REPS Periphyton Stable Isotope Analysis

The process of fractionation, during which (typically) lighter elemental isotopes are preferentially incorporated in biochemical processes, produces stable isotopes that can be tracked in biotissue. The signatures of isotopes in biotissue, representative of the proportion of heavy isotope integrated, provide important information regarding the food web of the system. Periphyton, as a primary producer, likely provides nitrogen and carbon signatures signalling the bottom of the food web. Nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes are tracked in samples gathered over the open water months of 2012 (June, July, August, September) and 2013 (July, August, October) .

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Additional Info

Field Value
Alternate Title/Name
Creator OSM Representative Sub-basin Study (REPS)
Contributor
Publisher University of Calgary
Subject Aquatic Biology
Group/Subgroup Benthic Organisms
Parameters N15 and C14 isotopes
Data Type Discrete
Frequency Open water season monthly
Temporal Coverage Begins 2012-06-01
Temporal Coverage Ends 2013-10-31
Spatial Coverage
Spatial Projection
Usage Considerations or Constraints Isotope analysis was performed by the University of Calgary Isotope Science Lab.
Source/Citation
Relation REPS Invertebrate Stable Isotopes
Extent
Format xlsx
Resouce Type Spreadsheet
Language
OSM Asset? Y
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