Offermann, Martin; Liebscher, Erik; Werther, Lukas; Zielhofer, Christoph: Early modern text-based dataset of salmon stocks and socio-natural drivers in the Mulde River system, Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996457 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
This dataset contains information extracted from text-based primary sources concerning the construction, operation and maintenance of the salmon weir at Leisnig, Saxony between 1616 and 1767 CE. The archival documents were retrieved from the Dresden State Archives and transcribed selectively according to their relevance to salmon catches, fisheries costs and revenues, damage incidents, and legal disputes relating to salmon fishing. For each relevant entry, the year, locality, planned and realised revenues and costs, catch numbers and weights, timber requirements, and reported causes of damage, including ice, floods, warfare and unspecified causes, were recorded where available. Brief content descriptions, archival references, source types, communicative occasions and additional notes were also documented. The extracted information was entered into a structured database that combines quantitative variables with qualitative annotations, thereby preserving the archival provenance and documentary context of each record.
Keyword(s):
Supplement to:
Offermann, Martin; Hein, Michael; Liebscher, Erik; Wolter, Christian; Werther, Lukas; Zielhofer, Christoph (in prep.): Early modern text-based evidence of salmon stock decline and potential socio-natural drivers in the Mulde River system (Germany).
Related to:
Hegemann, Ronja; Offermann, Martin; Hein, Michael; Rabiger-Völlmer, Johannes; Zielhofer, Christoph (2025): Historical salmon (Salmo salar) catches in the Elbe catchment since the 16th century according to historical sources and recent catch data [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.974369
Henke, Yamuna; Hegemann, Ronja; Offermann, Martin; Hein, Michael; Rabiger-Völlmer, Johannes; Zielhofer, Christoph (2025): Gridded habitat ranges of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gathered from historical sources [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.974401
Offermann, Martin; Hein, Michael; Hegemann, Ronja; Gödecke, Kay; Hegner, Lucas; Henke, Yamuna; Schäfer, Nele; Shelukhina, Hanna; Liebscher, Erik; Opel, S; Rabiger-Völlmer, Johannes; Werther, Lukas; Zielhofer, Christoph (2025): Eco-morphological changes and potential salmon habitat suitability since pre-industrial times in the Mulde River system (Germany). E&G - Quaternary Science Journal, 74, 325-354, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-74-325-2025
Offermann, Martin; Hein, Michael; Liebscher, Erik; Werther, Lukas; Zielhofer, Christoph (in prep.): Early modern text-based evidence of salmon stocks and potential socio-natural drivers in the Mulde River system (Germany): the basic dataset.
Offermann, Martin; Hein, Michael; Werther, Lukas; Zielhofer, Christoph: Early modern text-based dataset of demography, economy, social and environmental crises from the Mulde River system, Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996459
Source:
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (DFG), grant/award no. ZI 721/24-1 (509892881): SPP 2361: On the Way to the Fluvial Anthroposphere
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 51.149159 * Median Longitude: 12.936774 * South-bound Latitude: 51.089194 * West-bound Longitude: 12.927900 * North-bound Latitude: 51.157430 * East-bound Longitude: 13.001111
Date/Time Start: 1437-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-01-01T00:00:00
Event(s):
Historical_salmon_catches_Site_125 (Site_125) * Latitude Start: 51.157430 * Longitude Start: 12.927900 * Latitude End: 51.157430 * Longitude End: 12.927900 * Date/Time Start: 1437-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-01-01T00:00:00 * Location Start: Leisnig, Saxony, Germany * Location End: Leisnig, Saxony, Germany * Method/Device: Literary studies (LIT)
Historical_salmon_catches_Site_126 (Site_126) * Latitude Start: 51.089194 * Longitude Start: 13.001111 * Latitude End: 51.089194 * Longitude End: 13.001111 * Date/Time Start: 1655-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1736-01-01T00:00:00 * Location Start: Diedenhain, Saxony, Germany * Location End: Diedenhain, Saxony, Germany * Method/Device: Literary studies (LIT)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 2 | Identification | ID | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Offermann, Martin | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Offermann, Martin | Geocode | ||
| 5 | Year of observation | Year obs | a AD | Offermann, Martin | final | |
| 6 | Year of observation | Year obs | a AD | Offermann, Martin | from source | |
| 7 | Location | Location | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 8 | Section | Sect | Offermann, Martin | 0: point data; 1: river section data | ||
| 9 | Abundance | Abund | Offermann, Martin | of salmon; 0: no salmon catches; 1: concrete number of salmon catches mentioned in reference; 2: minor number of salmon catches; 3: large number of salmon catches | ||
| 10 | Revenue | Revenue | Gulden | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 11 | Revenue | Revenue | Groschen | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 12 | Revenue | Revenue | Pfennig | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 13 | Revenue | Revenue | Gulden | Offermann, Martin | total; calculated by 1:21:252 ratio between Guldens:Groschens:Pfennigs | |
| 14 | Catch | Catch | # | Offermann, Martin | final; count data used for analysis | |
| 15 | Catch | Catch | # | Offermann, Martin | in source/reference | |
| 16 | Biomass, per year | Biom/year | lb | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 17 | Cost | Cost | Gulden | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 18 | Cost | Cost | Groschen | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 19 | Cost | Cost | Pfennig | Offermann, Martin | ||
| 20 | Cost | Cost | Gulden | Offermann, Martin | total; calculated by 1:21:252 ratio between Guldens:Groschens:Pfennigs | |
| 21 | Wood | Wood | # | Offermann, Martin | total of trees needed to build or maintain a weir | |
| 22 | Damage | Damage | Offermann, Martin | reported | ||
| 23 | Damage by ice | Damage ice | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 24 | Damage by flood | Damage flood | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 25 | Damage by war | Damage war | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 26 | Description | Description | Offermann, Martin | of damages and additional qualitative information about catches | ||
| 27 | River | River | Offermann, Martin | |||
| 28 | Data source | Data source | Offermann, Martin | Literature reference | ||
| 29 | Data source | Data source | Offermann, Martin | sheet or page number | ||
| 30 | Data source | Data source | Offermann, Martin | type; primary or secondary source | ||
| 31 | Replicate | Repl | Offermann, Martin | 0: data only mentioned in one reference; 1: data mentioned in multiple references | ||
| 32 | Data availability (true/false) | Data availability | Offermann, Martin | in Wolter (2015); 0: not mentioned; 1: mentioned | ||
| 33 | Data availability (true/false) | Data availability | Offermann, Martin | in Wanderfische.eu database; 0: not included; 1: included | ||
| 34 | Comment | Comment | Offermann, Martin |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1237 data points