Stable isotope data and terrain variables for isoscape modeling around two submarine canyons in the western Atlantic sampled in 2012-2013
Dates
Publication Date
2024-03-01
Start Date
2011-06-04
End Date
2013-08-27
Citation
Demopoulos, A.W.J., Smith, B.J., Bourque, J.R., Chaytor, J., McClain-Counts, J.P., Prouty, N.G., Ross, S.W., Brooke, S., Duineveld, G., and Mienis, F., 2024, Stable isotope data and terrain variables for isoscape modeling around two submarine canyons in the western Atlantic sampled in 2012-2013: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P955FYVL.
Summary
Terrain variables extracted from bathymetry were used in combination with stable isotope datasets to construct geospatially-explicit isoscapes that predicted variation in carbon and nitrogen isotopes across the canyon-slope seascape, providing insights into the distribution and flow of energy resources, relevant to understanding whole community function.
Summary
Terrain variables extracted from bathymetry were used in combination with stable isotope datasets to construct geospatially-explicit isoscapes that predicted variation in carbon and nitrogen isotopes across the canyon-slope seascape, providing insights into the distribution and flow of energy resources, relevant to understanding whole community function.
Data were collected to assess the food web structure of fauna in submarine canyons, and adjacent slopes to improve understandings of ocean resources and help develop prediction models for tracking energy resources through these communities.
