Spatial and Spatiotemporal Metacommunity Data from Tropical and Mediterranean Ponds

Multi-taxon data from temporary ponds supports a comparative analysis of metacommunity approaches. The dataset contains environmental, spatial, and temporal variables alongside species matrices for phytoplankton, microinvertebrates, macroinvertebrates, and amphibians. It was created by Ángel Gálvez and colleagues for a study published on paperswithcode.

Use Cases

• Compare spatial versus spatiotemporal metacommunity models based on the described environmental and species matrices.
• Analyze biodiversity patterns across different taxonomic groups (phytoplankton, invertebrates, amphibians) mentioned in the description.
• Investigate the influence of environmental variables on community assembly in temporary ponds.
• Model species distributions using the provided spatial (XY) and temporal variables.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple taxonomic groups including bacteria and archaea ZOTUs.
• Includes both tropical and Mediterranean pond ecosystems for comparative study.
• Contains spatial (XY), temporal, and environmental variables as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Gálvez et al., associated with a research paper on paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Likely collected from field surveys of temporary ponds.

Geography

Tropical and Mediterranean regions.