Arctic coastal ecosystem survey (ACES) energetics database, Pt. Barrow Alaska, 2013-2015
The goal of this project was to develop a detailed characterization of nearshore Arctic fish communities and their habitats in order to better understand the ecological function of the coastal habitats fringing the Arctic Large Marine Ecosystem. Our approach was to characterize Arctic fish communiti...
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| Format: | Dataset |
| Language: | English |
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Axiom Data Science
2020
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.24431/rw1k44k https://search.dataone.org/#view/10.24431/rw1k44k |
| Summary: | The goal of this project was to develop a detailed characterization of nearshore Arctic fish communities and their habitats in order to better understand the ecological function of the coastal habitats fringing the Arctic Large Marine Ecosystem. Our approach was to characterize Arctic fish communities in nearshore habitats by observing seasonal changes in the communities in a variety of habitats near Pt. Barrow, Alaska and relating those changes in local environmental conditions. Through a series of weekly surveys during the ice free periods in 2013 and 2014, we characterized the nearshore fish community structure and demographic patterns among dominant species, examined the feeding ecology and energetics of nearshore fish species, used stable isotopes to elucidate food web interactions, characterized the shallow water habitats with an autonomous vessel and examined the meteorological and oceanographic forcing between the Elson Lagoon and Beaufort Sea water masses. The data files that are provided were extracted from a Microsoft Access database file (Aces Energetics database.accdb). They include 11 data tables: (NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_BioData_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_Bomb_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_composite_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_custody_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_CustodySpecies_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_LengthConversion_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_ProxComp_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_RNADNA_table.csv, NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_Tissue_table.csv, NPRB_1229_lineage_statement_table_1.csv, NPRB_1229_lineage_statement_table_2.csv). Also included is a database documentation text file that includes field definitions (NPRB_1229_Aces_energetics_database_documentation.txt) and a database relationship chart (NPRB_1229_Aces_Energetics_database_relationships.pdf). This dataset was generated under NPRB project 1229. |
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