Dataset: Stable isotope analyses, mercury measurements, and capture data from two Lake Erie fish species collected from June to October 2019 for Project Breathless

This dataset is part of Project Breathless, which brings together an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, economists and communication scholars to increase understanding of the impact of low oxygen dead zones in lakes and oceans.  The project team focuses on how low oxygen conditions influence fish, their habitats and the food webs that support them, as well as ecosystem services, including fisheries production.

This dataset is one of three examining Lake Erie fishes using data collected during routine surveys for monitoring the status of fish stocks:

• Dataset 982348 (this dataset of stables isotopes and mercury) summarizes capture data as well as basic biological information; it also includes all stable isotopic ratio and total mercury data collected from muscle tissue and eye lenses. 
• Dataset 982372 (Lake Erie fishes otolith chemistry) contains all of the Lake Erie fish otolith chemistry data.
• Dataset 982386 (Lake Erie fishes eye lens chemistry) contains all of the eye lens chemistry data.

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