cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.bnzs7h4b0
title: Data from: Extending the Growth Rate Hypothesis to species development: can stoichiometric traits help to explain the composition of macroinvertebrate communities?

description: Ecological stoichiometry seeks to understand the ecological consequences
 of elemental imbalances between consumers and their resources. Therein,
 the well-accepted growth rate hypothesis (GRH) states that organisms
 exhibiting rapid growth have higher phosphorus (P) demand – and thus lower
 C:P and N:P ratios – than slow growing ones, due to a higher allocation to
 P-rich rRNA. However, GRH has rarely been extended to other biological
 traits than growth, especially at the community level. In this study, we
 investigated whether macroinvertebrate stoichiometric traits (e.g. C:P and
 N:P ratios) can be linked to their development traits, and whether these
 stoichiometric traits are related to macroinvertebrate community
 assemblage under different nutrient conditions. We allocated more than 400
 European taxa to different groups, defined using available information
 about three development-related traits: ‘life span’, ‘voltinism’ and
 ‘number of reproductive cycles per individual’. We sampled 18 invertebrate
 taxa in six streams exhibiting different levels of nutrient concentration
 and measured their stoichiometric traits. Further, we quantified
 invertebrate taxon abundances in these streams during an annual survey.
 Based on these data, we tested whether community composition regarding the
 developmental groups differs, depending on nutrient concentration. We
 found significant differences in the proportions of the developmental
 groups along a gradient of water N:P, in relation to their stoichiometric
 traits. Taxa with low C:P and N:P ratios were generally associated with
 faster development groups, and these taxa tended to occur at higher
 proportions in streams exhibiting low dissolved N:P ratios. In contrast,
 communities from P-poor, high dissolved N:P streams, were dominated by
 slowly developing taxa with high N:P ratios. Our results highlight that
 extending the GRH to species development rate might give some insights
 about the mechanisms by which nutrient concentrations in ecosystems
 influence consumers’community composition.
description: See ReadMe in the datafile.
DOI: 10.48689/9d7a3547-6ad6-4fb0-8704-d58584cbf213
title: Chum Salmon – Commercial Seine

description: The map displays the number of chum salmon commercially caught by seine (2001-2007), displayed by salmon catch estimate areas. The spatial data also includes total number of boat days for years fished, although this is not displayed on the maps.
DOI: 10.48689/cc6d16c4-b249-4435-8bec-9d13c028d9f8
title: Average Run Timing for Pacific Salmon Populations in the Skeena River BC, 2000-2010

description: This dataset represents average run-timing estimates for all unique salmon Conservation Units (CU) in the Skeena River watershed, including the following parameters: (1) run_timing, and (2) run_timing_sd. Data on sockey run-timing was sourced from LGL Ltd. and for other species was provided by David Peacock (North Coast Fisheries and Oceans Canada).
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t76hdr80p
title: Endosymbionts' genomes extracted from tick metagenomes

description: We have reconstructed the genomes of bacterial endosymbionts (Coxiella-LE,
 Francisella-LE and Coxiella burnetii) from the tick metagenomes of the
 BioProject PRJCA002242 available on the BIGD database
 (https://bigd.big.ac.cn/). Jia et al. (Jia et al., 2020,
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.023; the original paper of the
 BioProject PRJCA002242) reported major discoveries on the genetic basis of
 hematophagy and vector capacities in ticks. Our re-examination of the tick
 metagenomic datasets shows that nutritional endosymbionts required for
 hematophagy were also widely present. They were misidentified as
 tick-borne pathogens. This present dataset includes these new assembled
 genomes of tick endosymbionts.
description: Downloading from the BIGD database; filtration of reads by
 mapping on references genomes (BWA, Li and Durbin, 2009); assembling of
 filtered reads (SPAdes, Bankevich et al. 2012 or MEGAHIT, Li et al. 2015);
 check for assembly quality (QUAST, Gurevich et al. 2013); filtration of
 contigs by comparison to reference genomes (RAGOO, Alonge et al. 2019);
 quality assessment and completeness estimation (QUAST and BUSCO, Seppey et
 al. 2019).
DOI: 10.48689/61404122-0c5e-4ab5-9cdd-d85a029cf8bc
title: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database

