Southern Ocean procellariform blood and feather stable isotope data
identifier: CEH:EIDC:/1382537542770
bibliographic citation: Bodey, T.W., Ward, E.J., Phillips, R.A., McGill, R.A.R., Bearhop, S. (2013). Southern Ocean procellariform blood and feather stable isotope data. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d2c301d4-8a77-4571-9667-01168356a2d3
description: 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.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: 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.
spatial: Location
  bbox: POLYGON((-180 -90, -180 -60, 180 -60, 180 -90, -180 -90))
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2000-12-01
  end date: 2001-01-31
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Evolutionary ecology
subject: diet
subject: feathers
subject: Procellariiformes
subject: seabird
subject: stable isotope
subject: blood (tissue)
subject: bird
subject: isotope
type: Dataset
available: 2013-09-30
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/d2c301d4-8a77-4571-9667-01168356a2d3
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
access rights: UNRS
theme: Evolutionary ecology
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/d2c301d4-8a77-4571-9667-01168356a2d3
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
language: en

Bodey, T.W.
type: Person
family name: Bodey
given name: Thomas W.
member: University of Exeter

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Bodey, T.W.
type: Person
family name: Bodey
given name: T.W.
member: University of Exeter

Ward, E.J.
type: Person
family name: Ward
given name: E.J.
member: National Marine Fisheries Service

Phillips, R.A.
type: Person
family name: Phillips
given name: R.A.
member: British Antarctic Survey

McGill, R.A.R.
type: Person
family name: McGill
given name: R.A.R.
member: Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Bearhop, S.
type: Person
family name: Bearhop
given name: S.
member: University of Exeter

Evolutionary ecology
type: Concept

Procellariiformes
type: Concept

blood (tissue)
type: Concept

bird
type: Concept

isotope
type: Concept

University of Exeter
type: Organization

National Marine Fisheries Service
type: Organization

British Antarctic Survey
type: Organization

Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
type: Organization