Killen et al Guidelines for the reporting of methods for estimating metabolic rates using aquatic intermittent-closed respirometry

Data for the manuscript "Guidelines for the reporting of methods for estimating metabolic rates using aquatic intermittent closed respirometry". Interest in the measurement of metabolic rates is growing rapidly, due to the relevance of metabolism in understanding organismal physiology, behaviour, evolution, and responses to environmental change. The study of metabolism in aquatic organisms is experiencing an especially pronounced expansion, with more researchers utilizing intermittent-closed respirometry as a research tool than ever before. Despite this, there remain no published guidelines on the reporting of methodological details when using intermittent-closed respirometry. Using a survey of the existing literature, we show that this lack of recommendations has led to incomplete and inconsistent reporting of methods for intermittent-closed respirometry over the last several decades. We also provide the first guidelines for reporting such methods, in the form of a checklist of details that are the minimum required for the interpretation, evaluation, and replication of experiments using intermittent-closed respirometry. This should increase consistency of the reporting of methods for studies that use this research technique. With the steep increase in studies using intermittent-closed respirometry over the last several years, now is the ideal time to standardise the reporting of methods so that data can be properly assessed by other scientists and conservationists.本数据集配套于学术手稿《水生间歇封闭呼吸法代谢率估算方法报告指南》（Guidelines for the reporting of methods for estimating metabolic rates using aquatic intermittent closed respirometry）。鉴于代谢过程对于阐释生物体生理学、行为学、演化规律以及生物对环境变化的响应机制具有关键意义，代谢率测量相关研究的关注度正快速提升。其中水生生物代谢研究的发展尤为迅猛，当前采用间歇封闭呼吸法（intermittent closed respirometry）作为研究手段的研究者数量较以往显著增多。尽管如此，目前尚未有针对应用间歇封闭呼吸法时的方法学细节报告的正式发布指南。我们通过对现有文献的调研证实，此类指南的缺失使得近几十年来间歇封闭呼吸法相关研究的方法学报告存在内容不完整、表述不一致的问题。本研究首次提出了此类方法的报告指南，以细节清单的形式列明了采用间歇封闭呼吸法开展实验时，用于实验解读、评估与重复所需的最低限度必要信息。此举将提升采用该研究技术的相关研究中方法学报告的一致性。近年来，采用间歇封闭呼吸法的研究数量急剧增长，此时统一规范方法学报告标准恰逢其时，可确保其他科学家与保育工作者能够对相关数据进行合理评估与利用。