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Cell biology, microbiology, ecology, biodiversity, species data, evolutionary biology
27,527 datasets
Performance data for the top ten elite male athletes in the Brazil-Ironman triathlon each year from 2003 to 2010. The dataset was created by Everton Crívoi do Carmo to analyze performance evolution and the influence of different race modalities. The study found no performance evolution over the years and identified cycling as the most influential modality for overall success.
A 2026 analysis by the Australian Ocean Data Network models physical seabed disturbance from waves and currents across Australia's continental shelf. The study applies the intermediate disturbance hypothesis to derive maps predicting a dimensionless ecological disturbance index (ED). This appears to be the first such analysis attempted for any continental shelf on Earth.
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) vocabulary lists animal diseases legally notifiable in Great Britain. The list includes 'exotic diseases' not currently present in the UK, and reporting is required even upon suspicion of infection. This structured vocabulary supports national animal disease surveillance and regulatory compliance.
Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences conducted a seabed mapping survey (SOL4934) between 27 August and 24 September 2009. The survey collected detailed geological and biological data over carbonate banks, channels, and sediment plains on the Van Diemen Rise. This data aims to establish the late-Quaternary evolution of the region and investigate relationships between the physical environment and biota.
Four locations were sampled to compare macroinvertebrate communities on remnant soft-sediment oyster reefs with adjacent bare sediments. The dataset, provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network, shows oyster reefs had 30% higher macroinvertebrate densities, five times the biomass, and nearly five times the productivity of bare sediments. Crustacean productivity was 13 times higher on reefs, indicating their role as important fish food sources.
Quantitative abundance data for fish, megafaunal invertebrates, and algal cover from transect-based counts at Governor Island, a long-term Tasmanian Marine Protected Area. The data, collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network, likely involves temporal replication on a yearly scale and uses methods described in Edgar and Barrett (1997). Transects were primarily conducted at 5-meter and 10-meter depths at each surveyed site.
306 surveys since 2000 have recorded 121 waterbird taxa and over 1.1 million individual birds at Sabaki River Mouth and Mida Creek in Kenya. A Rocha Kenya organized this long-term monitoring to track migratory populations and assess trends. The dataset is published as a Darwin Core Archive with event and occurrence tables.
Digitized taxonomic treatments describe a new species of African wood mouse (Hylomyscus) from western Kenya. The data supports a study comparing populations based on morphology, morphometrics, mitochondrial DNA, and multilocus species trees. The research was published by Terrence C. Demos et al. in the Journal of Mammalogy in 2014.
A study by Anderson Lessa Siqueira evaluates the antimicrobial action of red propolis extract from Brejo Grande, Sergipe, Brazil, against Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212. The research includes in vitro disk diffusion and minimum bactericidal concentration tests, and ex vivo tests on 30 extracted human teeth divided into three treatment groups. Results show the 7.5% propolis extract produced inhibition zones of 12-16 mm and prevented bacterial growth, with the extract containing 1.8% flavonoids.
Thousands of high-resolution still images document lebensspuren—sedimentary structures created by organisms—on the deep-sea plains of Australia's eastern and western margins. The data, compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network, was used to correlate abiotic factors with biological features and evaluate imagery as a technique for quantifying deep-sea biodiversity. The dataset includes a Lebensspuren Directory and associated analysis documents.
Geoscience Australia's integrated marine datasets provide pre-competitive information on seabed geomorphology, sediment stability, and bathymetry. These multidisciplinary spatial layers are delivered via the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) to support evidence-based decisions for Australia's marine jurisdiction. The data was presented at the Australian Marine Science Association conference in July 2025.
An extension of the 2021 Existing Hydropower Assets Plant Database from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developed to support the Department of Energy's SECURE Water Act Section 9505 Third Assessment. The dataset enhances facility spatial locations, adds water source attributes, and links to the National Hydrography Dataset. It was authored by Daniel Broman of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Tsai‐Wei Chen from Pennsylvania State University reports data from velocity-step and slide-hold-slide experiments on rock samples from the Lower Mugi and Makimine mélanges of the Cretaceous Shimanto belt. The dataset includes X-ray diffraction (XRD) composition analysis and records of frictional behavior under varying normal stress and hydrothermal conditions. The data links rock properties to slip behavior at different depths along subduction plate interfaces.
Above-ground biomass dynamics data from 200 permanent sample plots across 8 tropical dry forests in Brazil, evaluated over a five-year period. The dataset relates biomass change, recruitment, growth, and mortality to soil fertility, community-weighted mean traits, species richness, functional diversity, and initial stand biomass. It was produced by Jamir Afonso do Prado Júnior of Wageningen University & Research.
A behavioral experiment collected participant responses during a 3-minute category fluency task where they retrieved animal names from memory. The data was analyzed using the BEAGLE semantic memory model on a Wikipedia corpus and hand-coded categories from Troyer et al. (1997). The study, authored by Thomas T. Hills of the University of Basel, investigates if human memory search follows optimal foraging policies observed in animals.
40,388 geo-referenced occurrences of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus, compiled from online databases, literature, and unpublished sources. The dataset includes 39,824 records from its native range and 564 from non-native areas, spanning 53 countries. Giorgio Mancinelli harmonized this compilation, which contains taxonomic, spatial, temporal, and status flagging information.
Richa Giri's dataset contains primers used for PCR amplification in a 2026 study of citrus greening disease (huanglongbing) in Nepal. The study analyzed 1,026 leaf samples from 13 districts across six provinces, identifying 255 positive cases. Generated sequence data was deposited in GenBank and used for phylogenetic analysis.
Kirsten Gade Malmos of Aarhus University published a dataset on behavioural and physiological responses to heat stress in the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola. The data likely contains measurements from a common garden experiment comparing populations from warmer and cooler temperature niches across Southern Africa. It includes results on heat tolerance exceeding 49°C, cuticle wax composition, and behavioural escape thresholds.
Seven northern Australian estuaries were examined using the Digital Earth Australia Landsat archive. The report demonstrates methods for mapping intertidal areas, mangrove extent, and habitat change over a three-decade time series. This work supports the management of threatened and migratory shorebird species.
825 terrestrial ecoregions are characterized with factors for assessing biodiversity loss from land use. The data provides characterization factors for five species groups across five land use types and three intensities, aggregated to various taxonomic and spatial scales. Laura Scherer from Leiden University created this dataset to supplement a scientific paper on biodiversity impact assessment.