All data are given as calculated means if several measurements were taken. NA= non available		
Column	Explanation	Unit
Dataset: GPPlakeaverage		
Lake	Lake name	NA
Biome	Biome name	NA
Latitude	Latitude	Decimal degrees
Longitude	Longitude	Decimal degrees
Altitude	Altitude of the location of the lake	m a.s.l.
pH	Alkalinity	NA
Stratified	"Stratification of lake; Y=Yes, N=No"	NA
Pelagic GPPlake-average	Pelagic GPP lake average measured using bathymetry-weighted layer volumes	mg Cúm-2ú day-1
Benthic GPPlakeaverage	Benthic GPP lake average measured using bathymetry-weighted layer volumes	mg Cúm-2ú day-1
Autotrophic structuring	Benthic GPP / Pelagic GPP	%
total GPPlakeaverage	Benthic GPP + Pelagic GPP	
DOC	Dissolved organic carbon	mgúL-1
DIC	Dissolved inorganic carbon	mgúL-1
CO2	Carbon Dioxide (dissolved)	mgúL-2
TN	Total nitrogen	ægúL-1
TP	Total phosphorus	ægúL-1
PAR	Photosynthetically active radiance, daily incoming-	Wúm-ý
Kd	Light attenutation coefficient	m-1
Twater	Water temperature at 0.2m depth	øC
Tair	Air temperature, monthly average before sampling date	øC
Area	Lake surface area	hectare
zmax	Maximum lake depth	m
zavg	Average lake depth	m
%Alittoral	relative size of the benthic habitat	%
Acatchment	Size of the catchment area	ha
DR	"Drainage ratio; Acatchment/Lake area"	
Ryearly	Average yearly runoff between 1981-2010	mmúyear-1
TWI	Topographic wetness index	mmúyear-1
HRT	Hydraulic retention time	Average yearly-1ÿ
water	% of catchment water as landcover	%
wetland	% of catchment wetland as landcover	%
open	% of catchment open landcover	%
coniferous	% of catchment coniferous forest as landcover	%
deciduous	% of catchment deciduous forest as landcover	%
temporary deforested	% of catchment deforested landcover	%
exploited	% of catchment exploited landcover	%