description: The Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) contains the most up to date spatial and attribute data on marine and terrestrial protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECM) in Canada. It is compiled and managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), in collaboration with federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions.
DOI: 10.48689/6c9201dd-15f1-4186-82ee-d0683fc26acb
title: Ocean Properties, by Ocean Networks Canada

description: Oceanographers and marine scientists measure or observe attributes or properties of the ocean that allow them to interpret water or component or organism behaviour. Although Ocean Networks Canada cannot measure all required parameters, many instruments are available to provide useful data. - See more at: http://www.oceannetworks.ca/ocean-properties#sthash.OFGOmUnG.dpuf
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tx95x69xc
title: Data from: Hatching date influences winter habitat occupancy: examining seasonal interactions across the full annual cycle in a migratory songbird

description: Birds experience a sequence of critical events during their life cycle,
 and past events can subsequently determine future performance via
 carry-over effects. Events during the non-breeding season may influence
 breeding season phenology or productivity. Less is understood about how
 events during the breeding season affect individuals subsequently in their
 life cycle. Using stable carbon isotopes, we examined carry-over effects
 throughout the annual cycle of prairie warblers (Setophaga discolor), a
 declining Nearctic-Neotropical migratory passerine bird. In drier winters,
 juvenile males that hatched earlier at our study site in Massachusetts,
 USA occupied wetter, better-quality winter habitat in the Caribbean, as
 indicated by depleted carbon isotope signatures. For juveniles that were
 sampled again as adults, repeatability in isotope signatures indicated
 similar winter habitat occupancy across years. Thus, hatching date of
 juvenile males appears to influence lifetime winter habitat occupancy. For
 adult males, reproductive success did not carry over to influence winter
 habitat occupancy. We did not find temporally consecutive ‘domino’ effects
 across the annual cycle (breeding to wintering to breeding) or
 inter-seasonal, intergenerational effects. Our finding that a male’s
 hatching date can have a lasting effect on winter habitat occupancy
 represents an important contribution to our understanding of seasonal
 interactions in migratory birds.  
description: Please see the publication for methods on how the dataset was
 collected.
DOI: 10.48689/1e92e7a8-b7d6-47bc-ad97-18887397108b
title: Bull Kelp Surface Extent at Select Sites in the Southern Gulf Islands 2010-2021

description: This dataset contains a record of surface extent of bull kelp at select sites in the Southern Gulf Islands. All of the 2010-2018 data was recorded in the nearshore waters of Mayne Island. In 2019 and 2020 the monitoring program was expanded in collaboration with the Galiano Conservancy Association, Pender Islands Conservancy Association, and Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society to include additional sites around those islands. We anticipate annual monitoring of select sites will continue on an annual basis.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pzgmsbckj
title: Horizontally acquired cysteine synthase genes undergo functional divergence in lepidopteran herbivores

description: Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays an important role in evolutionary
 processes as organisms adapt to their environments, and now cases
 of gene duplication after HGT in eukaryotes are emerging at an
 increasing rate. However, the fate and roles of the duplicated
 genes over time in eukaryotes remain unclear. Here we conducted a
 comprehensive analysis of the evolution of cysteine synthase
 (CYS) in lepidopteran insects. Our results indicate
 that HGT-derived CYS genes are widespread and have undergone
 duplication following horizontal transfer in many lepidopteran
 insects. Moreover, lepidopteran CYS proteins not only have β-cyanoalanine
 synthase activity but also possess cysteine synthase activity that is
 involved in sulfur amino acid biosynthesis. Duplicated CYS genes
 show marked divergence in gene expression patterns and enzymatic
 properties, suggesting that they probably have
 undergone subfunctionalization and/or neofunctionalization in
 Lepidoptera. The gene transfer of CYS genes and subsequent
 duplication appears to have facilitated the adaptation of lepidopteran
 insects to different diets and promoted their ecological
 diversification. Overall, this study provides valuable insights
 into the ecological and evolutionary contributions of CYS in lepidopteran
 insects.
description: qPCR raw data.xlsx: The sheet reports the ct. values of various
 tissues from <i>Spodoptera frugiperda
 </i>and <i>Bombyx mori</i>. These data are
 summarized in Figure 4 and Figure 5 of the paper.
DOI: 10.48689/9b69586a-10c5-4b29-988b-f1bd9d0bb8e8
title: Microplastics Survey in Juvenile Chinook Salmon, Water and Sediment from Collicutt et al. 2019

