Identification

Title

Southern Ocean procellariform blood and feather stable isotope data

Abstract

This dataset comprises the delta-13C and delta-15N stable isotopic information from two tissue samples (whole blood and mantle feathers) from 16 adults of 8 species of Southern Ocean procellariform collected at Bird Island, South Georgia during the austral summer 2001-2002. There have been numerous long-term research projects carried out at Bird Island under the auspices of the British Antarctic Survey, and this data represents one very small component that has been used to examine inter-specific competition in both the breeding and non-breeding periods. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d2c301d4-8a77-4571-9667-01168356a2d3

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/download?fileIdentifier=d2c301d4-8a77-4571-9667-01168356a2d3

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description: Get a copy of this data

function: order

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/d2c301d4-8a77-4571-9667-01168356a2d3.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

1382537542770

codeSpace

CEH:EIDC:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

blood

diet

feathers

procellariform

seabird

stable isotope

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-180

East bounding longitude

180

North bounding latitude

-60

South bounding latitude

-90

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2000-12-01

End position

2001-01-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-09-30

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Blood samples were centrifuged within 1-3 h to separate cells and plasma, then kept frozen at -20degreesC until freeze-dried and homogenised for analysis. Lipids were not extracted from blood cells as this is considered unnecessary. Feather samples were dried, stored in sealed plastic bags, then later ground to a fine powder in a freezer mill operating at liquid N temperature prior to analysis. C and N isotope ratios were measured by continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry, using a Carlo Erba (model NA 1500) elemental analyzer (EA) linked to a Finnigan Tracer Mat and a Costech (model ECS 4010) EA combined with a Thermo Finnigan Delta Plus XP. Three internal laboratory standards were analysed for every ten unknown samples, and measurement precision of both Delta15N and Delta13C was estimated to be less than or equal to 0.2 parts per thousand. Internal standards are routinely (once a month) calibrated against International Atomic Energy Agency and National Institute of Standards and Technology stable isotope reference materials.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Â© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Constraint set

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-12-02T15:55:00

Metadata language

eng