Hernández Hernández, Plutarco (2026): Derived Water Quality and Trophic State Indices for Lacustrine Systems of the Yucatán Peninsula during the Dry Season (April 2024) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.992719 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-03-09
Abstract:
This dataset compiles derived water quality indicators for multiple lacustrine systems across the Yucatán Peninsula during the dry season of April 2024. Sampling locations correspond to inland lakes distributed across a karstic low-relief landscape strongly influenced by the regional aquifer system. Using physicochemical, nutrient, and biological measurements obtained during the Water Quality Monitoring Campaign, integrated indicators were calculated to evaluate ecosystem condition. These include the Water Quality Index (WQI), the Carlson Trophic State Index (TSI), trophic state classification, and the nitrogen-to-phosphorus (N) ratio used to infer the potentially limiting nutrient for primary productivity. Geographic coordinates and sampling dates are provided for each site to facilitate spatial analysis. The dataset enables the assessment of trophic conditions, nutrient limitation patterns, and overall water quality status across inland aquatic ecosystems of the Yucatán Peninsula during the dry season, providing a baseline for regional limnological monitoring and comparative ecological studies.
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Hernández Hernández, Plutarco (2026): Long-Term Physicochemical, Nutrient, and Biological Water Quality Data from Inland Lakes of the Yucatán Peninsula (CONAGUA Monitoring Program, 2012–2020) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.992720
Hernández Hernández, Plutarco (2026): Physicochemical, Nutrient, and Biological Water Quality Data from Lacustrine Systems of the Yucatán Peninsula during the Dry Season (April 2024) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.992494
Hernández Hernández, Plutarco; Macario-González, Laura Anahí; Cohuo-Zaragoza, Noel O; Cohuo, Sergio; Beltrán-Castro, Juan R; Montes-Ortiz, Lucía; Cutz-Pool, Leopoldo Q; Huix, Christian M (2025): Trends in Surface Water Quality and Trophic State in the Yucatán Peninsula over the Last Decade. Hydrology, 13(1), 6, https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology13010006
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Median Latitude: 19.018481 * Median Longitude: -88.653735 * South-bound Latitude: 18.368911 * West-bound Longitude: -90.719299 * North-bound Latitude: 20.660925 * East-bound Longitude: -87.581667
Date/Time Start: 2024-04-05T13:00:32 * Date/Time End: 2024-04-05T13:01:04
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | |||
| 2 | Lake | Lake | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | |||
| 3 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | Geocode | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Water quality index | WQI | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | |||
| 7 | Water quality | Water quality | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | |||
| 8 | Trophic index | TI | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | Carlson trophic state index | ||
| 9 | Trophic state | Trophic state | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | |||
| 10 | Nitrogen/Phosphorus ratio | N/P | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco | |||
| 11 | Limiting nutrient | Limiting nut | Hernández Hernández, Plutarco |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
231 data points