Zooplankton functional trait database for Canadian lakes

Lakes were sampled across Canada as part of the NSERC Canadian LakePulse Network. The traits used are: feeding type (B(Bosmina)-filtration, C(Chydorus)-filtration, D(Daphia)-filtration, S(Sidae)-filtration, stationary suspension or raptorial), habitat (littoral, pelagic or intermediate) and trophic group (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, or a combination of these).

Pelagic species length of up to 10 individuals per taxon per lake were measured by BSA Environmental Services (Ohio, U.S.A.), and averaged for each taxon. Sediments sample lengths were either obtained from the literature (Demott & Kerfoot, 1982; Barnett et al., 2007; Griffiths et al., 2019), or from the Pelagic sample length data. Feeding type, habitat and trophic group functional traits were obtained from literature (Demott & Kerfoot, 1982; Barnett et al., 2007; Hébert et al., 2016; Griffiths et al., 2019).