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...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Zenodo
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t |
id |
ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4934572 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4934572 2024-09-15T17:48:25+00:00 Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule Saunders, Ryan A. Tarling, Geraint A. 2017-09-20 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.1086/695767 https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t oai:zenodo.org:4934572 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode 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 Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2017 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t10.1086/695767 2024-07-26T11:14:19Z 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 fish Myctophid_data_Am.Nat_Dryad.xlsx Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica Southern Ocean Zenodo |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Zenodo |
op_collection_id |
ftzenodo |
language |
unknown |
topic |
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 Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum |
spellingShingle |
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 Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum Saunders, Ryan A. Tarling, Geraint A. Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
topic_facet |
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 Protomyctophum bolini Electrona subaspera Gymnoscopelus piabilis Protomyctophum andriashevi Protomyctophum parallelum |
description |
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 fish Myctophid_data_Am.Nat_Dryad.xlsx |
format |
Other/Unknown Material |
author |
Saunders, Ryan A. Tarling, Geraint A. |
author_facet |
Saunders, Ryan A. Tarling, Geraint A. |
author_sort |
Saunders, Ryan A. |
title |
Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
title_short |
Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
title_full |
Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
title_fullStr |
Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
title_full_unstemmed |
Data from: Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann's rule |
title_sort |
data from: southern ocean mesopelagic fish comply with bergmann's rule |
publisher |
Zenodo |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica Southern Ocean |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica Southern Ocean |
op_relation |
https://doi.org/10.1086/695767 https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t oai:zenodo.org:4934572 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gc67t10.1086/695767 |
_version_ |
1810289601140490240 |