Sediment Microbial Community Data from Grass Carp Aquaculture Ponds in Northern China

Northern China aquaculture ponds were sampled in May, July, and September. Yan Chen collected sediment samples at 0-15 cm depth intervals to study bacterial and archaeal communities, including denitrifying anaerobic methane-oxidizing microbes. The dataset likely contains quantitative PCR and sequencing results from a comparison of aquaculture and natural ponds.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial and temporal variation in bacterial and archaeal communities based on seasonal and depth sampling
• Studying niche differentiation of denitrifying anaerobic methane-oxidizing microbes based on functional gene copy numbers
• Comparing microbial network complexity between aquaculture and natural ponds based on co-occurrence network analysis
• Investigating the impact of aquaculture practices on microbial community structure based on ORP and nutrient availability correlations

Strengths

• Sampling covers three distinct farming seasons (May, July, September)
• Samples were collected at 5 cm intervals within a 0-15 cm sediment depth range
• Includes a comparative control from a natural successional pond without human-induced practices

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is small (42.8 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field sampling followed by quantitative PCR and high-throughput sequencing analysis

Time Range

Sampling conducted in May, July, and September

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:00:22; freshness should be verified

Geography

Aquaculture ponds in Northern China