To use this data, please cite both the corresponding article as well as this data-package:

Siebers, A. R., Paillex, A., Misteli, B., & Robinson, C. T. (2020). Effects of an experimental increase in flow intermittency on an alpine stream. Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-020-04350-7

Data for: Siebers, A. R., Paillex, A., Misteli, B., & Robinson, C. T. (2020). Effects of an experimental increase in flow intermittency on an alpine stream. Dryad.


Corresponding author: A. R. Siebers, andre.siebers@outlook.com

This data was collected as part of the InterFlowNet project at Eawag, Switzerland: www.eawag.ch/en/department/eco/projects/alpine-streams-and-flow-intermittency/

For data analysis methods, see Siebers et al. (2020). Effects of an experimental increase in flow intermittency on an alpine stream. Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-020-04350-7


Contents of data files:
Manuscript and supplementary material available through Hydrobiologia

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_BOM_density_data.csv
Description: Coarse benthic organic matter (BOM) measurements from Hess samples
Variables: Site, BOM density (g/m2), Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_periphyton_density_data.csv
Description: Periphyton measurements from cobble scrapings
Variables: Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD), Site, Periphyton density (g/m2)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_community_composition_data.csv
Description: Count data from Hess samples for aquatic macroinvertebrates
Variables: Site, Replicate no., Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD), Invertebrate count data (organised by family)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_invertebrate_CandN_data.csv
Description: Carbon and Nitrogen stable isotope ratio data for aquatic macroinvertebrate samples
Variables: Site, Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD), Taxa identifier of sample (by family), delta 13C value (in permil, ‰), delta 15N values (in permil, ‰)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_flow_and_temp_data.csv
Description: Temperatures and relative conductivity readings from electroconductivity loggers (averaged to daily values), plus precipitation from local weather station (cumulative)
Variables: Date (YYYY-MM-DD), temperature of reference channel (degrees C), relative conductitivy of reference channel (Lux), temperature of manipulated channel (degrees C), relative conductitivy of manipulated channel (Lux), precipitation (mm)
Note: temperature and relative conductivity values from 2018-10-13 to 2018-10-26 are marked as NA - missing data due to logger maintenance

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_organic_matter_CandN_data.csv
Description: Carbon and Nitrogen stable isotope ratio data for CPOM and periphyton samples
Variables: Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD), Site, Type of OM (CPOM or periphyton), delta 13C value (in permil, ‰), delta 15N values (in permil, ‰), C:N ratio (% C/% N)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_terrestrial_CandN_data.csv
Description: Carbon and Nitrogen stable isotope ratio data for riparian spider and ant samples
Variables: Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD), Site, Taxa (family), delta 13C value (in permil, ‰), delta 15N values (in permil, ‰)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_water_chemistry_data.csv
Description: Water chemistry - alkalinity, nutrient concentrations and pH
Variables: Site, Date (YYYY-MM-DD), Alkalinity	(mmol/L), pH, DOC (mg/L), Total_N (mg/L), Nitrate (mg/L), Total Phosphorus (ug/L), Soluble reactive phosphate (ug/L), Silicate (mg/L)

Filename: siebers_etal_2020_effectsofFIonalpinestream_drift_data.csv
Description: Drift data (densites of individuals per minute) collected during and immediately following removal of flow manipulation on September 20
Variables: Site, Time (24H), Chironomidae density (ind/m2/min), Baetidae density (ind/m2/min), Perlodidae density (ind/m2/min)
