Abstract
The shape file contains the raw data from the Global Change Biology article "River types, hydrology, riparian land use, nutrients, toxic substances, ecological status, stressor interactions".
General Information
Name of the dataset: MultipleStress_RiverEcoStatus.shp
Type of dataset: vector data (shape file)
Number of polygons: 52.847
Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
Contact details
Metadata / scientific contact person:
First, last name: Sebastian Birk
Email: sebastian.birk@uni-due.de
Institution: University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Aquatic Ecology
Address: Universitätsstrasse 5
Postal code, city: 45141 Essen
Country: Germany
Web address: https://www.uni-due.de/aquatic_ecology/
Attribute description
m_zhyd_1
Unique identifier of FEC (Functional Elementary Catchment)
Data structure: character
mars_bt12
Broad river type aggregated
Data structure: character
eco_stat_2
Ecological status (class)
Data structure: character
eco_stat_n
Ecological status (numeric class)
Data structure: integer
LoadTPArea
Total phosphorous riverine loading (unit: kg km-2 a-1)
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
LoadTN_Are
Total nitrogen riverine loading (unit: kg ha-1 a-1)
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
lu_r_urb
Percent urban land use in the riparian zone
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
lu_r_agr
Percent agricultural land use in the riparian zone
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
hy_maf_abs
Alteration of mean annual flow (ratio scale)
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
hy_bfi_abs
Alteration of base flow (ratio scale)
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
msPAFP5EC5
Multi-substance Potentially Affected Fraction of species (msPAF-EC50 based on 95th percentile)
Decimal separator: comma
Data structure: double
Further information
For more details on the dataset, see
(Manuscript accepted, wating for publication at the moment)
Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the MARS project (Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water resources under multiple stress), funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme, contract no. 603378.
