Data to the paper “Effects of ivermectin on two free-living nematodes with different life-cycle strategies under changing climate conditions" by Perera et al. European Journal of Soil Science 2026

Study descriptionThis dataset supports an experimental ecotoxicological study examining the effects of the veterinary antiparasitic drug ivermectin on soil nematodes. Laboratory exposures were conducted on Panagrellus redivivus and Xiphinema vuittenezi to assess species-specific sensitivity under different ivermectin concentrations, temperature regimes, and sonication treatments. Measured endpoints include survival and locomotor activity, providing both lethal and sublethal response data. In addition, the dataset includes results from a semi-field experiment using field-collected soils, in which total nematode abundance was determined after five days of ivermectin exposure. Together, these data enable evaluation of dose-dependent toxicity, environmental modulation of drug effects, and the suitability of nematode responses as sensitive indicators of pharmaceutical contamination in soils.File DescriptionsThis file collection contains four data files that support the results presented in the paper:panagrellus_sonication.csvPanagrellus_temp.csvXiphinema.csvSemifield.csv