Seagrass Epifaunal Biodiversity Data from UK Coastal Sites

Benjamin Jones provides data and code for a study on the impact of nutrient enrichment on seagrass-associated biodiversity. The dataset includes observations from 16 sites across lagoon, estuarine, coastal, and island environments around the United Kingdom. It was last updated on May 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between nitrogen/phosphorus concentrations and epifaunal diversity based on leaf tissue nutrient data.
• Analyzing spatial heterogeneity in epifaunal community composition across different UK coastal environments.
• Investigating the relative influence of seascape-level environmental context versus local seagrass morphology on biodiversity patterns.

Strengths

• Data is derived from standardized field sampling at 16 distinct UK coastal sites.
• Includes measurements for key environmental drivers like nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 55.3 KB, indicating a limited scope of observations.

Provenance

Source

Benjamin Jones via figshare.

Collection Method

Standardized field sampling and mixed-effects modelling, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 07:57:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

16 sites in lagoon, estuarine, coastal, and island environments around the United Kingdom.