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An individual-based dataset of carbon and nitrogen isotopic data of Callinectes sapidus in invaded Mediterranean waters
Di Muri, C.; Rosati, I.; Bardelli, R.; Cilenti, L.; Li Veli, D.; Falco, S.; Vizzini, S.; Katselis, G.; Kevrekidis, K.; Glamuzina, L.; Mancinelli, G. (2022). An individual-based dataset of carbon and nitrogen isotopic data of Callinectes sapidus in invaded Mediterranean waters. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e77516. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.10.e77516
In: Biodiversity Data Journal. Pensoft Publishers: Sofia. ISSN 1314-2836; e-ISSN 1314-2828, more
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Keywords
    Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    invasive species; Atlantic blue crab; transitional water; stable isotope; trophic position; isotopic niche
Authors  Top 
  • Di Muri, C.
  • Rosati, I.
  • Bardelli, R.
  • Cilenti, L.
  • Li Veli, D.
  • Falco, S.
  • Vizzini, S.
  • Katselis, G.
  • Kevrekidis, K.
  • Glamuzina, L.
  • Mancinelli, G.
Abstract

    Background

    The characterisation of functional traits of non-indigenous and invasive species is crucial to assess their impact within invaded habitats. Successful biological invasions are often facilitated by the generalist diet of the invaders which can modify their trophic position and adapt to new ecosystems determining changes in their structure and functioning. Invasive crustaceans are an illustrative example of such mechanisms since their trophic habits can determine important ecological impacts on aquatic food webs. The Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus is currently established and considered invasive in the Mediterranean Sea where it has been recorded for the first time between 1947 and 1949. In the last decade, the blue crab colonised most of the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea and it is currently widening its distribution towards the western region of the basin.

    New information

    Stable isotope analysis is increasingly used to investigate the trophic habits of invasive marine species. Here, we collated individual measures of the blue crab δ13C and δ15N values and of its potential invertebrate prey into a geo-referenced dataset. The dataset includes 360 records with 236 isotopic values of the blue crab and 224 isotopic data of potential prey collected from five countries and 12 locations between 2014 and 2019. This dataset allows the estimation of the trophic position of the blue crab within a variety of invaded ecosystems, as well as advanced quantitative comparisons of the main features of its isotopic niche.

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