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An individual-based dataset of carbon and nitrogen isotopic data of Callinectes sapidus in invaded Mediterranean waters

The dataset includes 360 records with 236 carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures of Callinectes sapidus and 224 isotopic data of potential prey gathered from five countries and 12 locations between 2014 and 2019.

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Identification

Alternate Identifier

9cd2907f-8f44-4df6-9070-6b21e1991b94

Publication Date
2021-07-26
Title

An individual-based dataset of carbon and nitrogen isotopic data of Callinectes sapidus in invaded Mediterranean waters

Abstract

The dataset includes 360 records with 236 carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures of Callinectes sapidus and 224 isotopic data of potential prey gathered from five countries and 12 locations between 2014 and 2019.

Dataset Language

eng

 
Dataset Creator
  University of Salento - Giorgio Mancinelli (Associate professor)

Dataset Creator
  National Research Council (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) - Cristina Di Muri (Research fellow)

Metadata Provider
  National Research Council (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) - Cristina Di Muri (Research fellow)

Dataset Contact
  University of Salento - Giorgio Mancinelli (Associate professor)

Dataset Contact
  National Research Council (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) - Cristina Di Muri (Research fellow)

Keywords ()
  • Callinectes sapidus

  • Invasive species

  • Stable isotopes

  • Transitional waters

  • Trophic position

  • Isotopic niche

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

The dataset gathers isotopic signatures of different Mediterranean areas colonised by Callinectes sapidus including seven study sites in Italy, two study sites in Greece, and one study site in Croatia, Spain and Turkey. The westernmost records are located in Spain (39.00494; -0.148602), the northernmost in Croatia (43.027423; 17.436056), the easternmost in Turkey (40.157275; 25.96473) and the southernmost in Greece (38.961748; 20.815487).

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-0.9605909884

East Bounding Coordinate

27.9378467798

North Bounding Coordinate

44.308682575

South Bounding Coordinate

37.1539315798

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2014-01-01

End Date

2017-12-31

Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Callinectes sapidus

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Alitta succinea

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Phorcus turbinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Arcuatula senhousia

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

 

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

DOI

URL
https://doi.org/10.48372/9cd2907f-8f44-4df6-9070-6b21e1991b94

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Info and download page on the LifeWatch Italy Data Portal

URL
https://dataportal.lifewatchitaly.eu/view/urn%3Auuid%3Ae869c2cc-2011-461d-99cc-8d6d642b1624
 
 

Project

• Project

Title

LifeWatch ERIC Internal Joint Initiative: the validation case "Functional biogeography of invasive species: the case of two widely-distributed omnivorous crustaceans".

Abstract

The Internal Joint Initiative of LifeWatch ERIC has developed five validation cases on Non-native and Invasive Species (NIS) to address a variety of ecological questions. The validation case "Functional biogeography of invasive species" aims at finding bioclimatic drivers to assess the variation of the trophic position of invasive crustaceans in non-native food webs.

Personnel

Organization Name

University of Salento

Individual Name

Given Name

Giorgio

Surname

Mancinelli

Position Name

Associate professor

Personnel

Organization Name

National Research Council (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET)

Individual Name

Given Name

Cristina

Surname

Di Muri

Position Name

Research fellow

Personnel

Organization Name

National Research Council (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET)

Individual Name

Given Name

Ilaria

Surname

Rosati

Position Name

Data Manager

Personnel

Organization Name

LifeWatch ERIC

Individual Name

Given Name

Lucia

Surname

Vaira

Position Name

Metadata Catalogue Manager

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

The online platforms ISI Web of Science and Scopus were searched using multiple search criteria including the terms “Callinectes sapidus” and “stable isotopes” in conjunction with “non-indigenous”, “alien”, “invasive”, “Mediterranean Sea”, and “Black Sea”. The results were integrated with those obtained by querying Google Scholar using the same search criteria together with the corresponding terms in Spanish or Portuguese (e.g., “jaiba azul”, “cangrejo azul”, “siri azul”) in order to access additional literature published in languages other than English. Google Scholar search results were saved using the freeware Publish or Perish ver. 7.27.2849.

Method Step

Description

In the dataset were included only records with defined locations whose accuracy was checked using Google Earth, and geographic coordinates were converted to decimal degrees when not originally specified as such. The taxonomic check was performed using the World Register of Marine Species ( https://www.marinespecies.org/).



The trophic level of prey species was assigned based on their trophic habits as follow: bivalves trophic position = 2 (filter feeders); gastropod Phorcus turbinatus trophic position = 2 (herbivore); polychaete Alitta succinea trophic position = 2.78 (omnivore).

 
 

Data Tables

• Data Table

Name

callinectes_single_20210726_v1

Physical

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

csv

Attribute List

Attribute

Name

catalogNumber

Label

Unique identifier

Definition

An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.

Standard Unit

number

Attribute

Name

country

Label

Country

Definition

The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs.

Attribute

Name

locality

Label

Locality

Definition

The specific description of the place.

Attribute

Name

habitat

Label

Habitat type

Definition

A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.

Attribute

Name

eventDate

Label

Sampling date

Definition

The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred.

Standard Unit

nominalYear

Attribute

Name

decimalLatitude

Label

Latitude

Definition

The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.

Standard Unit

degree

Attribute

Name

decimalLongitude

Label

Longitude

Definition

The geographic longitude of the geographic center of a Location (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84). Positive values are east of the Prime Meridian, and negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.

Standard Unit

degree

Attribute

Name

establishmentMeans

Label
Definition

Statement about whether an organism or organisms have been introduced to a given place and time through the direct or indirect activity of modern humans ( https://dwc.tdwg.org/em/#dwcem_e).

Attribute

Name

scientificName

Label

Taxon scientific name

Definition

The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.

Attribute

Name

trophicRole

Label

Trophic role

Definition

Statement specifying whether the species is a predator or a prey.

Attribute

Name

carbon-13

Label

Carbon 13

Definition

A value of the isotope of the chemical element carbon, expressed in permil (‰).

Standard Unit

permil

Attribute

Name

nitrogen-15

Label

Nitrogen 15

Definition

A value of the isotope of the chemical element nitrogen, expressed in permil (‰).

Standard Unit

permil

Attribute

Name

trophicLevel

Label

Trophic level

Definition

Any of the feeding levels through which the passage of energy through an ecosystem proceeds; examples are photosynthetic plants, herbivorous animals, and microorganisms of decay.