Benthic algae community composition data from the Colorado River Basin, Colorado, from 2022-23

This dataset includes benthic algae community composition data in the Colorado River near Cameo, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site number 09095500, from 2022 to 2023, and from three sites in the upper White River Basin, Colorado, in 2022. Taxonomic classification of algae species is not known well in theses rivers, and this study was conducted to record different algae species present in each river system. Benthic algae were typically identified as genus or species, and biomass and biovolume were provided for taxa. The U.S. Geological Survey completed data collection in upper White River Basin in cooperation with the White River Conservation District, and the Colorado River data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area as part of the Next Generation Water Observing System Upper Colorado River project.

本数据集包含两类底栖藻类群落组成数据：其一为美国科罗拉多州卡默奥附近科罗拉多河的监测数据，对应美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）站点编号09095500，采集时段为2022年至2023年；其二为2022年科罗拉多州怀特河上游流域三个监测站点的对应数据。目前针对上述河流中藻类物种的分类学认知仍存在不足，本研究旨在记录各河流系统中存在的各类藻类物种。本次研究中，底栖藻类通常以属或种级阶元开展鉴定，并同步提供了对应类群的生物量与生物体积数据。美国地质调查局联合怀特河保护区完成了怀特河上游流域的数据采集工作；科罗拉多河相关数据采集项目则由美国地质调查局水资源任务区资助，作为“下一代水观测系统-科罗拉多河上游”项目的组成部分。