Results from mesocosm experiments measuring how temperature affects predation rates by whelks on barnacles

These data contain results from mesocosm experiments measuring how temperature affects predation rates by whelks on barnacles. These results include barnacles eaten and whelk movements under warm and cold conditions. The experiments were done in the Galapagos Science Center in San Cristobal, Galapagos. Estimates of how temperature modifies activity and predation rates will help understand and predict changes in marine communities under future climate change scenarios.

本数据集收录了中型实验生态系（mesocosm）实验的相关结果，该实验旨在探明温度对峨螺（whelks）捕食藤壶（barnacles）的速率的影响。此类结果涵盖了温、冷两种环境条件下的被取食藤壶数量与峨螺活动情况。本实验于加拉帕戈斯群岛圣克里斯托巴尔岛的加拉帕戈斯科学中心开展。针对温度如何调控生物活动与捕食速率的量化评估结果，将有助于理解并预测未来气候变化情景下海洋群落的动态变化。