Document of dataset 8091

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
Myctobase, a circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes for new insights into deep pelagic prey fields - data
Description in English
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 the Antarctic Biodiversity Portal. Myctobase will enhance research capacity by providing the broadscale baseline data necessary for observing and modelling mesopelagic fishes. The paper which this dataset refers to is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01496-y. The original dataset as submitted for the paper is also available on Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6131579.


This dataset is published by SCAR-AntOBIS under the license CC-BY 4.0. We would appreciate it if you could follow the guidelines from the SCAR and IPY Data Policies (https://www.scar.org/excom-meetings/xxxi-scar-delegates-2010-buenos-aires-argentina/4563-scar-xxxi-ip04b-scar-data-policy/file/) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be. Issues with dataset can be reported at https://github.com/biodiversity-aq/data-publication/ This dataset is part of the Belgian contribution to the EU-Lifewatch project funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO, contract n°FR/36/AN1/AntaBIS) .

Abstract in English
The global importance of mesopelagic fish is increasingly recognised, but they remain relatively 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.
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
Woods B, Trebilco R, Walters A, Hindell M, Duhamel G, Flores H, Moteki M, Pruvost P, Reiss C, Saunders R, Sutton C, Gan Y, Van de Putte A (2023). Myctobase, a circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes for new insights into deep pelagic prey fields - data. Version 1.1. SCAR - AntOBIS. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.biodiversity.aq/resource?r=myctobase&v=1.1
Version
1.1

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
1991-01-13
End date
2019-01-18

Geographical coverage

Spatial
ISW, Indian Ocean
PSE, Heard I.
PSE, Kerguelen I.
PSE, Macquarie I.
PSW, Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula
PSW, Scotia Sea

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Mesopelagic zone

Themes

theme
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Biology > Fish

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Actinopteri
Cephalopoda

Ownerships

creator
Briannyn Woods
creator
University of Tasmania
creator
Rowan Trebilco
creator
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
creator
Andrea Walters
creator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
creator
Mark Hindell
creator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
creator
Guy Duhamel
creator
National Natural History Museum Paris
creator
Hauke Flores
creator
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research
creator
Patrice Pruvost
creator
National Natural History Museum Paris
creator
Christian Reiss
creator
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
creator
Ryan Saunders
creator
British Antarctic Survey
creator
Caroline Sutton
creator
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
creator
Yi Ming Gan
creator
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen
creator
Anton Van de Putte
creator
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen
contactPoint
Briannyn Woods
contactPoint
University of Tasmania

Dataset references

record
Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System
related
Register of Antarctic Species(had role: partially included in)

Document metadata

date created
2022-07-28
date modified
2023-10-16