Effects of Light on Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis

Resouce Exchange Ratios and Biomass Accrual

About this dataset

This dataset contains data collected from an experiment to explore the influence of ambient light on resource exchange ratios and biomass accrual in an ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. The experiment used two different ectomycorrhizal fungal species, Pinus taeda seedlings, and took place over three different test periods in environmental chambers. This study specifically focused on fluxes of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P); these fluxes were calculated as a measurement of resource exchange ratios. Additionally, researchers investigated the impacts of these resource fluxes on plant and fungal biomass accrual within this symbiosis. Data includes absolute values for each element measured as well as unique identifiers such as replicates, fungi species or tree species used in the experiment. With its analysis of environment-biomass dynamics, this dataset is valuable for anyone interested in exploring how light affects resources within ecosystems

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How to use the dataset

In order to use this dataset effectively, one should be familiar with the columns names such as Number, Planted, Harvest date, Days in Experiment, Mycocosm Tree species Fungi species Replicate Shelf Light Type biomass respired Carbon Total Carbon Nitrogen Phosphorus Total Nitrogen Total Phosphorus Fungal Mass Plant Mass etc., meaning of each column and also which are numeric value columns and which are string type columns.
Key columns such asNumber — Unique identifier for each sample; Planted — Date when seedlings were planted; Harvest Date-Date when Seedlings were harvested; Days in Experiment— Number of days between planting and harvesting; Mycocosm & Tree—Type & Species respectively used for experiment; Replicate-Number of replicates used by scientist must be taken notice during analysis.

Additionally , one must be aware about basic aspects about statistical analysis techniques or plotting techniques related methods needed standard deviation or something else . One should also identify multicollinearity between explanatory variables if any exists .

Hence armed with this information , user may effectively explore further insights from this Dataset!

Research Ideas

Investigating the effects of long-term light response on ectomycorrhizal fungi when planted at different points in the season, such as early or late planting.

Predicting resource ratios based on environmental factors such as temperature, pH level and soil fertility for improved plant growth.

Exploring the potential for plants to be grown in a more sustainable manner by identifying fungal and plant species that are capable of improving overall resource efficiency in a given environment and measuring their capacity to support sustainable biomass production under light conditions

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
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License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: analysis_final.csv

Column name	Description
Number	Unique identifier for each sample. (Integer)
Planted	Date when the sample was planted. (Date)
Harvest.date	Date when the sample was harvested. (Date)
Days in Experiment	Number of days the sample was in the experiment. (Integer)
Mycocosm	Type of environment the sample was in. (String)
Tree	Species of tree used in the experiment. (String)
Fungi	Species of ectomycorrhizal fungi used in the experiment. (String)
Replicate	Number of replicates conducted. (Integer)
Shelf	Type of shelf the sample was placed on. (String)
Light	Type of light source used. (String)
biomass.C_umol	Carbon biomass respired. (Float)
respired.C_umol	Total carbon respired. (Float)
total.C_umol	Total carbon measured. (Float)
N	Nitrogen to carbon ratio. (Float)
P	Phosphorus to carbon ratio. (Float)
total.N	Total nitrogen content measured in µmol. (Float)
total.P	Total phosphorus content measured in µmol. (Float)
fungalmass_ug	Fungal mass measured in µg. (Float)
plantmass_g	Plant mass measured in g. (Float)

Acknowledgements

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Tables

Analysis Final

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_light_on_ectomycorrhizal_symbiosis.analysis_final

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CREATE TABLE analysis_final (
  "number" BIGINT,
  "planted" TIMESTAMP,
  "harvest_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "days_in_experiment" BIGINT,
  "mycocosm" VARCHAR,
  "tree" BIGINT,
  "harvest" BIGINT,
  "fungi" VARCHAR,
  "replicate" BIGINT,
  "shelf" VARCHAR,
  "light" VARCHAR,
  "biomass_c_umol" DOUBLE,
  "respired_c_umol" DOUBLE,
  "total_c_umol" DOUBLE,
  "n_c" DOUBLE,
  "p_c" DOUBLE,
  "total_n" DOUBLE,
  "total_p" DOUBLE,
  "fungalmass_ug" DOUBLE,
  "plantmass_g" DOUBLE
);