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Open data and code for main analyses in "A test-retest assessment of the effects of mental load on ratings of affect, arousal and perceived exertion during submaximal cycling".

Attached you can find the complementary dataset about phytoplankton functional groups. We referred to these data in the manuscript "Do magnetic phosphorus adsorbents used for lake restoration impact on zooplankton community?" submitted for publication in Water Resources Research

Dataset of the paper "On the need of a unified methodology for processing Schumann resonance measurements" published in JGR Atmospheres.

Climatic information recorded by the physician Francisco Fernández Navarrete in Granada (southern Spain) during the first third of the 18th century. Observations are included in the book “Cielo y suelo granadino” (Sky and soil in Granada), and consist of qualitative comments relating climatic conditions to illness and diseases from 1706 to 1730, as well as instrumental observations (using an “English barometer” and a “Florentine thermometer”) from December 1728 to February 1730.

New meteorological data from southern Spain corresponding to the period 1785-1830. Data sources are early newspapers and medical studies interested in the influence of environment conditions on health and illness. Data correspond to five cities in the area (Cádiz, Sevilla, Málaga, Granada, and Cartagena). Around 19.000 new meteorological observations (temperature, pressure, number of rainy days, wind direction, and qualitative statements on rainfall, wind force, cloudiness, fog, and storms) are recorded.

Esta base de datos contiene resultados de dos experimentos (RADxTEMP y RADxNIT) a escala de microcosmos referentes a variables de crecimiento, morfológicas, metabólicas y de composición estequiométrica de 2 especies de macroalgas de agua dulce, concretamente carófitos (Chara hispida y Chara vulgaris) procedentes de dos sistemas (el lago de Somolinos en Guadalajara y el Ullal de Quartons en Castellón), por tanto, 4 poblaciones (2 especies x 2 orígenes). En estos dos experimentos de diseño factorial, los individuos de las 4 poblaciones fueron sometidos a dos niveles de radiación, dos niveles de temperatura (RADxTEMP) y dos niveles de concentración de nitrato (RADxNIT). En esta matriz de datos, las filas son los individuos (réplicas) y las columnas son las diferentes variables medidas. La primera hoja de cálculo contiene todos los metadatos. La segunda y tercera hojas contienen los datos en bruto de las variables consideradas en el experimento (RADxTEMP y RADxNIT, respectivamente)., This data set contains results of two microcosm-scale experiments (RADxTEMP and RADxNIT) about variables related to growth, morphology, metabolism and stoichiometric composition of two species of freshwater macroalgae, in particular, charophytes (Chara hispida and C. vulgaris) from two systems (Somolinos Lake in Guadalajara and Quartons Spring in Castellón), thus, 4 populations (2 species x 2 origins). In these factorial-design experiments, individuals of the 4 populations were submitted to 2 levels of radiation, 2 levels of temperature (in RADxTEMP experiment) and 2 levels of nitrate concentration (in RADxNIT experiment). The first sheet contains all metadata. Second and third sheets contain raw data of the considered variables in the experiment (RADxTEMP and RADxNIT, respectively).

STM-ncAFM from IMDEA Nanociencia Institute and CATRIN under ultra-high vacuum conditions at 4K, acquired between 2018 and 03.2023, *.txt *.jpg *.docx files, *.WSxM files can be opened with Origin

