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Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Otolith Δ14C Bomb Radiocarbon Chronometer in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Authors: Beverly Barnett

Published On: Jun 19 2018 18:48 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7FN14RW

UDI: R4.x267.000:0100

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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-IV

Research Group:
Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Point of Contact

Beverly Barnett
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
beverly.barnett@noaa.gov

Theme keywords

Red Snapper, otolith, Δ14C, Bomb Radiocarbon, age validation, Lutjanus campechanus

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Abstract:

This data was taken from red snapper otoliths for ∆14C. Samples include adult core, adult edge and whole age-0 otoliths.

Suggested Citation:

Beverly Barnett. 2018. Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Otolith Δ14C Bomb Radiocarbon Chronometer in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7FN14RW

Publications:

Barnett, B. K., Thornton, L., Allman, R., Chanton, J. P., & Patterson, W. F. (2018). Linear decline in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) otolith Δ14C extends the utility of the bomb radiocarbon chronometer for fish age validation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy043

Purpose:

Fish age validation with the use of Δ14C in red snapper otoliths in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Data Parameters and Units:

Sample number, Analysis number, Total length (TL, mm), Otolith mass (mg), Sample date (MM/DD/YYYY), Sample type, Year of formation, Age (years), Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Mass (AMS Mass, mg), d13C (0/00), ∆14C (0/00), VPDB (Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite) is the international reference standard for carbon isotopes (i.e., d13C)