Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005
Measures of feeding activity in 17 species of shallow water marine benthos, as assessed visually by SCUBA divers. The aim of the study was to determine the seasonal and interannual variability in feeding activity. Data were taken once or twice a month over the period from October 1997 to May 2005. N...
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ftdatacite:10.5285/159edb0c-15d4-4d2b-ba49-fbd69f2e1a66 2023-05-15T13:37:37+02:00 Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005 Clarke, Andrew Peat, Helen Chapman, Alice Beaumont, Jennifer Piper, Raynor Miller, Andrew Mann, Paul 2021 text/csv https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/159edb0c-15d4-4d2b-ba49-fbd69f2e1a66 https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01543 en eng NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Open Government Licence V3.0 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOSYSTEMS","MARINE ECOSYSTEMS","BENTHIC" "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS","SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS","USE/FEEDING HABITATS" Benthos Feeding Seasonality Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica dataset Dataset 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5285/159edb0c-15d4-4d2b-ba49-fbd69f2e1a66 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Measures of feeding activity in 17 species of shallow water marine benthos, as assessed visually by SCUBA divers. The aim of the study was to determine the seasonal and interannual variability in feeding activity. Data were taken once or twice a month over the period from October 1997 to May 2005. Not all species were monitored for the entire duration of the study, and the number of observations per species ranged from 21 to 133. : Feeding was assessed visually by SCUBA divers. Individuals or colonies of selected benthic species were scored for the number visible and the number of those that were feeding. Feeding was assessed by the extent to which feeding tentacles were visibly extended into the water, and for some species a distinction was made between full and partial extension of the feeding tentacles. Data were stored in a simple flat-field database. At the end of the study the data were validated and analysed with standard statistical software to determine seasonal and interannual variability in feeding activity. Note: for species Laternula elliptica and Edwardsiella sp the Observed and Partial columns contain -9999, indicating missing data. In these species non-feeding individuals were entirely invisible so the data recorded were simply the number of individuals observed feeding within the fixed quadrat on that date. : Suspension feeding benthos are sensitive to disturbance, and may retract their feeding tentacles if disturbed by an observer or passing predator. A small number of cases where this may have influenced the data are indicated in the comments section of the data set. Dataset Antarc* Antarctica DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Ryder ENVELOPE(-68.333,-68.333,-67.566,-67.566) Ryder Bay ENVELOPE(-68.333,-68.333,-67.567,-67.567) |
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"EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOSYSTEMS","MARINE ECOSYSTEMS","BENTHIC" "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS","SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS","USE/FEEDING HABITATS" Benthos Feeding Seasonality |
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Measures of feeding activity in 17 species of shallow water marine benthos, as assessed visually by SCUBA divers. The aim of the study was to determine the seasonal and interannual variability in feeding activity. Data were taken once or twice a month over the period from October 1997 to May 2005. Not all species were monitored for the entire duration of the study, and the number of observations per species ranged from 21 to 133. : Feeding was assessed visually by SCUBA divers. Individuals or colonies of selected benthic species were scored for the number visible and the number of those that were feeding. Feeding was assessed by the extent to which feeding tentacles were visibly extended into the water, and for some species a distinction was made between full and partial extension of the feeding tentacles. Data were stored in a simple flat-field database. At the end of the study the data were validated and analysed with standard statistical software to determine seasonal and interannual variability in feeding activity. Note: for species Laternula elliptica and Edwardsiella sp the Observed and Partial columns contain -9999, indicating missing data. In these species non-feeding individuals were entirely invisible so the data recorded were simply the number of individuals observed feeding within the fixed quadrat on that date. : Suspension feeding benthos are sensitive to disturbance, and may retract their feeding tentacles if disturbed by an observer or passing predator. A small number of cases where this may have influenced the data are indicated in the comments section of the data set. |
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Clarke, Andrew Peat, Helen Chapman, Alice Beaumont, Jennifer Piper, Raynor Miller, Andrew Mann, Paul |
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Clarke, Andrew Peat, Helen Chapman, Alice Beaumont, Jennifer Piper, Raynor Miller, Andrew Mann, Paul |
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Clarke, Andrew |
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Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005 |
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Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005 |
title_full |
Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005 |
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Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005 |
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Feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at Ryder Bay, Antarctica, 1997-2005 |
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feeding activity in shallow water marine benthos at ryder bay, antarctica, 1997-2005 |
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NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre |
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2021 |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/159edb0c-15d4-4d2b-ba49-fbd69f2e1a66 https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01543 |
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ENVELOPE(-68.333,-68.333,-67.566,-67.566) ENVELOPE(-68.333,-68.333,-67.567,-67.567) |
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Ryder Ryder Bay |
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Ryder Ryder Bay |
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Antarc* Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica |
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https://doi.org/10.5285/159edb0c-15d4-4d2b-ba49-fbd69f2e1a66 |
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