gause_1934_book_app_t01 {gauseR}

Raw data on the abundances and volumes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces kephir

Description

A dataset containing the abundances (number of cells) and volumes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces kephir grown in monoculture and in mixture. The data for two experiments with differnet time periods is reported.

Usage

gause_1934_book_app_t01

Format

A data frame with 60 rows and 10 variables:

Paper

Paper from which data are drawn

Table

Table number in paper

Experiment

Number of experiment: 1 or 2

Species

Name of Species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces kephir

Time

Day of experiment

Volume_Species

Volume of yeast species in the mixture, estimated from counted cells

Squares

Number of Squares counted

Individuals_Square

Average Number of cells per Square

Volume_Total

Total volume of yeast

Treatment

Treatments: Monoculture and Mixture

Source

Gause (1934) The Struggle for Existence. Dover Publications; Reprint edition.