Environmental variables measured in 85 lakes across Canada

The file "env_variables_FWBpaper.csv" contains environmental variables from subset of 85 sampled as part of the NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network project over three summers (2017-2018-2019). Lake morphometry variables were either measured on site (lake depth), or obtained from HydroLAKES v. 1.0 (Messager et al. 2016). Water quality variables (water physical and chemical properties) were collected or measured at the deepest point of each lake, following the protocols from the NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network (2021). Watershed land use fractions were characterized for each lake, as described by Huot et al. (2019). Variables sampling depth and units are described in Paquette et al (2023). References Huot, Y., C. A. Brown, G. Potvin, and others. 2019. The NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network: A national assessment of lake health providing science for water management in a changing climate. Sci. Total Environ. 695: 133668. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133668 Messager, M. L., B. Lehner, G. Grill, I. Nedeva, and O. Schmitt. 2016. Estimating the volume and age of water stored in global lakes using a geo-statistical approach. Nat. Commun. 7: 1–11. doi:10.1038/ncomms13603 NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network. 2021. NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network field manual 2017 - 2018 - 2019 surveys, M.-P. Varin, M.-L. Beaulieu, and Y. Huot [eds.]. Université de Sherbrooke. Paquette, C., Gregory-Eaves, I. et Beisner B.E. (2023) Congruence of water column, contemporary and pre-industrial sediment cladoceran assemblages in 85 Canadian lakes of contrasting human impact levels. Freshwater Biology, 00, 1-18.