description: The data provided by the authors of this study describe microplastic concentrations found in juvenile Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), surface water and nearshore sediment samples in estuaries throughout eastern Vancouver Island. Abstract from publication: Microplastics are a significant issue in the world's oceans. These small plastic particles (&lt;5 mm in size) are becoming globally ubiquitous in the marine environment and are ingested by various fish species. Here we investigate the incidence of microplastics in juvenile Chinook salmon and their nearshore marine environments on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We completed a series of beach seines, plankton tows and sediment cores in nearshore areas of importance to juvenile salmon. Microplastics were extracted from fish, water and sediment samples and concentrations were quantified. Microplastics analysis, consisting predominantly of fibrous plastics, showed juvenile Chinook salmon contained 1.2 ± 1.4 (SD) microplastics per individual while water and sediment samples had 659.9 ± 520.9 microplastics m-3 and 60.2 ± 63.4 microplastics kg-1 dry weight, respectively. We found no differences in microplastic concentrations in juvenile Chinook and water samples among sites but observed significantly higher concentrations in sediment at the Deep Bay site compared to Nanaimo and Cowichan Bay sites. Chinook microplastic concentrations were relatively low compared to literature values and, given the size and type of microplastics we observed, are unlikely to represent an immediate threat to fish in this area. However, microplastics less than 100 μm in size were not included in the study and may represent a greater threat due to their ability to translocate through tissues.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pc866t1np
title: Data from: Invasive grass fuel loads suppress native species by increasing fire intensity and soil heating

description: Non-native invasive grasses are driving intense fires across the globe but
 the impacts of native versus invader-fueled fires on community assemblages
 are poorly understood. By increasing fire intensity, grass invasions might
 increase belowground mortality of heat-sensitive seeds and buds, thereby
 shifting community composition. We compared fuel loads in native and
 non-native invasive (cogongrass, Imperata cylindrica) plant dominated
 areas of pine savannas in Florida. Then, we conducted a field experiment
 to examine how fuel loads and native and invasive fuel types affected soil
 heating and seedling emergence or resprouting of native and invasive plant
 species. We found that average fuel loads in invaded communities
 were greater than in native communities and that soil heating,
 including heating duration &gt;60 °C, maximum temperature, and heat
 flux &gt;60 ºC, increased, and seedling emergence and resprouting
 decreased with greater fuel loads. These relationship between
 soil heating and fuel loads did not differ between
 the overlapping range of native and invasive fuel loads,
 but longer durations of soil heating at the higher average fuel
 loads of invaded communities resulted in 23% lower predicted probability
 of seedling emergence compared to average fuel loads of native
 communities. Resporuting of cogognrass, the invader responsible for fuel
 loading, was unaffected by soil heating.  By increasing fuel
 loading and soil heating, grass invasions may alter post-fire community
 assemblages and facilitate invasive grass dominance at the expense of
 native species via an invasion-fire cycle. Fuel loads can be used to
 predict soil heating duration and depth and these data, combined with
 information on species tolerances to heating, can be used to forecast
 impacts of invasions on post-fire community composition. To maintain fire
 regimes that promote native communities and resist invader dominance, it
 is critical to manage invasive species that increase fuel loads.
description: This dataset includes soil heating measurements
 (Summarized_Soil_Heating_Data), fuel loads (Savanna_Fuel_Loads),
 experimental fuel moisture (Experimental_Fuel_Moisture_ and seedling
 emergence and resprouting data (Emergence_Resprouting) used in our
 study.
DOI: 10.48689/ca1149ac-ef95-456c-b81e-85f030bb21d5
title: Cowichan Estuary Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model

