Myctobase, a circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes for new insights into deep pelagic prey fields.

Autor: Woods B; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7004, Australia. bree.woods@utas.edu.au., Trebilco R; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7004, Australia.; CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, 7004, Australia., Walters A; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7004, Australia., Hindell M; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7004, Australia., Duhamel G; Laboratoire BORA (UMR 8067), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 75005, France., Flores H; Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, 27570, Germany., Moteki M; Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.; National Institute of Polar Science, Tokyo, 190-8518, Japan., Pruvost P; Laboratoire BORA (UMR 8067), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 75005, France., Reiss C; Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA., Saunders RA; British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK., Sutton C; CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, 7004, Australia., Gan YM; Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Brussel, B-1000, Belgium., Van de Putte A; Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Brussel, B-1000, Belgium. avandeputte@naturalsciences.be.; Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussel, B-1000, Belgium. avandeputte@naturalsciences.be.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific data [Sci Data] 2022 Jul 13; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 404. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 13.
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01496-y
Abstrakt: The global importance of mesopelagic fish is increasingly recognised, but they remain poorly studied. This is particularly true in the Southern Ocean, where mesopelagic fishes are both key predators and prey, but where the remote environment makes sampling challenging. Despite this, multiple national Antarctic research programs have undertaken regional sampling of mesopelagic fish over several decades. However, data are dispersed, and sampling methodologies often differ precluding comparisons and limiting synthetic analyses. We identified potential data holders by compiling a metadata catalogue of existing survey data for Southern Ocean mesopelagic fishes. Data holders contributed 17,491 occurrence and 11,190 abundance records from 4780 net hauls from 72 different research cruises. Data span across 37 years from 1991 to 2019 and include trait-based information (length, weight, maturity). The final dataset underwent quality control processes and detailed metadata was provided for each sampling event. This dataset can be accessed through Zenodo. Myctobase will enhance research capacity by providing the broadscale baseline data necessary for observing and modelling mesopelagic fishes.
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