@article{fdi:010080671,
  title = {{G}lobal data set for nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes of tunas [{D}ata paper]},
  author = {{B}odin, {N}athalie and {P}ethybridge, {H}. and {D}uffy, {L}. {M}. and {L}orrain, {A}nne and {A}llain, {V}. and {L}ogan, {J}. {M}. and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {G}raham, {B}. and {C}hoy, {C}. {A}. and {S}omes, {C}. {J}. and {O}lson, {R}. {J}. and {Y}oung, {J}. {W}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}itrogen and carbon stable isotope data sets are commonly used to assess complex population to ecosystem responses to natural or anthropogenic changes at regional to global spatial scales, and monthly to decadal timescales. {M}easured in the tissues of consumers, nitrogen isotopes (delta {N}-15) are primarily used to estimate trophic position while carbon isotopes (delta {C}-13) describe habitat associations and feeding pathways. {M}odels of both delta {N}-15 and delta {C}-13 values and their associated variance can be used to estimate likely dietary contributions and niche width and provide inferences about consumer movement and migration. {S}table isotope data have added utility when used in combination with other empirical data sets (e.g., stomach content, movement tracking, bioregionalization, contaminant, or fisheries data) and are increasingly relied upon in food web and ecosystem models. {W}hile numerous regional studies publish tables of mean delta {N}-15 and delta {C}-13 values, limited individual records have been made available for wider use. {S}uch a deficiency has impeded full utility of the data, which otherwise would facilitate identification of macroscale patterns. {T}he data provided here consist of 4,498 records of individuals of three tuna species, {T}hunnus alalunga, {T}. obesus, and {T}. albacares sampled from all major ocean basins from 2000 to 2015. {F}or each individual tuna, we provide a record of the following: species name, sampling date, sampling location, tuna length, muscle bulk and baseline corrected delta {N}-15 values, and muscle bulk and, where available, lipid corrected delta {C}-13 values. {W}e provide these individual records to support comparative studies and more robust modeling projects seeking to improve understanding of complex marine ecosystem dynamics and their responses to a changing environment. {T}here are no copyright restrictions for research and/or teaching purposes. {U}sers are requested to acknowledge their use of the data in publications, research proposals, websites, and other outlets following the citation instructions in {C}lass {III}, {S}ection {B}.},
  keywords = {baseline isotopic variability ; food web dynamics ; {G}lobal {O}cean ; marine top predators ; pelagic ecosystem ; scombrids ; trophic position},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cology},
  volume = {102},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {e03265 [1 ]},
  ISSN = {0012-9658},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1002/ecy.3265},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080671},
}