Dataset title: Large consumer isotope values, Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), May 2005 to Present Dataset ID: LT_TDCS_Heithaus_002 Research type: Long-Term Dataset Creator Name: Dr Michael Heithaus Position: coPI Organization: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 250A Address: 3000 NE 151 St North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-5234 Fax: 305-919-4030 Email: heithaus@fiu.edu URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~heithaus/ Name: Philip Matich Position: Graduate Student Organization: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334 Address: 3000 NE 151 St North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-4263 Fax: 305-919-4030 Email: pmati001@fiu.edu Name: Adam Rosenblatt Position: Graduate Student Organization: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334 Address: 3000 NE 151 St North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-4263 Fax: 305-919-4030 Email: arose007@fiu.edu URL: http://adam.rosenblatt.googlepages.com/home Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract This dataset provides information on the stable isotope values from multiple tissues from various consumers (especially bull sharks and American alligators) sampled within the Shark River Slough. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected from the mouth of the Shark River to approximately 30km upstream in Rookery Branch West bounding coordinate: -81.138 East bounding coordinate: -81.031 North bounding coordinate: 25.378 South bounding coordinate: 25.209 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 FCE LTER Sites: SRS4, SRS5, SRS6 All Sites Geographic Description:DR (Down River generally near SRS6) Longitude:-81.099 Latitude:25.328 Geographic Description:SRS5 Longitude:-81.01 Latitude:25.37 Geographic Description:TB (Upper (TBU) & Lower Box (TBL)) (generally near SRS4) Longitude:-80.96 Latitude:25.41 Geographic Description:UR (Up River, throughout Rookery Branch) Longitude:-80.87 Latitude:25.45 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2005-05-11 End Date: 2018-07-18 Data Table Entity Name: LT_TDCS_Heithaus_002.txt Entity Description: Large consumer isotope values, Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park Object Name: LT_TDCS_Heithaus_002.txt Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: Collection date Attribute Definition: sampling date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SITENAME Attribute Label: Name of Sampling Site Attribute Definition: sampling location Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: sampling location Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Alligator_CatchID Attribute Label: ID Attribute Definition: alligator catch ID number Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: alligator catch ID number Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Catch_Method Attribute Label: Catch Method Attribute Definition: how consumer was caught Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: how consumer was caught Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Latitude_DD Attribute Label: Latitude_DD Attribute Definition: Latitude Storage Type: coordinate Measurement Scale: Latitude Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Longitude_DD Attribute Label: Longitude_DD Attribute Definition: Longitude Storage Type: coordinate Measurement Scale: Longitude Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Species_CommonName Attribute Label: Species_CommonName Attribute Definition: common name of animal species sampled Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: common name of animal species sampled Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Sex Attribute Label: sex Attribute Definition: sex Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: M= Male F= Female IMM= Immature Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Total_Length Attribute Label: Total_Length Attribute Definition: measurement from snout to tail tip Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Total_Length_Notes Attribute Label: Total_Length_Notes Attribute Definition: comments on total length measurements Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: comments on total length measurements Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Skin_Delta15N Attribute Label: Skin_Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta15N from skin tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Skin_Delta13C Attribute Label: Skin_Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from skin tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Muscle_Delta15N Attribute Label: Muscle_Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta15N frommuscle tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Muscle_Delta13C Attribute Label: Muscle_Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from muscle Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: WholeBlood_Delta15N Attribute Label: WholeBlood_Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta15N from whole blood Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: WholeBlood_Delta13C Attribute Label: WholeBlood_Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from whole blood Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Plasma_Delta15N Attribute Label: Plasma_Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta15N from blood plasma Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Plasma_Delta13C Attribute Label: Plasma_Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from red blood cells Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: RedBloodCells_Delta15N Attribute Label: RedBloodCells_Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta15N from red blood cells Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: RedBloodCells_Delta13C Attribute Label: RedBloodCells_Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from red blood cells Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Fin_Delta15N Attribute Label: Fin_Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta15N from fin tissue (dorsal fin of sharks; pedctoral fin of teleost fishes) Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Fin_Delta13C Attribute Label: Fin_Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from fin tissue (dorsal fin of sharks; pedctoral fin of teleost fishes) Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Blubber_Delta15N Attribute Label: Blubber_Nitrogen15 Attribute Definition: nitrogen 15 value of tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Blubber_Delta13C Attribute Label: Blubber_Carbon13 Attribute Definition: carbon 13 value of tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: REPEATS Attribute Label: REPEATS Attribute Definition: Type of tissue sampled a second time and location at which it was processed Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Type of tissue sampled a second time and location at which it was processed Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Delta15N Attribute Label: Delta15N Attribute Definition: delta1N from tissue listed in Repeats Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Delta13C Attribute Label: Delta13C Attribute Definition: delta13C from tissue listed in Repeats Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Methods Sampling Description Stable isotope values collected during longline sampling Method Step Description Stable isotope values Instrumentation Mass spectrometer Quality Control Data are checked against field notes and datasheets after entry. Data are visually inspected by graduate students and the PI to determine if any values are obviously in error. Distribution Online distribution: https://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_TDCS_Heithaus_002.txt Intellectual Rights This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. 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Dataset Keywords vertebrates estuaries isotopes consumers nutrients estuaries FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring bull shark American alligator snook consumer interactions habitat use Shark River Slough nitrogen 15 carbon 13 muscle blood consumers isotopes freshwater estuarine nutrients Data Submission Date: 2019-06-24 Maintenance This is a long-term large consumer isotope dataset and subsequent data and metadata updates will be assigned a new file version number. This is a long-term large consumer isotope dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_TDCS_Heithaus_002 (original) and (v1-v2). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. Dataset Contact Position: Information Manager Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Submission Date 2019-06-24 Information Management Notes Information Manager (April 15, 2013) This is a long-term large consumer isotope dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_TDCS_Heithaus_002 (original) and (v1-v2). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.