Carbon Isotopes; Nitrogen Isotopes; Madagascar; Animals; Carbon Isotopes/analysis; Nitrogen Isotopes/analysis; Databases, Factual; Statistics and Probability; Information Systems; Education; Computer Science Applications; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty; Library and Information Sciences
Abstract :
[en] We present the first open-access, island-wide isotopic database (IsoMad) for modern biologically relevant materials collected on Madagascar within the past 150 years from both terrestrial and nearshore marine environments. Isotopic research on the island has increasingly helped with biological studies of endemic organisms, including evaluating foraging niches and investigating factors that affect the spatial distribution and abundance of species. The IsoMad database should facilitate future work by making it easy for researchers to access existing data (even for those who are relatively unfamiliar with the literature) and identify both research gaps and opportunities for using various isotope systems to answer research questions. We also hope that this database will encourage full data reporting in future publications.
Research Center/Unit :
FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège Station Marine de Belaza (Toliara, Madagascar)
Hixon, Sean W ; Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, 4575 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR, 97333, USA. hixons@oregonstate.edu ; Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, Department of Archaeology, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745, Jena, Germany. hixons@oregonstate.edu
Fernandes, Ricardo; Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, Department of Archaeology, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745, Jena, Germany ; University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology, Department of Bioarchaeology, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927, Warszawa, Poland ; Masaryk University, Arne Faculty of Arts, Nováka 1, 602 00, Brno-střed, Czech Republic ; Princeton University, Climate Change and History Research Initiative, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
Andriamahaihavana, Antonin; University of Antananarivo, Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar ; San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Conservation Science & Wildlife Health, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA, 92027, USA
Baden, Andrea L; City University of New York (CUNY), Hunter College, Department of Anthropology, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA ; City University of New York, The Graduate Center, Department of Anthropology, 595 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 100065, USA ; The New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, USA
Blanco, Marina B; Duke University, Department of Biology, Biological Sciences Building, 130 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
Caulier, Guillaume ; University of Mons, Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetics, 23 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium ; Belaza Marine Station (IH.SM-UMONS-ULIEGE-ULB), Toliara, Madagascar
Dammhahn, Melanie; University of Münster, Institute for Neurobiology and Behavioural Biology, Badestrasse 9, 48149, Münster, Germany
Eeckhaut, Igor; University of Mons, Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetics, 23 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium ; Belaza Marine Station (IH.SM-UMONS-ULIEGE-ULB), Toliara, Madagascar
Eppley, Timothy M; San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Conservation Science & Wildlife Health, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA, 92027, USA ; Wildlife Madagascar, 2907 Shelter Island Drive, Suite 105, PMB 1024, San Diego, CA, 92106, USA ; Portland State University, Department of Anthropology, 141 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
Frederich, Bruno ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS)
Ganzhorn, Jörg U; University of Hamburg, Department of Biology, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
Garbaras, Andrius; Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Isotope Research Laboratory, Savanoriu av. 231, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gibson, Dean; San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Conservation Science & Wildlife Health, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA, 92027, USA
Goodman, Steven M ; Field Museum of Natural History, Negaunee Integrative Research Center, 1400 South DuSable Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA ; Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
Irwin, Mitchell; Northern Illinois University, Department of Anthropology, 1425 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA ; NGO Sadabe, Lot AB64bis, Ankadindravola, Antananarivo, 105, Madagascar
Kelley, Elizabeth A; Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
Michel, Loïc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Systématique et diversité animale
Lepoint, Gilles ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution
Loudon, James E; East Carolina University, Department of Anthropology, E 5th Street, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA
Mittelheiser, Laurent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS)
Rakotondranary, Jacques; University of Antananarivo, Mention Anthropobiologie et Développement Durable, BP 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
Rasamisoa, Delaïd C; San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Conservation Science & Wildlife Health, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA, 92027, USA ; Wildlife Madagascar, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
Rasolofonirina, Richard; Belaza Marine Station (IH.SM-UMONS-ULIEGE-ULB), Toliara, Madagascar ; University of Toliara, Institut d'Halieutique et de Sciences Marine, 48B042, Rue Dr. Rabesandratana HD, BP 141, Toliara, 601, Madagascar
Ratovonamana, Yedidya; University of Antananarivo, Department of Biology and Plant Ecology, BP 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
Razafindramanana, Josia; University of Antananarivo, Mention Anthropobiologie et Développement Durable, BP 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar ; IMPACT Madagascar, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
Reisdorff, Christoph; University of Hamburg, Department of Biology, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
Sponheimer, Matt; University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Anthropology, UCB 244, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
Terrana, Lucas ; University of Mons, Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetics, 23 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium ; Belaza Marine Station (IH.SM-UMONS-ULIEGE-ULB), Toliara, Madagascar ; Natural History Museum and Vivarium of Tournai, Cour d'Honneur de l'Hôtel de Ville 52, 7500, Tournai, Belgium
Vasey, Natalie; Portland State University, Department of Anthropology, 141 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
Crowley, Brooke E; University of Cincinnati, Department of Geosciences, 500 Geology Physics Building, 345 Clifton Court, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0013, USA ; University of Cincinnati, Department of Anthropology, 481 Braunstein Hall, 345 Clifton Court, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0380, USA
This repository includes:
1) a compilation of isotopic data gathered from biological materials collected within the past 150 years from both the terrestrial and nearshore marine environments of Madagascar
2) data modelling files associated with the initial publication of the data compilation
Commentary :
Code availability
The statistical analysis and modeling employed for examples given in the Usage Notes was done using R packages
developed within the Pandora & IsoMemo initiatives38,48,54. The source code for all of these is available for
download on GitHub: AverageR (https://github.com/Pandora-IsoMemo/DSSM), BMSC (https://github.com/
Pandora-IsoMemo/bmsc), and ReSources (https://github.com/Pandora-IsoMemo/resources). These can be run
online or locally (https://github.com/Pandora-IsoMemo/drat) as Shiny apps55. For modeling reproducibility, a
full description of model options is available through the IsoMad data community (https://pandoradata.earth/
organization/isomad-isotopic-data-of-madagascar), which is stored on the Pandora data platform. This platform
is based on the CKAN open source data management system (https://ckan.org/) and is hosted by the Max Planck
Computing and Data Facility.
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