Freshwater Species Biomass Calculation Factors for Four Taxa

Dong-won Shim's dataset provides biomass calculation factors for four freshwater taxa: algae, zooplankton, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish. For algae, it records length, width, height, and morphological type; for the other taxa, it includes mean species length and regression coefficients for length-weight relationships. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-28 and is available as a 374.6 KB XLSX file under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Estimating fish biomass in freshwater environments based on length-weight relationships.
• Calculating zooplankton biomass for ecological modeling using provided regression coefficients.
• Determining algal biomass from morphological measurements like length, width, and height.
• Comparing biomass calculation methodologies across different freshwater organism groups.

Strengths

• Includes regression coefficients and exponents for length-weight relationships, which are essential for biomass estimation.
• Covers four distinct freshwater taxa, allowing for cross-taxa comparisons.
• Provides specific morphological measurements (length, width, height) for algae biomass calculation.
• Dataset is openly licensed (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description does not specify the geographic or temporal scope of the source data.

Provenance

Source

Dong-won Shim via figshare

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 01:51:58; freshness should be verified.