This is a public repo that can be used to learn how to conduct a paleoecological analysis in R. The project methods described here are formally reviewed and cited in the following paper. Please use this citation to cite this repository:
Bosch J, Álvarez-Manzaneda I, Smol J, Michelutti N, Robertson GJ, Wilhelm SI, Montevecchi WA. 2024 Blending census and paleolimnological data allows for tracking the establishment and growth of a major gannet colony over several centuries. Proceedings of the Royal Society B [in review].
A list of each of the data files from the /data folder and their contents:
| File name | Descriptions |
|---|---|
FileS1_ColonialSeabirdDatabase_WilhelmSI.csv |
Historical population reports collected for seabird species nesting in Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve from 1883-2018. A blank cell indicates that population counts were not collected for that year. |
FileS2_MonitoringData.csv |
Raw monitoring data from File S1 used to align population data to the proxies. |
FileS3_Dating_CSM-IMP.csv and File S4_Dating_CSM-REF.csv |
Table containing 210Pb dating profiles over the depth of the impact core (CSM-IMP) and reference core (CSM-REF). |
FileS5_ProxyData_CSM-IMP.csv and FileS6_ProxyData_CSM-REF.csv |
Table containing the isotope, metal(loid), chlorophyll a, and diatom count data for the depths of the sediment core collected from the reference pond. |
File S7_Metalloids_CSM-IMP.csv and File S8_Metalloids_CSM-REF.csv |
Table of all metal(loid)s analyzed for the impact core and reference core. |
FileS9_ZScores_CSM-IMP.csv |
Z-score data for the isotope, metal(loid)s, chlorophyll a, and diatom count for the depths of the sediment core collected from the impact pond. |
Here is a list of all the scripts used in this analysis (see /scripts) and the final figures produced by each script.
