Data from: Multiple human activities in coastal benthic ecosystems: introducing a metric of cumulative exposure

<h3>General presentation</h3>
This repository presents the R code and associated data used in the article <em>Multiple human activities in coastal benthic ecosystems: introducing a metric of cumulative exposure</em>.<br><br>

Datasets include information about the stations sampled at Sept-Îles (Québec, Canada) in 2017 and exposure indices. Data includes species biomass, density and taxonomy of benthic macrofaunal species, with physico-chemical parameters at the sediment surface, biotic indicators and exposure indices.<br><br>

The main research questions were to:
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<li>model the exposure of benthic ecosystems to anthropogenic activities locally</li>
<li>explore the links between benthic community diversity and anthropogenic exposure</li>
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Specific details</h3>
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<li>Variables, units and files are explained in files <strong>README.yml</strong> (this file is a basic text file formatted with a YAML language) and <strong>README.txt</strong>.</li>
<li>Language and software used for the analyses: R (4.2), PRIMER-E (6)</li>
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<h3>总体概述</h3>
本仓库包含发表于论文<em>《沿海底栖生态系统的多重人类活动：引入累积暴露度量指标》</em>的R代码及配套数据集。

数据集涵盖2017年于加拿大魁北克省七岛（Sept-Îles）采样站点的相关信息与暴露指数，内容包括大型底栖动物的物种生物量、密度与分类学信息，同时包含沉积物表层的理化参数、生物指示因子及暴露指数。

本研究的核心科学问题包括：
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<li>对沿海底栖生态系统受本地人类活动的暴露情况进行建模</li>
<li>探究底栖群落多样性与人类活动暴露水平之间的关联</li>
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<h3>详细说明</h3>
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<li>变量、单位及文件说明详见<strong>README.yml</strong>（该文件为采用YAML语法格式化的纯文本文件）与<strong>README.txt</strong>。</li>
<li>本分析所用编程语言与软件：R（4.2版本）、PRIMER-E（6版本）</li>
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