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Dataset For: Incorporation of Deepwater Horizon oil in a terrestrial bird

Authors: Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea

Published On: Dec 15 2016 20:17 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7D21VN2

UDI: R4.x264.000:0004

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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-IV

Research Group:
Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

Point of Contact

Andrea Bonisoli Alquati
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
andreabonisoli@gmail.com

Data Collection Period

2011-08-28

Theme keywords

Oil incorporation, Radiocarbon, Stable carbon, Seaside sparrow, Terrestrial food web, Salt marsh

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Abstract:

We measured radiocarbon (14C) and stable carbon (13C) content in seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) feathers and crop contents collected in Bay Jimmy and Bay Sansbois, Louisiana, in August 2011. Lower 14C and 13C values in feathers and crop contents of birds from contaminated areas indicated incorporation of carbon from oil. Our results reveal a food-web link between oil exposure and a terrestrial ecosystem. This dataset supports the publication: Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Stouffer, P. C., Turner, R. E., Woltmann, S., & Taylor, S. S. (2016). Incorporation of Deepwater Horizon oil in a terrestrial bird. Environmental Research Letters, 11(11), 1–7. http://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/114023

Suggested Citation:

Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea. 2016. Dataset For: Incorporation of Deepwater Horizon oil in a terrestrial bird. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7D21VN2

Publications:

Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Stouffer, P. C., Turner, R. E., Woltmann, S., & Taylor, S. S. (2016). Incorporation of Deepwater Horizon oil in a terrestrial bird. Environmental Research Letters, 11(11), 114023. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/114023

Purpose:

We collected the data in order to test that the seaside sparrow, a terrestrial bird whose diet includes marine invertebrates, would incorporate DWH oil in its tissues.

Data Parameters and Units:

Sample ID: User defined identifier for the bird Description: Type of sample analyzed (Feathers or Gut content) Ecosystem: Descriptor of ecosystem type d13C [‰]: Stable carbon content D14C: Radiocarbon content Year: Year samples were collected Site: Location where samples were collected Latitude (decimal degrees): Latitude of the collection site Longitude (decimal degrees): Longitude of the collection site Treatment: indicator of relative oil exposure in sampling locations Sex: M=Male, F=Female Age: HY= hatch year (juvenile birds), AHY= after hatch year (adult birds) DateCollect: Date samples were collected

Methods:

14C measurements are expressed using the notation Δ14C, which is the per mille (‰) deviation from an oxalic acid international standard for radiocarbon dating (Stuiver and Polach 1977).