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A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space
Scientific data, Vol.7, 6
08/01/2020
PMCID: PMC6949231
PMID: 31913312
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Abstract
The use of functional information in the form of species traits plays an important role in explaining biodiversity patterns and responses to environmental changes. Although relationships between species composition, their traits, and the environment have been extensively studied on a case-by-case basis, results are variable, and it remains unclear how generalizable these relationships are across ecosystems, taxa and spatial scales. To address this gap, we collated 80 datasets from trait-based studies into a global database for metaCommunity Ecology: Species, Traits, Environment and Space; "CESTES". Each dataset includes four matrices: species community abundances or presences/absences across multiple sites, species trait information, environmental variables and spatial coordinates of the sampling sites. The CESTES database is a live database: it will be maintained and expanded in the future as new datasets become available. By its harmonized structure, and the diversity of ecosystem types, taxonomic groups, and spatial scales it covers, the CESTES database provides an important opportunity for synthetic trait-based research in community ecology.
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- Title
- A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space
- Creators
- Alienor Jeliazkov - Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergDarko Mijatovic - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchStephane Chantepie - University of ZurichNigel Andrew - University of New EnglandRaphael Arlettaz - University of BernLuc Barbaro - Univ Toulouse, Dynafor, INRA INPT, Auzeville, FranceNadia Barsoum - Forest ResearchAlena Bartonova - Sewanee: The University of the SouthElena Belskaya - Russian Academy of SciencesNuria Bonada - Universitat de BarcelonaAnik Brind'Amour - IFREMER, Unite Ecol & Modeles Halieut, Rue Ile Yeu,BP 21105, F-44311 Nantes 03, FranceRodrigo Carvalho - Goiás State UniversityHelena Castro - University of CoimbraDamian Chmura - University of Bielsko-BiałaPhilippe Choler - Univ Savoie Mt Blanc, Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LECA, F-38000 Grenoble, FranceKaren Chong-Seng - James Cook Univ, ARC Ctr Excellence Coral Reef Studies, Townsville, Qld 4811, AustraliaDaniel Cleary - Univ Aveiro, Dept Biol, Campus Santiago, P-3810193 Aveiro, PortugalAnouk Cormont - Wageningen University & ResearchWilliam Cornwell - UNSW SydneyRamiro de Campos - Universidade Estadual de MaringáNicole de Voogd - Naturalis Biodiversity CenterSylvain Doledec - Université de LyonJoshua Drew - Purchase CollegeFrank Dziock - TU DresdenAnthony Eallonardo - OBG, 400 Andrews St,Suite 710, Rochester, NY 14604 USAMelanie J. Edgar - Natural History MuseumFabio Farneda - Rio de Janeiro State UniversityDomingo Flores Hernandez - Universidade dos AçoresCedric Frenette-Dussault - Inst Rech Biol Vegetale, Montreal, PQ, CanadaGuillaume Fried - ANSESBelinda Gallardo - CSIC, Pyrenean Inst Ecol, Avda Montanana 1005, Zaragoza, SpainHeloise Gibb - La Trobe UniversityThiago Goncalves-Souza - Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoJanet Higuti - Universidade Estadual de MaringáJean-Yves Humbert - University of BernBoris R. Krasnov - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevEric Le Saux - Université Paris CitéZoe Lindo - Western UniversityAdria Lopez-Baucells - Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteElizabeth Lowe - Macquarie UniversityBryndis Marteinsdottir - Natural Resources Conservation ServiceKoen Martens - Ghent UniversityPeter Meffert - Corvus, Luchow 2, D-17179 Altkalen, GermanyAndres Mellado-Diaz - Universidad de MurciaMyles H. M. Menz - Max Planck SocietyChristoph F. J. Meyer - Natl Inst Amazonian Res, Biol Dynam Forest Fragments Project, BR-69011970 Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilJulia Ramos Miranda - Universidade dos AçoresDavid Mouillot - IfremerAlessandro Ossola - Macquarie UniversityRobin Pakeman - James Hutton InstituteSandrine Pavoine - Université Paris CitéBurak Pekin - Istanbul Technical UniversityJoan Pino - Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsArnaud Pocheville - CNRS, Bat 4R1,118 Route Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse 9, FranceFrancesco Pomati - Eawag, Swiss Fed Inst Water Sci & Technol, Uberlandstr 133, CH-8600 Dubendorf, SwitzerlandPeter Poschlod - University of RegensburgHonor C. Prentice - Lund UniversityOliver Purschke - Lund UniversityValerie Raevel - Univ Paul Valery Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, EPHE, CNRS,CEFE UMR 5175, 1919 Route Mende, F-34293 Montpellier 5, FranceTriin Reitalu - Tallinn University of TechnologyWillem Renema - Naturalis Biodiversity CenterIgnacio Ribera - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasNatalie Robinson - National Ecological Observatory NetworkBjorn Robroek - Univ Southampton, Sch Biol Sci, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, EnglandRicardo Rocha - Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteSen-Her Shieh - Providence CollegeRebecca Spake - University of SouthamptonMonika Staniaszek-Kik - University of ŁódźMichal Stanko - Slovak Academy of SciencesFrancisco Leonardo Tejerina-Garro - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de GoiásCajo ter Braak - Wageningen Univ & Res, Biometris, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, NL-6708 PB Wageningen, NetherlandsMark C. Urban - University of ConnecticutRoel van Klink - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchSebastien Villeger - IfremerRuut Wegman - Wageningen University & ResearchMartin J. Westgate - Supreme Council Of HealthJonas Wolff - Macquarie UniversityJan Zarnowiec - University of Bielsko-BiałaMaxim Zolotarev - Russian Academy of SciencesJonathan M. Chase - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberget al
- Publication Details
- Scientific data, Vol.7, 6
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- 471283/2006-1 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig 31003A_125398/2; 31003A_149656 / Swiss National Science Foundation; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); European Commission FZT 118 / German Research Foundation; DFG; German Research Foundation (DFG) FIRE FR-3020 / Federation d'Ile-de-France pour la Recherche en Environnement
- Identifiers
- 991013087509202368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article