Dataset: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021

Name: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021
Published: 2026-08-17
Keywords: pyrosomes, California Current, fecal pellet, C:N composition, oceans

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.1004254.1Version 1 (2026-08-17)Dataset Type:Other Field ResultsLicense:CC-BY-4.0

Principal Investigator: Katherine Barbeau (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Principal Investigator: Moira Decima (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Scientist: Natalia Llopis Monferrer (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

Scientist: Stephanie Matthews (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student, Contact: Grace Cawley (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student: Minerva Padilla Villa (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Assessing the causes of the pyrosome invasion and persistence in the California Current Ecosystem (Pyrosomes in the CCE)

Abstract

This dataset contains fecal pellet carbon and nitrogen composition collected from pyrosome fecal pellet production experiments conducted during the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle (CCE LTER P2107, July-August 2021) in the California Current Ecosystem.

Spatial Extent: N:35.57 E:-120.84 S:34.48 W:-130.54
Temporal Extent: 2021-07-29 - 2021-08-11

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Samples were collected on CCE-NSF process cruise (OCE-1637632, Project: California Current Ecosystem Long Term Ecological Research Site).

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Dataset: P2107 Pyrosome Fecal Pellet Sinking
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The "P2107 Pyrosome Fecal Pellet Sinking" dataset provides sinking-rate measurements associated with fecal pellets from the same experimental material used for carbon and nitrogen analyses in this dataset.

Cawley, G., Decima, M., Barbeau, K., Matthews, S., Llopis Monferrer, N. (2026) Pyrosome fecal pellet sinking measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-08-17 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.1003542.1

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Pyrosomes collected and characterized in the "P2107 Pyrosome Length and Abundance" dataset provided the individuals from which fecal pellets were produced for carbon and nitrogen analysis in this dataset.

Cawley, G., Decima, M., Barbeau, K., Matthews, S., Llopis Monferrer, N., Padilla Villa, M. (2026) Pyrosome count and length data collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-08-17 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.1003320.1

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Dataset: P2107 Pyrosome Pellet bSi
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This dataset provides carbon and nitrogen measurements that complement the biogenic silica measurements reported for related fecal pellets in the "P2107 Pyrosome Pellet bSi" dataset.

Cawley, G., Decima, M., Barbeau, K., Matthews, S., Llopis Monferrer, N., Padilla Villa, M. (2026) Pyrosome fecal pellet biogenic silica measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-08-14 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.1004017.1

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Fecal pellets analyzed for carbon and nitrogen content in this dataset were generated during the "P2107 Pyrosome Fecal Pellet Production Measurements."

Cawley, G., Decima, M., Barbeau, K., Matthews, S., Llopis Monferrer, N., Padilla Villa, M. (2026) Pyrosome fecal pellet production measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-08-17 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.1003881.1

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Cawley G.F., Matthews, S.A., Llopis-Monferrer, N., Padilla Villa, M., Barbeau, K., & Décima, M.R. (in review). Pyrosoma atlanticum fecal pellet production in the California Current: implications for grazing and carbon export dynamics. In review with Minor Revisions for Limnology and Oceanography.

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Drits, A. V., Arashkevich, E. G., & Semenova, T. N. (1992). Pyrosoma atlanticum (Tunicata, Thaliacea): grazing impact on phytoplankton standing stock and role in organic carbon flux. Journal of Plankton Research, 14(6), 799–809. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/14.6.799

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Dataset: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.1004254.1Version 1 (2026-08-17)Dataset Type:Other Field ResultsLicense:CC-BY-4.0

Principal Investigator: Katherine Barbeau (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Principal Investigator: Moira Decima (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Scientist: Natalia Llopis Monferrer (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

Scientist: Stephanie Matthews (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student, Contact: Grace Cawley (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student: Minerva Padilla Villa (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Assessing the causes of the pyrosome invasion and persistence in the California Current Ecosystem (Pyrosomes in the CCE)

Abstract

Spatial Extent: N:35.57 E:-120.84 S:34.48 W:-130.54
Temporal Extent: 2021-07-29 - 2021-08-11

12

Views

14

Downloads

Samples were collected on CCE-NSF process cruise (OCE-1637632, Project: California Current Ecosystem Long Term Ecological Research Site).

