, Gui M; Falkenhaug, Tone; Bergstad, Odd Aksel; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi (2022): Dictionary for MesopTroph database. Data_dictionary_v6.txt
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Median Latitude: 40.173907 * Median Longitude: -10.294569 * South-bound Latitude: 0.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.500000 * North-bound Latitude: 76.500000 * East-bound Longitude: 33.500000
Minimum DEPTH, water: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 1500 m
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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