Macroinvertebrate metabarcoding (DP1.20126.001)

This data product contains the quality-controlled, native sampling resolution data from NEON's aquatic Macroinvertebrate metabarcoding sampling protocol, as well as associated metadata provided by a contracted lab. Benthic field samples are collected in wadeable streams, rivers, and lakes, three times per year during the growing season using the type of sampler most suitable to the habitat types present at the site. Samples are preserved in ethanol in the field and shipped to a contracting lab for analysis. For additional details, see the user guide, protocols, and science design listed in the Documentation section in this data product's details webpage. Queries for this data product return a downloadable data package with laboratory methods and DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and sequencing metadata for samples from the queried sites and date range. Queries for the expanded package will also include a table containing links to the raw sequence data files. Latency: The expected time from data and/or sample collection in the field to data publication is as follows, for each of the data tables (in days) in the downloaded data package. See the Data Product User Guide for more information. inv_fieldData: 30 inv_dnaExtraction: 240 inv_markerGeneSequencing: 240 inv_pcrAmplification: 240 inv_dnaRawDataFiles: 240 inv_metabarcodeTaxonomy: 240 inv_metabarcodeTaxonList: 240 inv_metabarcodeSummary: 240 inv_dnaStandardTaxon: 240 inv_dnaExtractionStandard: 240 inv_markerGeneSequencingStandard: 240 inv_pcrAmplificationStandard: 240 inv_dnaRawDataFilesStandard: 240