Data Descriptor: AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits
Por:
Oliveira, Brunno Freire, Sao-Pedro, Vinicius Avelar, Santos-Barrera, Georgina, Penone, Caterina, Costa, Gabriel C.
Publicada:
5 sep 2017
Resumen:
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 1,500 literature sources, and for more than 6,500 species
of all orders (Anura, Caudata and Gymnophiona), 61 families and 531
genera. This database has the potential to allow unprecedented
large-scale analyses in ecology, evolution, and conservation of
amphibians.
Filiaciones:
Oliveira, Brunno Freire:
Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Ecol, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Univ Florida, Dept Wildlife Ecol & Conservat, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Sao-Pedro, Vinicius Avelar:
Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Ecol, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Santos-Barrera, Georgina:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Biol Evolut, Fac Ciencias, Circuito Exterior S-N,Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Penone, Caterina:
Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Ecol, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Costa, Gabriel C.:
Auburn Univ, Dept Biol, Montgomery, AL 36117 USA
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