Stable isotopes (δ15N and δ13C) from the baleen of North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

This data set contains stable isotope values (δ15N and δ13C) from the baleen of fifteen North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). The whales were taken under scientific permit from the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries, as part of the Norwegian Scientific Whaling Program (1988-1994), i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eerkes-Medrano, Dafne, Aldridge, David C, Blix, Arnoldus Schytte
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2021
Subjects:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
baleen
carbon
total
nitrogen
sampling distance
δ13C
δ15N
Date
Date/Time of event
Element analyser CHN (Costech 4010) coupled in continuous flow to a Thermo Scientific Delta V Advantage isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS)
Event label
Group
Harpoon sampler
HASA
Identification
Latitude of event
Location
Lofoten_Vesteralen_1_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_10_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_12_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_15_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_2_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_5_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_7_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_8_1992
Lofoten_Vesteralen_9_1992
Lofoten/Vesterålen
Longitude of event
Material
minke whale
Sample mass
Sex
Species
common name
Stable isotopes
Svalbard_1_1992
Svalbard_10_1992
Svalbard_11_1992
Svalbard
Lofoten
Pacific
Norway
Vesterålen
North Atlantic
Northern Norway
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.935962
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935962
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Summary:This data set contains stable isotope values (δ15N and δ13C) from the baleen of fifteen North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). The whales were taken under scientific permit from the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries, as part of the Norwegian Scientific Whaling Program (1988-1994), in various locations in Lofoten/Vesterålen (L/V) (67°30”-69°00”N; 12°00”-15°30”°E) and in Svalbard (S) (76°00”-79°30”N; 09°00”-18°00”E), in July and August of 1992. The longest baleen plate from each whale was pre-treated and sampled at one centimeter increments along the labial edge of the plate for the full length of the plate, as per methods used for Pacific minke whales (Mitani et al. 2006). Analysis of these stable isotope values was used to understand feeding and movement patterns of minke whales caught along the coast of Northern Norway and Svalbard.

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