Introducing IsoMad, a compilation of isotopic datasets for Madagascar
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.
Authors
- Loïc Michel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0988-7050)
- Timothy M. Eppley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1456-6948)
- Steven Michael Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9318-0570)
- Matt Sponheimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-1123)
- Lucas Terrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5767-3220)
- Christoph Reisdorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9743-9332)
- Andrius Garbaras
- Natalie Vasey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0384-954X)
- Guillaume Caulier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7414-1226)
- Jörg U. Ganzhorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1395-9758)
- James E. Loudon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-2527)
- Richard Rasolofonirina
- Brooke E. Crowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8462-6806)
- Igor Eeckhaut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-1062)
- Laurent Mittelheiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-6736)
- Mitchell T. Irwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2088-0028)
- Dean Gibson
- Delaïd C. Rasamisoa
- Jacques Rakotondranary
- Melanie Dammhahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-740X)
- Yedidya R. Ratovonamana
- Marina B. Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-1700)
- Josia Razafindramanana
- Gilles Lepoint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-0357)
- Bruno Frédérich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-0243)
- Sean Hixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6147-7118)
- Andrea L. Baden
- Ricardo J. Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5811-0443)
- Antonin Andriamahaihavana
- Elizabeth Ann Kelley
Institutions
- Northern Illinois University (US)
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- Portland State University (US)
- University of Mons (BE)
- Oregon State University (US)
- WWF Colombia (CO)
- University of Antananarivo (MG)
- University of Liège (BE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Duke University (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Princeton University (US)
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Field Museum of Natural History (US)
- University of Toliara (MG)
- Hunter College (US)
- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (LT)
- Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde (BE)
- Catholic University of Madagascar (MG)
- Association Vahatra (MG)
- Saint Louis Zoo (US)
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (MG)
- New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (US)
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (DE)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Data
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03705-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38