amphibio: A global database for amphibian ecological traits
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A global database for amphibian ecological traits
Description
A comprehensive database of natural history traits for amphibians worldwide.
Usage
data(amphibio)
Format
A data.frame with 6776 observations and 39 variables.
Details
Current ecological and evolutionary research are increasingly moving from species- to trait-based approaches
because traits provide a stronger link to organism's function and fitness. Trait databases covering a large number of species
are becoming available, but such data remains scarce for certain groups. Amphibians are among the most diverse vertebrate groups
on Earth, and constitute an abundant component of major terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. They are also facing rapid population
declines worldwide, which is likely to affect trait composition in local communities, thereby impacting ecosystem processes
and services. In this context, we introduce AmphiBIO, a comprehensive database of natural history traits for amphibians worldwide.
The database releases information on 17 traits related to ecology, morphology and reproduction features of amphibians. We compiled data
from more than 1500 literature sources, and for more than 6500 species of all orders, 61 families and 531 genera.
This database has the potential to allow unprecedented large-scale analyses in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians.
Measures
id, Order, Family, Genus, Species,
Fos, Ter, Aqu, Arb, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Fruits,
Arthro, Vert, Diu, Noc, Crepu, Wet_warm, Wet_cold, Dry_warm, Dry_cold,
Body_mass_g, Age_at_maturity_min_y, Age_at_maturity_max_y, Body_size_mm,
Size_at_maturity_min_mm, Size_at_maturity_max_mm, Longevity_max_y, Litter_size_min_n, Litter_size_max_n,
Reproductive_output_y, Offspring_size_min_mm, Offspring_size_max_mm, Dir, Lar, Viv, OBS,
scientificNameStd
Source
Cite this dataset as:
Oliveira, B.F., Sao-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone,
C. & Costa, G.C. (2017). AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits.
Scientific Data. 10.1038/sdata.2017.123.
Please also cite the data repository on figshare:
Oliveira, Brunno Freire; Sao-Pedro,
Vinicius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel (2017):
AmphiBIO_v1. 10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5.
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A global database for amphibian ecological traits
Description
A comprehensive database of natural history traits for amphibians worldwide.
Usage
data(amphibio)
Format
A data.frame with 6776 observations and 39 variables.
Details
Current ecological and evolutionary research are increasingly moving from species- to trait-based approaches because traits provide a stronger link to organism's function and fitness. Trait databases covering a large number of species are becoming available, but such data remains scarce for certain groups. Amphibians are among the most diverse vertebrate groups on Earth, and constitute an abundant component of major terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. They are also facing rapid population declines worldwide, which is likely to affect trait composition in local communities, thereby impacting ecosystem processes and services. In this context, we introduce AmphiBIO, a comprehensive database of natural history traits for amphibians worldwide. The database releases information on 17 traits related to ecology, morphology and reproduction features of amphibians. We compiled data from more than 1500 literature sources, and for more than 6500 species of all orders, 61 families and 531 genera. This database has the potential to allow unprecedented large-scale analyses in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians.
Measures
id, Order, Family, Genus, Species,
Fos, Ter, Aqu, Arb, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Fruits,
Arthro, Vert, Diu, Noc, Crepu, Wet_warm, Wet_cold, Dry_warm, Dry_cold,
Body_mass_g, Age_at_maturity_min_y, Age_at_maturity_max_y, Body_size_mm,
Size_at_maturity_min_mm, Size_at_maturity_max_mm, Longevity_max_y, Litter_size_min_n, Litter_size_max_n,
Reproductive_output_y, Offspring_size_min_mm, Offspring_size_max_mm, Dir, Lar, Viv, OBS,
scientificNameStd
Source
Cite this dataset as:
Oliveira, B.F., Sao-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017). AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data. 10.1038/sdata.2017.123.
Please also cite the data repository on figshare:
Oliveira, Brunno Freire; Sao-Pedro, Vinicius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel (2017): AmphiBIO_v1. 10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5.
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