description: The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is a multi-year project being conducted by Cowichan Tribes to help enhance the recovery of Cowichan Chinook salmon stocks in the Salish Sea. The objective of this model was to use existing information to identify areas within the Cowichan estuary that may be suitable to support eelgrass habitat. Parameters assessed included sediment types, wave exposure, water depth, water quality (i.e. temperature, pH, salinity, and DO), current velocity, H2S, bed mobility, active channel classification, and crown land tenures (i.e. log handling). Raster layers of the study area were modeled for each variable and methods were adapted from Short et. al. (2002) where parameters were re-classified as within the optimal eelgrass tolerance limits (assigned a value of 2), within acceptable tolerance limits but not optimal (assigned a value of 1), or unsuitable for eelgarss (assigned a value of 0). Parameters were then combined in a multiplicative model, where areas with a final higher number represented zones with more optimum conditions, areas with a lower final number represented zones within the tolerance limits of eelgrass but not within optimal conditions, and areas with any parameter identified as unsuitable (i.e. "0") removed from the model.
DOI: 10.48689/1caf3a5f-3131-4a26-aea0-693d0fe69f15
title: Adult Pacific Salmon Diet Program, 2017- ongoing

description: The Adult Salmon Diet Program Database is a collection of diet data for Pacific salmon with a focus on the diets of chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) salmon. Samples are collected and voluntarily submitted by recreational anglers who record relevant biological and spatial data. The database consists of biological parameters for the salmon (e.g., weight, length, capture location) and the prey items found in the stomach sample. Genetic stock identification for some salmon is determined through tissues samples processed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The data allows for a greater understanding of salmon diet along coastal British Columbia and allows for ecosystem monitoring from the perspective of the salmon themselves.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tdz08kpzz
title: Data from: On the links between nature's values and language

description: 1. Recent research into the plural values about nature is focusing on
 relational values as a concept through which to better understand the
 breadth and importance of situated human-nature relations. However,
 potential relevance of language as a mediating factor in relational values
 has not been sufficiently examined. 2. In order to investigate links
 between language and values, we explore the influence of the ancient
 non-Indo-European Basque language (‘Euskara’) upon people’s relationships
 with mountain forests in the Western Pyrenees of the Basque Country. 3.
 Results based on triangulation of data from Q-methodology, focus groups
 and a socio-demographic survey indicate that while relational values are
 highly rated in all principal viewpoints about local forests, there is an
 emergent perspective that emphasises Euskara’s key role in relations with
 the forest via cultural identity and place attachment.   4. We
 conclude that positive relational values linked to Euskara may be seen as
 key levers for local sustainability transitions. 5. The fact that positive
 rapports with language can have a meaningful role in human-nature
 relations points to the need for further research into the consequential
 links between biological and linguistic diversity.
description: Data was collected through Q methodology. The survey data was
 collected following participants completing their Q-sort. 
description: The Q-data can be processed through multivariate data reduction
 such as that provided by the ‘qmethod’ package. Participants'
 socio-demographic data can be compared with their respective
 Q-sorts.
DOI: 10.48689/e0ffee61-baf8-4ef4-aa36-3f3cdc39e5e1
title: Hatchery Release Strategies Review – Environmental Data

description: This metadata record contains the datasets of environmental variables as they relate to hatchery releases in BC from 1972-2018. To account for both large-scale and local environmental conditions, three environmental variables are documented: the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), coastal sea surface temperature at the time of ocean entry, and local predator abundance (including harbour seals and killer whales).
DOI: 10.48689/c100fb07-a55d-47f9-988a-acade933170e
title: Hatchery Release Strategies Review

description: This contains a summary of the data used for the Hatchery Release Strategies Review conducted by the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Three separate analyses are documented: 1. a systematic review of the literature on release strategies from BC and the western United States, 2. an evaluation of hatchery experimental releases of coded wire tagged (CWT) Chinook and Coho salmon throughout the province since 2000, and 3. a comprehensive analysis of release strategy effects on survival and return ages of CWT Chinook and Coho in BC from 1972 to present.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kkwh70s46
title: Relation between seismic noise levels and soil fauna

