Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule
The applicability of macroecological rules to patterns in body size varies between taxa. One of the most examined is Bergmann's rule, which states that body size increases with decreasing temperature and increasing latitude, although the rule is not universal and the proposed mechanisms underpi...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:50|dedup_wf_001::badd6d15c866c7a2b9600319f62cb6c5 2023-05-15T13:33:49+02:00 Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule Saunders, Ryan A. Tarling, Geraint A. 2017-01-01 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t en eng Dryad http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t lic_creative-commons 10.5061/dryad.gc67t oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:99061 oai:services.nod.dans.knaw.nl:Products/dans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:99061 10|openaire____::9e3be59865b2c1c335d32dae2fe7b254 10|re3data_____::94816e6421eeb072e7742ce6a9decc5f 10|re3data_____::84e123776089ce3c7a33db98d9cd15a8 10|openaire____::081b82f96300b6a6e3d282bad31cb6e2 re3data_____::r3d100000044 10|eurocrisdris::fe4903425d9040f680d8610d9079ea14 Electrona carlsbergi Protomyctophum gemmatum Gymnoscopelus sp Electrona antarctica Gymnoscopelus braueri Gymnoscopelus nicholsi Krefftichthys anderssoni Protomyctophum tenisoni Protomyctophum choriodon Gymnoscopelus fraseri Protomyctophum sp Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Nannobrachium achirus Ecology: thermal Fish Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum Life sciences medicine and health care Biogeography Macroecology Scotia Sea Southern Ocean envir geo Dataset https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_ddb1/ 2017 fttriple https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t 2023-01-22T17:41:41Z The applicability of macroecological rules to patterns in body size varies between taxa. One of the most examined is Bergmann's rule, which states that body size increases with decreasing temperature and increasing latitude, although the rule is not universal and the proposed mechanisms underpinning it are multifarious and lack congruence. This study considers the degree to which Bergmann's rule applies to the Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish community. We studied patterns in body size, temperature and latitude across a 12° latitudinal gradient within the Scotia-Weddell sector. Intra-specific Bergmann's rule was found to apply to 8 out of the 11 biomass-dominant species in the family Myctophidae. The rule was also apparent at an inter-specific level. Our study suggests that greater attainable body size in this community is a necessary attribute to reach colder regions further south. The adherence of these taxa to Bergmann's rule enables such species to act as sentinels for identifying the drivers and consequences of ocean warming on the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Body size and temperature at depth measurements for Southern Ocean myctophid fishMyctophid_data_Am.Nat_Dryad.xlsx Dataset Antarc* Antarctica Scotia Sea Southern Ocean Unknown Southern Ocean Scotia Sea Weddell |
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Electrona carlsbergi Protomyctophum gemmatum Gymnoscopelus sp Electrona antarctica Gymnoscopelus braueri Gymnoscopelus nicholsi Krefftichthys anderssoni Protomyctophum tenisoni Protomyctophum choriodon Gymnoscopelus fraseri Protomyctophum sp Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Nannobrachium achirus Ecology: thermal Fish Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum Life sciences medicine and health care Biogeography Macroecology Scotia Sea Southern Ocean envir geo |
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Electrona carlsbergi Protomyctophum gemmatum Gymnoscopelus sp Electrona antarctica Gymnoscopelus braueri Gymnoscopelus nicholsi Krefftichthys anderssoni Protomyctophum tenisoni Protomyctophum choriodon Gymnoscopelus fraseri Protomyctophum sp Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Nannobrachium achirus Ecology: thermal Fish Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum Life sciences medicine and health care Biogeography Macroecology Scotia Sea Southern Ocean envir geo Saunders, Ryan A. Tarling, Geraint A. Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
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Electrona carlsbergi Protomyctophum gemmatum Gymnoscopelus sp Electrona antarctica Gymnoscopelus braueri Gymnoscopelus nicholsi Krefftichthys anderssoni Protomyctophum tenisoni Protomyctophum choriodon Gymnoscopelus fraseri Protomyctophum sp Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Nannobrachium achirus Ecology: thermal Fish Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum Life sciences medicine and health care Biogeography Macroecology Scotia Sea Southern Ocean envir geo |
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The applicability of macroecological rules to patterns in body size varies between taxa. One of the most examined is Bergmann's rule, which states that body size increases with decreasing temperature and increasing latitude, although the rule is not universal and the proposed mechanisms underpinning it are multifarious and lack congruence. This study considers the degree to which Bergmann's rule applies to the Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish community. We studied patterns in body size, temperature and latitude across a 12° latitudinal gradient within the Scotia-Weddell sector. Intra-specific Bergmann's rule was found to apply to 8 out of the 11 biomass-dominant species in the family Myctophidae. The rule was also apparent at an inter-specific level. Our study suggests that greater attainable body size in this community is a necessary attribute to reach colder regions further south. The adherence of these taxa to Bergmann's rule enables such species to act as sentinels for identifying the drivers and consequences of ocean warming on the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Body size and temperature at depth measurements for Southern Ocean myctophid fishMyctophid_data_Am.Nat_Dryad.xlsx |
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Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
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Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
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Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
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Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
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Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
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data from: southern ocean mesopelagic fish comply with bergmann's rule |
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Antarc* Antarctica Scotia Sea Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctica Scotia Sea Southern Ocean |
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