Bryophytes of Europe Traits (BET) data set: A fundamental tool for ecological studies |
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| Authors: | Kristel van Zuijlen,Michael P. Nobis,Lars Hedenäs,Nick Hodgetts,Juan A. Calleja Alarcón,Belén Albertos,Markus Bernhardt-Römermann,Rosalina Gabriel,Ricardo Garilleti,Francisco Lara,Chris D. Preston,Josef Simmel,Edi Urmi,Irene Bisang,Ariel Bergamini |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland;2. Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden;3. Cuillin Views, Isle of Skye, UK;4. Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;5. Botánica y Geología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain;6. Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany;7. Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Azorean Biodiversity Group (ABG);8. CHANGE – Global Change, University of the Azores, Azores, Portugal;9. Cambridge, UK;10. Büro für Botanik und Mykologie, Oberndorf, Germany;11. Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Bryophytes are a diverse group of organisms with unique properties, yet they are severely underrepresented in plant trait databases. Building on the recently published European Red List of bryophytes and previous trait compilations, we present the Bryophytes of Europe Traits (BET) data set, including biological traits such as those related to life history, growth habit, sexual and vegetative reproduction; ecological traits such as indicator values, substrate and habitat; and bioclimatic variables based on the species' European range. The data set includes values for 65 traits and 25 bioclimatic variables, containing more than 135,000 trait values with a completeness of 82.7% on average. The data set will enable future studies in bryophyte biology, ecology and conservation, and may help to answer fundamental questions in bryology. |
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| Keywords: | bioclimatic variables ecological indicator values hornworts IUCN life-history traits liverworts mosses Red List |
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