Abstract:

This dataset includes δ15N and δ13C ratios and nutritional characteristics for putative prey species of bottlenose dolphins.

Suggested Citation:

Worthy, Graham, Randall Wells, and Shannon Martin. 2014. Western Florida Panhandle Fish Isotopes November 2010 to July 2011. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7DN431W

Purpose:

These data allowed analyses that would lead to a predictive model of diet composition of the apex predators (e.g. dolphins).

Data Parameters and Units:

This dataset gives collection location, species, standard and total length, and isotopic values for 985 individual fish collected between November 2010 and July 2011.Sample Date (MM/DD/YYYY), latitude (decimal degrees), longitude (decimal degrees), depth (meters), water temperature (degrees Celsius), dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, salinity, secchi disk (meters), Scientific name (Lutjonus campechanus, Strongylura marina, Orthopristis chrysoptera, Lagodon rhomboides, Bairdiella chrysoura, Leiostomus xanthurus, Cynoscion nebulosus, Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema, Eucinostomus spp., Micropogonias undulatus, Lolliguncula brevis, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, Etroglus crossotus, Peprilus burti, Ariopsis felis, Synodus foetens, Doryteuthis plei, Sciaenops ocellatus, Diplectrum formosum, Urophycis floridana, Cynoscion arenarius, Hyporhamphus meeki, Paralichthys abligutta, Eucinostomus sp, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, Rachycentron canadum, Trachinops carolinensis, Opsanus beta, Elops saurus, Oligoplites saurus, Fundulus similis, Archosargus probatocephalus, Eucinostomus harengulus, Brevoortia spp., Pagrus pagrus, Rhomboplites aurorubens, Lutjanus campechanus), Common name, standard length (millimeters), total length (millimeters), delta 15N (ppt), delta 13C (ppt)

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