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Stable Isotopes in Biota in Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2007
Time Period
2008
Time Period
2013
Time Period
2014

Citation

Rosen, M.R., and Tarar, A.M., 2020, Data for Analysis of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2G0Q.

Summary

This dataset presents the results of analysis of aquatic biota tissue samples, collected over multiple sampling events from in from 2007 to 2014 at three sites (Las Vegas Bay, Overton Arm, and Boulder Basin) in Lake Mead National Recreational Area. The tissue samples were analyzed for concentrations of Carbon 13 and Nitrogen 15 isotopes by the University of California, Davis in Davis, California. Data are presented in 1 spreadsheet worksheet that is organized by year, location, and taxa. General trophic level (Vander Zanden and Rasmussen, 1999) and calculations of benthic reliance (Umek and others, 2010) also are included. Combined data from sampling events in 2007 and 2008 previously were published in Umek and others, 2010. Common [...]

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Purpose

These data were collected as part of a cooperative study with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Park Service (NPS), and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to determine the food web structure of Lake Mead. This work was coupled with organic contaminant data to understand how these compounds bioaccumulate through the food web.

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