Temporal changes in plant cover, functional composition and diversity. This file contains all the data used in the different statistical analyses of this study in order to answer the following questions: : (i) how sensitive are Mediterranean shrubland communities to inter-annual variability in climate?; (ii) are communities with higher functional diversity more stable against climatic fluctuations?; and (iii) are shrubland communities growing on poorer soils more stable over time than those located on resource-richer soils? Dataset_Pérez-Ramos et al. 2017.xlsx, 1.Understanding how different factors mediate the resistance of communities to climatic variability is a question of considerable ecological interest that remains mostly unresolved. This is particularly remarkable to improve predictions about the impact of climate change on vegetation. 2.Here we used a trait-based approach to analyse the sensitivity to climatic variability over nine years of 19 Mediterranean shrubland communities located in southwest Spain. We evaluated the role of functional diversity and soil environment as drivers of community stability (assessed as changes in plant cover, species diversity and composition). 3.The studied shrubland communities were strongly sensitive to inter-annual variability in climate. First, colder and drier conditions caused remarkable decreases in total plant cover but increased functional diversity, likely because the reduction of plant cover after harsh climatic conditions promoted the expansion of functionally dissimilar species in the new open microsites; although communities returned to their initial values of plant cover after nine years, changes in functional diversity and structure persisted over time. Second, drier and colder conditions favoured the predominance of shrubs with a conservative resource-use strategy (i.e. with higher dry matter content in leaves, stems and roots), bigger seeds and a more efficient use of water. 4.The most functionally diverse communities were the most stable over time in terms of species diversity, likely because a higher number of functionally dissimilar species allowed compensatory dynamics among them. 5.Communities inhabiting more acidic and resource-limited environments were less variable over time, probably because they were mainly constituted by slow-growth, stress-tolerant species that are potentially better adapted to harsh climatic conditions. 6.Synthesis: This study highlights the utility of a trait-based approach to evaluate how plant communities respond to climatic variability. We could infer that the increased frequency of extreme climatic events predicted by climatic models will alter the functional structure of shrubland communities, with potential repercussions for ecosystem functioning. Our results also provide new insights into the role of functional diversity and soil environment as buffers of the climate impact on woody communities, as well as potentially useful information to be applied in ecologically-based management and restoration strategies., Peer reviewed

Compressed file containing 7 archives: environmental and biological data from invaded and non-invaded areas (original dataset); environmental and biological data from invaded area (to be used for data analysis along with the R script); environmental and biological data from non-invaded area (to be used for data analysis along with the R script); physiological and biological traits of corixids and their categories (to be used for data analysis along with the R script); affinity values of species for each trait category (to be used for data analysis along with the R script), physiological and biological traits of corixids and their categories (original dataset); document with detailed archives description., Biological invasions have become one of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem change world-wide. However, it is still unclear how invasions may interact with local abiotic stressors, which are expected to increase as global change intensifies. Furthermore, we know little about the response to biological invasions of insects, despite their disproportionate contribution to global animal biodiversity. The aim of the present work is to investigate the impact of an invasive aquatic insect on the co-occurrence patterns of native species of insects along a salinity gradient, and determine which assembly rules are driving these patterns. First, we characterised the habitat specialisation and functional niches of each species from physiological and biological traits, respectively, and their degree of overlap. Second, we used field data to compare the co-occurrence patterns of native and invasive species in invaded and non-invaded areas of southern Iberia and northern Morocco. Finally, we tested if habitat filtering or niche differentiation assembly rules mediate their co-occurrence. In non-invaded areas, habitat filtering drives habitat segregation of species along the salinity gradient, with a lower contribution of niche differentiation. The presence of the invasive insect modifies the distribution and co-occurrence patterns of native species. In invaded areas, niche differentiation seems to be the main mechanism to avoid competition among the invasive and native species, enabling coexistence and resource partitioning. The combined study of functional niche similarity and abiotic stressor tolerance of invasive and native species can improve our understanding of the effects of invasive species along abiotic stress gradients. This approach may increase our capacity to predict the outcomes of biological invasion in a global change context., Peer reviewed

Multiple sequence alignment files This submission contains multiple sequence alignment files used for phylogenetic reconstructions. Sequences reconstructed from sediments are denominated by the site and layer of origin. The comparative data (identical in all files) is identified by the name of the individual and the accession code of its mtDNA sequence. MSA_sedimentDNA.zip, Although a rich record of Pleistocene human-associated archaeological assemblages exists, the scarcity of hominin fossils often impedes the understanding of which hominins occupied a site. Using targeted enrichment of mitochondrial DNA we show that cave sediments represent a rich source of ancient mammalian DNA that often includes traces of hominin DNA, even at sites and in layers where no hominin remains have been discovered. By automation-assisted screening of numerous sediment samples we detect Neandertal DNA in eight archaeological layers from four caves in Eurasia. In Denisova Cave we retrieved Denisovan DNA in a Middle Pleistocene layer near the bottom of the stratigraphy. Our work opens the possibility to detect the presence of hominin groups at sites and in areas where no skeletal remains are found., Peer reviewed