Reconstructing marine plankton food web interactions using DNA metabarcoding - Supplementary Dataset

### This repository contains two separate datasets: 1. *16S rRNA* gene dataset and<br> 2. *18S rRNA* gene dataset. <br> ### The data is stored as ASV-file (Amplicon sequence variants) including: 1. Exact sequence of ASV<br> 2. Taxonomic afiliation<br> 3. Read count matrix per sample sequencing library. <br> ### Each dataset comes with a metadata-file. The metadata files contains the following variables: - **NGI.-Sample_ID** The Unique Sequenceing Library ID.<br> - **SAMPLE_ID** Identification of environmental *In_Situ* sample event.<br> - **SAMPLE_date** Date of sampling (YYY-MM-DD).<br> - **SAMPLE_type** Type of sample (Water or Zooplankton).<br> - **SAMPLE_method** Device used for sampling *In-Situ*.<br> - **SAMPLE_depth** Depth of sampling.<br> - **GENE** Marker gene.<br> - **INNER_primer** Primer pair ID used for PCR.<br> - **INNER_blocking** Weather blocking PNA has been used for PCR or not. For Zooplankton saples:<br> <br> - **SORTED_type** Taxonomic affiliation of Zooplankton (Blank for water samples).<br> - **SORTED_genus** Genus of sorted Zooplankton species (Blank for water samples).<br> - **SORTED_number** Number of individuals sorted in the sample.<br> <br> For Water samples:<br> <br> - **FILTER_poresize** Size in micrometer.<br> - **FILTER_material**<br> - **FILTER_volume** Volume of water filtered (L).