Data Sheet 1_Impacts of coinciding ocean acidification and warming on the fatty acid profi

Laboratory and field data examine the impacts of ocean acidification and warming on the fatty acid composition of the pteropod Limacina helicina. The dataset includes results from a controlled experiment exposing pteropods to future climate conditions and a time-series analysis of specimens collected in the Strait of Georgia from 2014 to 2023. Author Clara L. Mackenzie published the data on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling trophic energy transfer impacts based on altered fatty acid profiles.
• Assessing the interactive effects of warming and acidification on marine zooplankton nutritional quality.
• Comparing laboratory stressor responses with field observations from a time-series.
• Investigating links between environmental stressors and survival in a key pteropod species.

Strengths

• Data is derived from both controlled laboratory experiments and a decadal field time-series (2014-2023).
• Focuses on a regionally-relevant species under projected future climate conditions.
• Results are published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is small (190.3 KB), indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Experimental starvation conditions may have confounded some survival results.

Provenance

Source

Clara L. Mackenzie via figshare.

Collection Method

Laboratory experiment and analysis of historical plankton samples via gas chromatography.

Time Range

Field samples cover 2014-2023; experiment timepoints at 48 hours and 5 days.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 04:41:21.

Geography

Strait of Georgia, Northeast Pacific coastal region.