A study dataset investigating methane emissions mediated by water hyacinth plants in laboratory and field settings. The data was authored by Q. Struik and hosted by the DANS Data Station Life Sciences Collection, with a last update recorded on 2026-06-02. It examines relationships between emission intensity and factors like plant biomass, leaf/bulb surface area, water methane concentration, temperature, and simulated herbivory.
Use Cases
- Modeling methane flux from aquatic macrophytes based on plant biomass and morphological traits described in the study.
- Analyzing the temperature sensitivity of plant-mediated methane emissions based on the reported 8°C temperature rise experiment.
- Investigating the impact of physical damage on gas emissions using data from the mimicked herbivory (perforation) experiments.
- Correlating dissolved methane concentrations in water with plant-mediated emission rates, as indicated by the strong positive relationship found.
Strengths
- Includes data from both controlled laboratory incubations and field studies in the Amazon and Pantanal regions.
- Reports specific quantitative relationships, such as a 58% average increase in methane emission from a temperature rise of 8°C.
- Examines multiple explanatory variables, including plant biomass, surface area, volume, water CH4 concentration, temperature, and herbivory.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- DANS Data Station Life Sciences Collection
- Collection Method
- Data collected from laboratory incubations and field measurements in the Amazon and Pantanal.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-02 05:10:11; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Field sites include the Amazon and Pantanal regions; laboratory location is unspecified.