Zooplankton functional trait database for Canadian lakes

This dataset contains functional traits of 102 crustacean zooplankton taxa sampled in 624 Canadian lakes (Pelagic sample), as well as 58 sub-fossil cladoceran taxa (Sediments sample) sampled in 101 lakes. Lakes were sampled across Canada as part of the NSERC Canadian LakePulse Network. The traits used are: feeding type (B(Bosmina)-filtration, C(Chydorus)-filtration, D(Daphia)-filtration, S(Sidae)-filtration, stationary suspension or raptorial), habitat (littoral, pelagic or intermediate) and trophic group (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, or a combination of these). Pelagic species length of up to 10 individuals per taxon per lake were measured by BSA Environmental Services (Ohio, U.S.A.), and averaged for each taxon. Sediments sample lengths were either obtained from the literature (Demott & Kerfoot, 1982; Barnett et al., 2007; Griffiths et al., 2019), or from the Pelagic sample length data. Feeding type, habitat and trophic group functional traits were obtained from literature (Demott & Kerfoot, 1982; Barnett et al., 2007; Hébert et al., 2016; Griffiths et al., 2019). References Barnett, A. J., Finlay, K., & Beisner, B. (2007). Functional diversity of crustacean zooplankton communities: Towards a trait-based classification. Freshwater Biology, 52(5), 796–813. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01733.x Demott, W. R., & Kerfoot, W. C. (1982). Competition among cladocerans: nature of the interaction between Bosmina and Daphnia. Ecology, 63(6), 1949–1966. https://doi.org/10.2307/1940132 Griffiths, K., Winegardner, A. K., Beisner, B. E., & Gregory-Eaves, I. (2019). Cladoceran assemblage changes across the Eastern United States as recorded in the sediments from the 2007 National Lakes Assessment, USA. Ecological Indicators, 96, 368–382. 061 Hébert, M.-P., Beisner, B. E., & Maranger, R. (2016). A compilation of quantitative functional traits for marine and freshwater crustacean zooplankton. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-1275