Supplementary Data for a 2022 Pelagic Mesocosm Plankton Study

Supplementary data for the Langenfeld et al. manuscript entitled 'Microplastics with and without chemical additives modestly impacted phytoplankton and zooplankton in a large in-lake mesocosm study'. The data was authored by Desiree Langenfeld and last updated on April 25, 2026. It contains phytoplankton and zooplankton data and R code for the 2022 pelagic mesocosm experiment.

Use Cases

• Analyze phytoplankton community responses to microplastic exposure based on the supplementary data mentioned in the description.
• Model zooplankton population dynamics under experimental microplastic treatments based on the supplementary data mentioned in the description.
• Reproduce statistical analyses from the associated manuscript using the provided R code.
• Compare the effects of microplastics with and without chemical additives on plankton based on the experimental data.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed scientific manuscript, providing context and validation.
• Includes both raw data and analysis code (R), supporting reproducibility.
• Last updated on 2026-04-25, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse, authored by Langenfeld, Desiree.

Collection Method

Data from a large in-lake mesocosm experiment.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 25 04:14:04.

Geography

Likely a freshwater lake, specific location not stated.