Radiocarbon dating and stable isotope values of penguin and seal tissues recovered from ornithogenic soils on Platter Island, Danger Islands Archipelago, Antarctic Peninsula in December 2015.


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Abstract: This data set focuses on ornithogenic soils excavated from a test pit located in an active colony of Pygoscelis spp. penguins on Platter Island in the Danger Islands archipelago along the northeastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula in December 2015. It contains radiocarbon dates of recovered penguin tissues and the estimated age of ornithogenic soils by depth. It also contains measurements of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope values of Pygoscelis spp. penguins eggshell membrane and feather samples and Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) hair sample recovered from these ornithogenic soils. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) was used to obtain radiocarbon dates at the Woods Hole National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) facility. Radiocarbon Dates were corrected for the marine carbon reservoir effect and calibrated to calendar years before present (cal years BP) using a ΔR of 750 ± 50 years and the MARINE13 calibration curve in Calib 7.04. The rbacon package ver. 2.3.9.1 in R was used to estimate age at depth of each soil level expressed as years relative to the common era (CE). Stable isotope analyses were conducted using an elemental analyzer coupled to a continuous flow stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer at Louisiana State University. The data set also includes associated data such as excavation date, location, site names, latitude/longitude, species, date of excavation, tissue used for radiocarbon dating, and carbon to nitrogen ratios. Details of the data set and all relevant methods are provided in Kalvakaalva et. al., 2020.
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Title  Radiocarbon dating and stable isotope values of penguin and seal tissues recovered from ornithogenic soils on Platter Island, Danger Islands Archipelago, Antarctic Peninsula in December 2015.
publication date 2020-07-24
released date 2020-07-24
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individual Name  Clucas, Gemma
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individual Name  Herman, Rachael
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individual Name  Kalvakaalva, Rohit
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electronic Mail Address: mpolito@lsu.edu
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individual Name  Polito, Michael
organisation Name  University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, 28403, US
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organisation Name  U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center
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Resource language:   eng
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Format version  1
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Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell Sea
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Sample Location (gmlPos):  -63.434067 -54.67855
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2015-12-16 2015-12-16
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funderName:NSF:GEO:OPP:Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems awardNumber:1443386 awardTitle:Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Shifts in the Diets and Paleohistory of Antarctic Krill Predators
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funderName:NSF:GEO:OPP:Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems awardNumber:1443424 awardTitle:Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Shifts in the Diets and Paleohistory of Antarctic Krill Predators
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funderName:NSF:GEO:OPP:Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems awardNumber:1443585 awardTitle:Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Shifts in the Diets and Paleohistory of Antarctic Krill Predators
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funderName:NSF:GEO:OPP:Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems awardNumber:1826712 awardTitle:Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Shifts in the Diets and Paleohistory of Antarctic Krill Predators
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individual Name  Clucas, Gemma
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URL: https://www.usap-dc.org/view/dataset/601364
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Metadata record identifier:  urn:ieda:metadata:Radiocarbon-dating-and-stable-isotope-values-of-penguin-and-seal-tissues-recovered-from-ornithogenic-soils-on-Platter-Island--Danger-Islands-Archipelago--Antarctic-Peninsula-in-December-2015.
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