Title of the dataset:
MATLAB scripts, files, and datasets supplementary to the paper "Riverbank plastic distributions and how to sample them".

Creators:
Paolo Tasseron

Related publication:
"Riverbank plastic distributions and how to sample them" - Currently submitted and under review to a scientific journal.

Description:
This dataset is the supplementary material of Tasseron et al., (2024): "Riverbank Plastic Distributions and how to sample them" [Submitted to a scientific journal for review]. The dataset contains three main folders. The first folder 'MATLAB data' contains all data files [.mat], [.xlsx], and[.csv] required for the analyses performed on the eight riverbanks central in the paper. The second folder 'MATLAB scripts' contains the master script of all analyses [Matlab_master_script.m], the file to calculate Moran's I [MoransI_calculation.m], and a folder with all associated files to plot violin plots in Matlab [Violinplot-Matlab-master]. The third folder 'River-OSPAR datasheets' contains the datasheet used for measurements in the field [Field_sheet_OSPAR_measurement.pdf] and an overview of the riverbank layout [Riverbank_layout.pdf]. 

Keywords:
Monitoring Method,
Environmental Pollution,
Plastic Debris,
Protocol,
Harmonization, 
Optimization,
Uncertainty

Methods, materials and software:
MATLAB R2022B, Microsoft Excel.

This dataset is published under the CC BY (Attribution) license.
This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator.