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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-2447-2025
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Data description paper
| 
10 Jun 2025
Data description paper |
| 10 Jun 2025
| 10 Jun 2025
Fish functional groups of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans
Murray S. A. Thompson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HT, UK
Izaskun Preciado
Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Santander, Severiano Ballesteros 16, 39004 Santander, Spain
Federico Maioli
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Turistgatan 5, 45330 Lysekil, Sweden
Laboratory of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Adriatico 1/N, 61032 Fano, Italy
Valerio Bartolino
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Turistgatan 5, 45330 Lysekil, Sweden
Andrea Belgrano
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Turistgatan 5, 45330 Lysekil, Sweden
Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment (SIME), University of Gothenburg, Seminariegatan 1F, 41313 Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 463, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
Michele Casini
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Turistgatan 5, 45330 Lysekil, Sweden
Laboratory of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Adriatico 1/N, 61032 Fano, Italy
Pierre Cresson
IFREMER, Channel and North Sea Fisheries Research Unit, 150 Quai Gambetta, 62200 Boulogne sur Mer, France
Elena Eriksen
Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Gema Hernandez-Milian
Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Spain
Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Fornubúðum 5, 220 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Stefan Neuenfeldt
National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
John K. Pinnegar
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HT, UK
Stefán Ragnarsson
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Fornubúðum 5, 220 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Sabine Schückel
BioConsult GmbH & Co KG, Auf der Muggenburg 30, 28217 Bremen, Germany
Schleswig-Holstein Agency for Coastal Defence, National Park and Marine Conservation, National Park Authority, Schlossgarten 1, 25832 Tönning, Germany
Ulrike Schückel
Schleswig-Holstein Agency for Coastal Defence, National Park and Marine Conservation, National Park Authority, Schlossgarten 1, 25832 Tönning, Germany
Brian E. Smith
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
María Ángeles Torres
Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz, Puerto Pesquero, Muelle de Levante s/n, 11006 Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain
Thomas J. Webb
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
Christopher P. Lynam
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HT, UK
Data sets
Modelled and observed fish feeding traits for the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans (1836-2020) and population estimates of fish with different feeding traits from Northeast Atlantic scientific trawl surveys (1997-2020) Murray S. A. Thompso et al. https://doi.org/10.14466/CefasDataHub.149
Model code and software
fish-feeding-traits-glmm Murray S. A. Thompson https://github.com/MurraySAThompson/fish-feeding-traits-glmm
fish-feeding-guild-classifcation Murray S. A. Thompson https://github.com/MurraySAThompson/fish-feeding-guild-classifcation
Short summary
Detecting and predicting change in the structure and functioning of marine food webs is a priority for Earth system science. We collated fish stomach content data to improve understanding of feeding interactions for the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. To illustrate how these data can be used, we estimate species- and size-specific feeding traits, classify predators into functional feeding groups, and reveal spatially extensive temporal change in marine ecosystem structure and functioning.
Detecting and predicting change in the structure and functioning of marine food webs is a...
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