Phytoplankton and Water Chemistry in the Upper Red River, 2024-2025

Water chemistry, physical parameters, and phytoplankton community data collected at 17 sites along the Upper Red River from headwaters to the China-Vietnam border. The dataset covers two hydrological seasons during 2024-2025 and was authored by Liu Liu. It is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal phytoplankton community changes based on the two hydrological seasons mentioned in the description
• Model relationships between water chemistry and phytoplankton abundance based on the included water chemistry parameters
• Assess spatial water quality gradients based on data from 17 sites distributed along the river
• Study the impact of hydrological seasons on physical water properties based on the described temporal coverage

Strengths

• Data covers two distinct hydrological seasons, allowing for seasonal comparison
• Spatial coverage includes 17 sites from headwaters to an international border
• Dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Dataset size is 230.2 KB, indicating a limited scope of data

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field collection at monitoring sites; specific methodology not detailed.

Time Range

2024-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 07:01:30

Geography

Upper Red River, from headwaters to the China-Vietnam border