Data for Ayala-Borda et al. "Life on the Edge: Ecosystem Features of Lakes Across a Mountain–Prairie Elevation Gradient in Western Canada"

This data set includes measurements of limnological properties, stable isotope composition, metabolic rates, and zooplankton composition and fatty acid profiles for eleven lakes along an elevation gradient from the Rocky Mountains to the Prairies in south western Alberta, Canada. Additionally, we collected year-round data from two sites, including Beauvais Lake as a reference mountain lake and from Tyrrell Lake as a reference Prairie lake. We calculated the composition of individual lake watersheds from available land surface maps.