The effects of sequential field application of three pesticides on soil microarthropods

This submission provides csv files with the data files from study published in 'The effects of sequential field application of three pesticides on soil microarthropods_new version'Fernandes, S. et al 2024

The dataset files are provided in xlsx format

1. field-data-raw-colembola-mites.xlsx2. standard-lab-test-collembola.xlsx3. field-data-temperature.xlsx4. field-single-pesticide.R5. field-sequential-pesticide.R6. field-diversity-collembola.R7. field-seasonality-control.R8. lab-tests-supplementary.R

Description of the files:

1. results for the number of collembola and mites found in the filed study2. results for standard reproduction and survival test with Folsomia candida (Collembola) exposed to pyraclotrobin, zeta-cypermethrin and clopyralid as commercial formulation in field soil. 3. data from field temperature (soil and air temperature)4. r script for data analysis of single pesticides applications in the field (pyraclotrobin, zeta-cypermethrin and clopyralid ) [RUN THIS CODE TO GENERATE SUMMARY DATAFRAMES]5. r script for data analysis of sequential pesticides applications in the field (pyraclotrobin, zeta-cypermethrin and clopyralid) [RUN THIS CODE TO GENERATE SUMMARY DATAFRAMES]6. r script for data analysis of diversity indexes for collembola (i.e. Hill numbers)7. r script for data analysis of seasonality of the control plots and initial state of plot [RUN FILE 6 & 7 TO GENERATE SUMMARY DATAFRAMES]8. r script for data analysis of standard reproduction and survival test with Folsomia candida (Collembola) & figures shown in supplementary material

Variables explained:file1: order – Taxonomic order of the species.family – Taxonomic family to which the species belongs.subfamily – Taxonomic subfamily classification.species – Identified species name.type – Classification as either a Collembolan or a mite.sampleno – Unique identifier for each sample.sampleday – The day on which the sample was collected.plotid – Unique identifier for each plot.chem – Type of chemical applied (e.g., herbicide, insecticide, fungicide).conc – Concentration of the applied chemical.appliday – Day of pesticide application.repli – Replicate number for the sample.subrepli – Subsample collected within a replicate.count – Number of individuals counted.density – Number of individuals per square meter.treatment – Treatment category (e.g., control, herbicide, fungicide).lifeform – Life form classification of the species.size – Size form trait database (not used in the manuscript).funcgroup – Functional group classification as mentioned in the manuscript.    

file2: conc - mg of active substance per kg of dry field soiltotal - total number of adult collembola added of standard testsurv - total number of surviving adult collembola at the end of standard test (survival)juv -  total number of offspring collembola at the end of standard test (reproduction)chem - H for clopyralid (herbicide); I for zeta-cypermethrin (insecticide);F for pyraclostrobin (fungicide) 

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 859891.

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