Plum, Christoph; Moorthi, Stefanie; Mike, Smykala; Fenja-Marie, Möller (2023): Gut carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus composition of Euphausia superba and Salpa thompsoni from the northern Antarctic Peninsula [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.958984
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Abstract:
Samples were collected between 03/26/2018 and 04/27/2018 around the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula (63° 0' 1.843'' S, 60° 0' 16.901''W) onboard the RV Polarstern during the PS112 campaign in order to identify the elemental composition and stoichiometry of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and salps (Salpa thompsoni). The sampling stations were situated in the survey grid of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program (AMLR). At the time of sampling, the study area was ice free and ambient Chlorophyll a levels were comparable to previous studies in this time frame (e.g. Schofield et al., 2017). The phytoplankton community was dominated by dinoflagellates, diatoms and prymnesiophytes, which is typical for autumn (March–May) around the NAP (Pauli et al., 2021). Krill and salps were sampled by using the 1.8 m² Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl Net (IKMT) equipped with a 505 μm mesh which is suitable to collect both salps and krill in good condition. The net was towed obliquely to 170 m, or 20 m from the bottom, at a speed of 2 kts. Size in mm (using graph paper, Seibert publisher) and stage of krill and salp individuals were determined on board before further processing. Prior to the elemental analysis, the digestive system of krill and salps was dissected and stored at -20 °C to determine the elemental signature of the gut content. Salp individuals were immediately dissected on board, krill individuals were frozen on board and dissected later in the lab. Measurements of gut elemental composition were done on 50 and 16 samples for krill and salps, respectively. Prior to the analyses each sample was homogenized with 500 µl distilled water. For the carbon/nitrogen (C/N) samples, 250 µl of the homogenate were transferred into pre-weighed tin capsules while the rest of the homogenized tissue was transferred into pre-weighed glass tubes for phosphorus analysis. Samples were dried at 70 °C for three weeks prior to analysis. After drying, we measured the dry weight (DW) of all samples by using a high-resolution balance (Mettler Toledo, XP-26). After drying, all C/N samples were sealed and analyzed using a CHN analyzer (Thermo, Flash EA 1112). The phosphorus samples were combusted at 450 °C for 5 hours and the ash-free dry weight (AFDW) was measured. Particulate organic phosphorus (POP) was measured photometrically by molybdate reaction after sulfuric acid and heat digestion at 90 °C, modified after (Grasshoff et al., 2009).
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Plum, Christoph; Fenja-Marie, Möller; Mike, Smykala; Moorthi, Stefanie (2023): Elemental composition and stoichiometry of krill and salps. Journal of Plankton Research, 45(2), 372-388, https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad005
Plum, Christoph; Moorthi, Stefanie; Mike, Smykala; Fenja-Marie, Möller (2023): Tissue carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus composition of Euphausia superba and Salpa thompsoni from the northern Antarctic Peninsula. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.959009
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -61.252879 * Median Longitude: -55.640558 * South-bound Latitude: -62.994610 * West-bound Longitude: -60.353480 * North-bound Latitude: -61.012640 * East-bound Longitude: -54.990500
Date/Time Start: 2018-03-31T10:39:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-04-07T14:51:00
Minimum Elevation: -477.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -336.0 m
Event(s):
PS112_25-4 * Latitude: -63.001920 * Longitude: -60.429540 * Date/Time: 2018-03-29T13:33:00 * Elevation: -477.0 m * Location: Scotia Sea * Campaign: PS112 (ANT-XXXIII/3) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Isaac-Kid-Midwater Trawl (IKMT)
PS112_50-3 * Latitude: -61.012640 * Longitude: -54.990500 * Date/Time: 2018-04-07T14:51:00 * Elevation: -336.0 m * Location: Scotia Sea * Campaign: PS112 (ANT-XXXIII/3) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Isaac-Kid-Midwater Trawl (IKMT)
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Event label | Event | ||||
2 | Cruise/expedition | Expedition | ||||
3 | Gear | Gear | ||||
4 | Abbreviation | Abbrev | of gear | |||
5 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
6 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
7 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
8 | Species | Species | Plum, Christoph | |||
9 | Species, unique identification (URI) | Species UID (URI) | Plum, Christoph | |||
10 | Length, total | TL | mm | Plum, Christoph | ||
11 | Sex | Sex | Plum, Christoph | |||
12 | Life stage | Life stage | Plum, Christoph | |||
13 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Plum, Christoph | |||
14 | Gut content, dry mass | Gut cont dm | mg | Plum, Christoph | Comparator balance, Mettler Toledo, XP26 | |
15 | Organ | Organ | Plum, Christoph | |||
16 | Ash free dry mass | afdm | mg | Plum, Christoph | Comparator balance, Mettler Toledo, XP26 | |
17 | Biomass, ash free dry mass, per dry mass | Biom afdm/dm | % | Plum, Christoph | Comparator balance, Mettler Toledo, XP26 | |
18 | Biomass as carbon | Biom C | mg | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
19 | Biomass as nitrogen | Biom N | mg | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
20 | Biomass as phosphorus | Biom P | mg | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
21 | Carbon, per dry mass | C/dm | % | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
22 | Nitrogen, per dry mass | N/dm | % | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
23 | Phosphorus, per dry mass | P/dm | % | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
24 | Carbon, organic, total | TOC | µmol | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | per gut sample |
25 | Nitrogen, organic, total | TON | µmol | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
26 | Phosphorus, organic, total | TOP | µmol | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
27 | Carbon, total, per dry mass | TC/dm | µmol/mg | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
28 | Nitrogen, total, per dry mass | TN/dm | µmol/mg | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
29 | Phosphorus, total, per dry mass | TP/dm | µmol/mg | Plum, Christoph | Carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) analyzer, Thermo Scientific, FlashEA 1112 | |
30 | Carbon/Nitrogen ratio | C/N | Plum, Christoph | Calculated | ||
31 | Carbon/Phosphorus ratio | C/P | Plum, Christoph | Calculated | ||
32 | Nitrogen/Phosphorus ratio | N/P | Plum, Christoph | Calculated |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1808 data points