description: Human activities often impact the sensory environment of organisms. Wind
 energy turbines are a fast-growing potential source of anthropogenic
 vibrational noise that can affect soil animals sensitive to vibrations and
 thereby alter soil community functioning. Larger soil animals, such as
 earthworms (macrofauna, &gt; 1 cm in size), are
 particularly likely to be impacted by the low-frequency turbine waves that
 can travel through soils over large distances. Here we examine the effect
 of wind turbine-induced vibrational noise on the abundance of soil
 animals. We measured vibrational noise generated by seven different
 turbines located in organically-farmed crop fields in the Netherlands.
 Vibratory noise levels dropped by an average of 23 ± 7
 dB over a distance of 200 m away from the wind turbines.
 Earthworm abundance showed a strong decrease with increasing vibratory
 noise. When comparing the nearest sampling points in proximity of the wind
 energy turbines with the points furthest away, abundance dropped on
 average by 40% across all seven fields. The abundance of small-sized soil
 animals (mesofauna, &lt; 10 mm in size) differed between crop fields,
 but was not related to local noise levels. Our results suggest that
 anthropogenic vibratory noise levels can impact larger soil fauna, which
 has important consequences for soil functioning. Earthworms, for instance,
 are considered to be crucial ecosystem engineers and an impact on their
 abundance, survival and reproduction may have knock-on effects on
 important processes such as water filtration, nutrient cycling and carbon
 sequestration.
DOI: 10.48689/23e73acd-7315-4627-a3bd-d160f8d03545
title: Salish Sea Bioregion Impervious Surfaces

description: Impervious surfaces as a percent of each 30x30 meter grid cell. Created for the Salish Sea Atlas. Based on 30x30 meter Landsat imagery from 2010. Extracted from NASA's Global Man-made Impervious Surface Dataset V1. Null values were removed and the dataset was clipped to the Salish Sea Bioregion boundary from the Salish Sea Atlas. All processing and analysis was completed using the NAD 83 UTM Zone 10N projection and coordinate system.
DOI: 10.48689/ee9cc92c-d1df-44c8-8bf0-61b4a3b28927
title: Effects of suspended sediment on eggs and larvae of lingcod (Ophidon elongatus), Pacific herring (Clupea harengus pallasi), and surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus)

description: Fertilized eggs and newly hatched larvae of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus). Pacific herring; (Clupea harenqus pallasi). and surf smelt (Hvpomesus pretiosus) were exposed to different concentrations of a contaminated (False Creek) and relatively uncontaminated (Roberts Bank) marine sediment. Each bioassay test was conducted with the sediments in suspension. Effects measured included egg mortality during development, timing of development, percent hatchability, and larval survival after hatching.
DOI: 10.48689/9b9168d2-72ce-4de4-9ac6-8f7aa8054bd0
title: Data Library and Archives (1930-2011)

description: The Data Library and Archives (DLA) is part of the joint library system supported by the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The DLA holds collections of administrative records, photographs, scientists' data and papers, film and video, historical instruments, as well as books, journals and technical reports.
DOI: 10.48689/431a34df-d7e3-4712-a236-ad09bc67ffa7
title: Large and Small Pelagics Hotspots in the Strait of Georgia (2009-2010)

description: Strait of Georgia Ecosystem Research Initiative Project: -locate biological hotspots based on acoustic backscatter -Intensively sample the biology of biological hotspots identified during the acoustic scan with echosounders -Provide proof-of-concept for the utility of new technologies -To retrospectively identify biological hotspots for small and large pelagic species and assess the significance of these areas over time.
DOI: 10.48689/0a2103b3-2dbd-40a3-8213-ebfb8540a9b1
title: Aggregated Sea Cucumber Catch and Effort Grid 2000-2005

description: Total Effor(hr)and total Catch(lbs) of Sea Cucumber species only using a 4 km x 4 km grid at an undisclosed fishing location during the 2000-2005 fishing seasons. The Sea Cucumber catch and effort grid dataset has been assembled directly from the Shellfish Data Units harvest log database located at the Pacific Biological Station(PBS).