Phytoplankton Metabolic Density-Dependence with Resource and Cue Data

Experimental data from three phytoplankton species of varying cell sizes, investigating drivers of metabolic density-dependence. The dataset includes measurements of respiration and photosynthesis rates, cell size changes, and responses to nutrient availability and conspecific cues across different growth phases. Authored by Ricardo Estevens and last updated on 2026-04-08.

Use Cases

• Modeling population growth predictions based on metabolic suppression from cues and resource availability.
• Analyzing differential regulation of energy intake (photosynthesis) and expenditure (respiration) in response to crowding.
• Investigating the relationship between cell size plasticity, nutrient sensitivity, and species-specific traits.
• Testing theoretical predictions on active metabolic downregulation versus resource-driven suppression.

Strengths

• Data from controlled experiments disentangling resource competition and conspecific cue effects.
• Includes measurements for three phytoplankton species across different growth phases.
• Multiple file formats (DOCX, CSV, JPG, R) provide raw data, analysis scripts, and figures.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column names are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 1.7 MB size suggests a relatively small dataset, which may limit statistical power for some analyses.

Provenance

Source

Ricardo Estevens via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely contains data from laboratory experiments on phytoplankton species.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 10:24:06.