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Primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values from published literature to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates from 1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0291922)

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This dataset contains biological, chemical, and survey - biological data collectedat Jordan Basin, Gulf of Maine (43 to 44.25N, 68.5 to 66.5W) from 1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31. These data include common_name, d15N, and taxon. These data were collected by Alexi Besser and Seth D. Newsome of University of New Mexico and Kelton W. McMahon and Matthew D. Ramirez of University of Rhode Island as part of the "Collaborative Research: Sources and transformations of export production: A novel 50-year record of pelagic-benthic coupling from coral and plankton bioarchives (GoME Copepod Coral Export)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2022-03-24.

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Published primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates

Dataset Description:
This dataset represents information from a meta-analysis of primary producer amino acid δ 15 N data that were published in Ramirez et al. (2021) [ https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13678 ].

This meta-analysis fulfills a pressing need to comprehensively evaluate relevant sources of β value variability and its contribution to the uncertainty in trophic position compound specific isotope analysis (TP CSIA) . We first synthesized all published primary producer AA δ 15 N data to investigate ecologically relevant sources of variability (e.g. taxonomy, tissue type, habitat type, mode of photosynthesis). We then reviewed the biogeochemical mechanisms underpinning AA δ 15 N and β value variability.

Amino acids: alanine ,arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tyrosine, and valine

Environmental system: bacteria, freshwater, marine, or terrestrial

Vascularization: vascular, or non-vascular

Phylum/Division: Brypohyta, Chlorophyta, Cyanophyta, Euryarchaeota, Haptophyta, Magnoliophyta, Myzozoa, Ochrophyta, Pinophyta, Polypodiophyta, Proteobacteria, Rhodophyta, or Unknown

Stem Class: herbaceous, woody, or semi-woody

Life Cycle: annual, biennial, or perennial

Taxonomic Group : Cactus, Chemoautotroph, Cyanobacteria, Eukaryotic microalgae, Fern, Forb, Grass, Ice algae, Leaf litter, Macroalgae, Macrophyte, Moss, POM, Seagrass, Shrub, Tree, or Vine

Respiration type: C3, C4, or CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism)

Tissue type: flower, fruit, leaf, paddle, rachis, seed, shoot, whole, or wood

Cultivation type: culture, farm, filtered water, natural, sediment trap, or suburb

Dataset Citation

Cite as: McMahon, Kelton W.; Besser, Alexi; Newsome, Seth D.; Ramirez, Matthew D. (2024). Primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values from published literature to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates from 1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0291922). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291922. Accessed [date].

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Coverage Description	Jordan Basin, Gulf of Maine (43 to 44.25N, 68.5 to 66.5W)
Time Period	1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: East: South: North:
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McMahon, K. W., Ramirez, M. D., Besser, A., Newsome, S. D. (2022) Primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values from published literature to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-03-08. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.870320.1
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Publication Dates	publication: 2024-04-27
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	Acquisition Description: Literature Review Methods We performed a structured literature search for primary producer amino acid (AA) δ 15 N data in Scopus and Google Scholar using the search terms nitrogen isotope OR 15N AND amino acid with each of the terms plant , *plankton , algae , bacteria , and autotroph . We also used the search terms trophic , diet , and food web to identify all studies that estimated trophic position via compound-specific stable isotope analysis (TP CSIA ) or that estimated AA-specific trophic discrimination factors (TDFs). We only included studies that reported natural abundance stable isotope data. The literature search yielded 15 studies that reported beta values (β) for individual primary producers, 44 studies that reported TDFs or paired consumer-diet data within a trophic ecology context (e.g., controlled feeding study designed to characterize AA fractionation), and 176 studies that applied the TP CSIA equation (Figure 2 from Ramirez et al. 2021). The literature search yielded an additional 36 studies that reported AA δ 15 N data for autotrophs from which β values could be calculated and 9 additional studies from which TDFs could be calculated. The unit of replication for this meta-analysis was species-specific tissue within study. Therefore, if a study had multiple β values for a single primary producer species, a simple mean and standard deviation were calculated to consolidate the reported data into one estimate per species per study. Tissue-specific data were maintained separately whenever reported. This process resulted in a final dataset that consisted of 236 β values across ≥ 132 different primary producer genera in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems (Table 1, Figure 3 in Ramirez et al. 2021). Our meta-analysis focused primarily on β values derived from Glx and Phe (β Glx-Phe ) given that they are the most commonly measured trophic and source AAs and applied to estimate TP CSIA . However, we present β values for all combinations of trophic (Asx, Ala, Ile, Leu, Pro, Val) and source (Phe, Lys, Met, Tyr) AAs in Table 2 and Figures S1 (Ramirez et al. 2021). We also calculated β values for the “metabolic” AA Thr relative to the source AAs given its unique isotope dynamics with trophic transfer (McMahon & McCarthy, 2016). Primary producer Met and Tyr δ 15 N data were not routinely collected nor reported, therefore inferences were limited for these AAs. A list of the publications is found in the Publications section below, and also in Ramirez et al. (2021).
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: McMahon, Kelton W.; Besser, Alexi; Newsome, Seth D.; Ramirez, Matthew D. (2024). Primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values from published literature to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates from 1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0291922). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291922. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	McMahon, Kelton W. University of Rhode Island Besser, Alexi University of New Mexico Newsome, Seth D. University of New Mexico Ramirez, Matthew D. University of Rhode Island
Principal Investigators	Kelton W. McMahon The University of Rhode Island (URI) Alexi Besser University of New Mexico (UNM) Seth D. Newsome University of New Mexico (UNM) Matthew D. Ramirez The University of Rhode Island (URI)
Contributors	The University of Rhode Island (URI) University of New Mexico (UNM)
Resource Providers	Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Points of Contact	Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2049307 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=2049307

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS DELTA NITROGEN-15 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION TAXONOMIC CODE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological chemical survey - biological WMO_CategoryCode oceanography BCO-DMO Standard Parameters comments common_name d15N number reference_paper sample description sample identification sample type taxon year Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN Originator Parameter Names Ala Arg Asp Citation Common_Name Cultivation_Type Full_Reference Glu Gly Group His ID Ile Leu Life_Cycle Lys Met N Notes Phe Phylum_Division Pro Resp_Type Scientific_Name Ser Stem_Class System Thr Tissue Tyr Val Vascularization Year_published
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS The University of Rhode Island University of New Mexico NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords BCO-DMO > Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
Project keywords	BCO-DMO Standard Projects Collaborative Research: Sources and transformations of export production: A novel 50-year record of pelagic-benthic coupling from coral and plankton bioarchives (GoME Copepod Coral Export) Provider Funding Award Information Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2049307
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0291922

Use Constraints	Cite as: McMahon, Kelton W.; Besser, Alexi; Newsome, Seth D.; Ramirez, Matthew D. (2024). Primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values from published literature to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates from 1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0291922). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291922. Accessed [date].
Data License	This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. SPDX License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Processing Steps	2024-04-27T17:06:41Z - NCEI Accession 0291922 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0291922 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0291922 v1.1 (download) published 2024-04-27T17:06:41Z

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Primary producer amino acid nitrogen isotope values from published literature to examine beta variability in trophic position estimates from 1987-01-01 to 2022-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0291922)

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