Global Invertebrate Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Concentrations with R Code

19,627 observations of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus concentrations for invertebrates worldwide, collected by author Peng He. The dataset includes R code for analyzing phylogenetic signals and environmental effects. It was last updated on May 20, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze phylogenetic signals in elemental composition based on the provided R scripts.
• Model environmental effects on invertebrate nutrient concentrations based on global observational data.
• Conduct comparative studies of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus ratios across invertebrate taxa.

Strengths

• Contains 19,627 observations, providing a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Includes R code for reproducibility of the analysis of phylogenetic signals and environmental effects.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.

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

Peng He via figshare

Collection Method

Likely aggregated from published literature and research collections, as indicated by the description of global observations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 14:53:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Worldwide