The Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research
Abstract
Abstract Zooplankton transfer substantial energy in aquatic food webs and are used as indicators of environmental change. Syntheses of zooplankton community dynamics globally require datasets that span a wide range of environmental gradients; however, these datasets are limited due to methodological differences across programs, taxonomic inconsistencies, and a lack of standardized metadata. To reconcile these challenges, we created the Zooplankton International Geospatial (ZIG) dataset, which includes original zooplankton, water physical and chemical variables, and lake morphometric data from 311 inland lakes and reservoirs. ZIG includes waterbodies ranging in size from 0.005 to 82,100 km 2 and spanning broad latitudinal (−47.26 to 64.90) and longitudinal ranges (−165.04 to 176.53). Temporal coverage for individual waterbodies ranges between 1 and 60 yr with sampling frequency ranging from annually to weekly. With its extensive coverage and content, we consider ZIG to be a cornerstone for future investigations of global scale lake biodiversity change.
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Authors: Stephanie Figary, Michael F. Meyer, Rachel M. Pilla, Warren J. S. Currie, Javier Alcocer, María Belén Alfonso, Caitlin M. Andrews, Orlane Anneville, Ana Maria Geraldes, Shelley E. Arnott, Syuhei Ban, Arnab Banerjee, Gábor Bernát, Jessica E. Beyer, Kätlin Blank, Kelly L. Bowen, Christer Brönmark, Rosalie Bruel, Sarah H. Burnet, Tyler J. Butts, Cayelan C. Carey, Rossana Caroni, Moitreyee Banerjee, Sudeep Chandra, Kirsten Christoffersen, Alicia Cortés, Maria Cristina Crispim, Elvira de Eyto, Luciana de Souza Cardoso, Bridget R. Deemer, Curtis L. DeGasperi, Braden C. DeMattei, Jianming Deng, Jean‐Pierre Descy, Inta Dimante‐Deimantovica, Nadia Diovisalvi, Renata Dondajewska, Jonathan P. Doubek, Tvrtko Dražina, Hilary A. Dugan, Zorka Dulić, Ashley Dunker, Gaël Dur, Brie A. Edwards, Jolanta Ejsmont‐Karabin, Mariam Elmarsafy, Zeynep Ersoy, Rocío Fernández, Heidrun Feuchtmayr, María Soledad Fontanarrosa, Elena Forasacco, Laszlo G.-Toth, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Gideon Gal, Anita Galir Balkić, Javier Ricardo García de Souza, Scott F. Girdner, Ryszard Gołdyn, K. David Hambright, David P. Hamilton, Lars‐Anders Hansson, Susan P. Hendricks, Huihuang Chen, Pascal M. Isumbisho, Stéphan Jacquet, Jun Yang, Martin J. Kainz, Maciej Karpowicz, Samiullah Khan, Katarzyna Kowalczewska‐Madura, Natalia Kuczyńska‐Kippen, Silke Langenheder, Sarah D. Lawhun, Barbara Leoni, Fabio Lepori, Shuqi Lin, Arni H. Litt, Eleanor B. Mackay, Marina Manca, Shin‐ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Blake Matthews, Linda May, Yvonne McElarney, Christopher J. McLimans, Rosemberg F. Menezes, Ewa Merz, Εvangelia Μichaloudi, S. Jannicke Moe, Dörthe C. Müller‐Navarra, Manuel E. Muñoz-Colmenares, Kayden C. Nasworthy, Veronica Nava, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Ulrike Obertegger, David Ortíz, Luis A. Oseguera, Michael J. Paterson, María Cintia Píccolo, Lorena Pinheiro‐Silva, Roberta Piscia
Institutions: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, University of Washington, Imperial College London, Cornell University, Universitat de València, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, University of Copenhagen, Florida International University, University of Otago, Kyushu University, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, University of Belgrade, Queen's University, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, University of Vermont, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Uppsala University, Lund University, Universität Hamburg, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, University of Liège, Griffith University, University of California, Davis, University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Shiga Prefecture, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Osijek, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Virginia Tech, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, University of Zagreb, Instituto Nacional de Limnología, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, United States Geological Survey, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Agri Food and Biosciences Institute, University of Idaho, University of Oklahoma, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lake County, University of Białystok, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Astrogeology Science Center, Sikkim University, HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Amazon (United States), French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, University of Nevada, Reno, Marine Institute, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Carnegie Observatories, Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, Lake Superior State University, Norton Sound Health Corporation, Shizuoka University, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tandil, NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Murray State University, Institute of Urban Environment, Institut Supérieur de Commerce de Kinshasa, Wasser Cluster Lunz, Health Research Council of New Zealand, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Centro Científico Tecnológico - Bahía Blanca, Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, Universidad Nacional del Sur, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science