Published October 11, 2022 | Version v1
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Data for: Mercury contamination challenges the behavioral response of a keystone species to Arctic climate change

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, 2 Rue Olympe de Gouges, FR-17000 La Rochelle, France
  • 2. CEFE, UMR 5175, CNRS – Université de Montpellier – Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier – EPHE; Montpellier, France
  • 3. Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, France
  • 4. McGill University - Macdonald Campus 21111 Lakeshore Dr, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9
  • 5. School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T23 N73K, Ireland
  • 6. Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland

Contributors

  • 1. Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université
  • 2. CEFE, UMR 5175, CNRS – Université de Montpellier
  • 3. Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-La Rochelle Université
  • 4. McGill University
  • 5. University College Cork
  • 6. Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, University of Gdansk

Description

Combined effects of multiple, climate change-associated stressors are of mounting concern, especially in Artic ecosystems. Elevated mercury (Hg) exposure in Arctic animals could affect behavioural responses to changes in foraging landscapes linked to climate change, generating interactive effects on behaviour and population resilience. We investigated this hypothesis in the little auk (Alle alle), a keystone Artic seabird. We compiled behavioural data using accelerometers, and quantified blood mercury and environmental conditions (sea surface temperature (SST), sea ice coverage (SIC)) across multiple years. These datasets contain the behavioral, blood Hg and environmental data (SST, SIC) used in our analyses. Details about the datasets are found in the accompanying word document.

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Funding

European Commission
BehavToxArc - BEHAVIOURAL ECOTOXIOCOLOGY MEETS CLIMATE CHANGE: Interactive effects of mercury pollution and climate change on behaviour, physiology and fitness in a keystone arctic seabird 896866
European Commission
BioenergArc - Bioenergetic Effects of Anthropogenic Contaminants and Climate Change on a Keystone Arctic Seabird 101025549