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Sub-fossil crustacean zooplankton relative abundances from 101 lakes across Canada

  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Quebec at Montreal, Department of biology, McGill University, and Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Montreal, QC, Canada
  • 2. Department of Biology, McGill University, and Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Montreal, QC, Canada
  • 3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Quebec at Montreal, Department of biology, and Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Montreal, QC, Canada

Description

This data set contains cladoceran sub-fossil relative abundances for 101 lakes across Canada sampled as part of the NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network project. Lakes were sampled once, over three summers (2017-2018-2019). Cores were collected using a gravity corer in the deepest point of each lake and were sectioned on site with a vertical extruder. Each lake was sampled for a “top” sediment sample, represented by the first centimeter of the surface of the sediment core, and a “bottom” sediment sample, corresponding to the 1 cm of sediment located between 3 and 4 cm from the base of the core. Cladoceran extraction and preparation followed the protocol from Korhola and Rautio (2001). Cladocerans were identified using DM 2500 Leica compound inverted microscope under 200X-400X magnification with a minimal count size of 100 individuals. Identification at the species, genus, or species complex level followed Szeroczynska and Sarmaja-Korjonen (2007) and Korosi and Smol (2012a; b).

Sites are identified with Lake ID number, followed by “T” for top samples and “B” for bottom samples. Lakes IDs with respective locations (longitude and latitude coordinates) and Continental Basin allocations can be found here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4701262

References

Korhola, A., and M. Rautio. 2001. Cladocera and other branchiopod crustaceans, p. 225–234. In J.P. Smol, H.J.B. Birks, and W.M. Last [eds.], Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Springer.

Korosi, J. B., and J. P. Smol. 2012a. An illustrated guide to the identification of cladoceran subfossils from lake sediments in northeastern North America: Part 1-the Daphniidae, Leptodoridae, Bosminidae, Polyphemidae, Holopedidae, Sididae, and Macrothricidae. J. Paleolimnol. 48: 571–586. doi:10.1007/S10933-012-9632-3

Korosi, J. B., and J. P. Smol. 2012b. An illustrated guide to the identification of cladoceran subfossils from lake sediments in northeastern North America: Part 2-the Chydoridae. J. Paleolimnol. 48: 587–622.

Szeroczyfiska, K., and K. Sarmaja-Korjonen. 2007. Atlas of Subfossil Cladocera from Central and Northern Europe, Friends of the Lower Vistula Society, Warsaw, Pol.

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Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.4701262 (DOI)

References

  • Korhola, A., and M. Rautio. 2001. Cladocera and other branchiopod crustaceans, p. 225–234. In J.P. Smol, H.J.B. Birks, and W.M. Last [eds.], Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Springer.
  • Korosi, J. B., and J. P. Smol. 2012a. An illustrated guide to the identification of cladoceran subfossils from lake sediments in northeastern North America: Part 1-the Daphniidae, Leptodoridae, Bosminidae, Polyphemidae, Holopedidae, Sididae, and Macrothricidae. J. Paleolimnol. 48: 571–586. doi:10.1007/S10933-012-9632-3
  • Korosi, J. B., and J. P. Smol. 2012b. An illustrated guide to the identification of cladoceran subfossils from lake sediments in northeastern North America: Part 2-the Chydoridae. J. Paleolimnol. 48: 587–622.
  • Szeroczyfiska, K., and K. Sarmaja-Korjonen. 2007. Atlas of Subfossil Cladocera from Central and Northern Europe, Friends of the Lower Vistula Society, Warsaw, Pol.