The harbour metals data set contains several metal concentration measurements on 60 seaweed samples. Each sample is either of the Padina or Sargassum species and the samples were collected across five cites in Port Jackson (Australia).
Usage
data(Harbour_metals)
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 60 observations and 7 variables, which are described as follows.
Location
Sample sites (Balls Head, Berrys Bay, Felix Bay, Hermit Bay, Neutral Bay)
Species
Seaweed species (Padina, Sargassum)
Rep
Unique labels for replicate samples
Cd
Cadmium (\(\mu\)g/g)
Cr
Chromium (\(\mu\)g/g)
Cu
Copper (\(\mu\)g/g)
Mn
Manganese (\(\mu\)g/g)
Ni
Nickel (\(\mu\)g/g)
Pb
Lead (\(\mu\)g/g)
Zn
Zinc (\(\mu\)g/g)
References
Roberts, D.A., Johnston, E.L., Poore, A.G. (2008). Biomonitors and the assessment of ecological impacts: distribution of herbivorous epifauna in contaminated macroalgal beds. Environmental Pollution, 156(2), 489-503.