Carbon and nitrogen isotope data for Jasus edwardsii lobsters from eight sites in southeastern Australia. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-16. The data is available in CSV, HTML, and PNG formats.
Use Cases
- Analyze trophic positions and food web structure based on nitrogen isotope ratios.
- Study carbon sources and baseline ecosystem productivity based on carbon isotope data.
- Compare isotopic signatures and ecological niches across eight different geographic sites.
- Model nutrient flows and energy pathways in marine ecosystems using tissue isotope data.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from eight distinct geographic sites, allowing for spatial comparison.
- Includes measurements for two key stable isotopes (carbon and nitrogen) relevant to ecological studies.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 17:43:46.609894; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southeastern Australia