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IsRelatedTo

Dataset: P2107 Pyrosome Fecal Pellet Sinking
Relationship Description:

IsRelatedTo

Dataset: P2107 Pyrosome Length and Abundance
Relationship Description:

IsRelatedTo

Dataset: P2107 Pyrosome Pellet bSi
Relationship Description:

This dataset provides carbon and nitrogen measurements that complement the biogenic silica measurements reported for related fecal pellets in the "P2107 Pyrosome Pellet bSi" dataset.

IsRelatedTo

Dataset: P2107 Pyrosome Fecal Pellet Production Measurements
Relationship Description:

Fecal pellets analyzed for carbon and nitrogen content in this dataset were generated during the "P2107 Pyrosome Fecal Pellet Production Measurements."

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Results

Data File(s)	Type	Description	Action
1004254_v1_pelletcomposition.csv (3.99 KB)	Comma Separated Values (.csv)	Primary data file for dataset ID 1004254, version 1	1004254_v1_pelletcomposition.csv View Table

Supplemental File(s)	Type	Description	Action
Pellet Composition Images.zip (188.63 MB)	ZIP Archive (ZIP)	Images included in the dataset. Filenames correspond to the entries in the “Image” column, allowing users to easily match each image to its corresponding dataset entry.	Pellet Composition Images.zip

Data File(s)	Type	Description	Action
1004254_v1_pelletcomposition.csv (3.99 KB)	Comma Separated Values (.csv)	Primary data file for dataset ID 1004254, version 1	1004254_v1_pelletcomposition.csv View Table

Supplemental File(s)	Type	Description	Action
Pellet Composition Images.zip (188.63 MB)	ZIP Archive (ZIP)	Images included in the dataset. Filenames correspond to the entries in the “Image” column, allowing users to easily match each image to its corresponding dataset entry.	Pellet Composition Images.zip

Dataset: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021

Principal Investigator: Katherine Barbeau (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Principal Investigator: Moira Decima (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Scientist: Natalia Llopis Monferrer (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

Scientist: Stephanie Matthews (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student, Contact: Grace Cawley (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student: Minerva Padilla Villa (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Assessing the causes of the pyrosome invasion and persistence in the California Current Ecosystem (Pyrosomes in the CCE)

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Dataset: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021

Principal Investigator: Katherine Barbeau (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Principal Investigator: Moira Decima (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Scientist: Natalia Llopis Monferrer (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

Scientist: Stephanie Matthews (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student, Contact: Grace Cawley (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student: Minerva Padilla Villa (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Assessing the causes of the pyrosome invasion and persistence in the California Current Ecosystem (Pyrosomes in the CCE)

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Dataset: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021

Principal Investigator: Katherine Barbeau (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Principal Investigator: Moira Decima (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Scientist: Natalia Llopis Monferrer (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

Scientist: Stephanie Matthews (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student, Contact: Grace Cawley (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student: Minerva Padilla Villa (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Assessing the causes of the pyrosome invasion and persistence in the California Current Ecosystem (Pyrosomes in the CCE)

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Dataset: Pyrosome fecal pellet composition measurements collected from the cruise RR2105 on R/V Roger Revelle in the California Current Ecosystem from July to August 2021

Principal Investigator: Katherine Barbeau (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Principal Investigator: Moira Decima (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Scientist: Natalia Llopis Monferrer (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

Scientist: Stephanie Matthews (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student, Contact: Grace Cawley (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Student: Minerva Padilla Villa (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Assessing the causes of the pyrosome invasion and persistence in the California Current Ecosystem (Pyrosomes in the CCE)

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