Earth System Science Data (Jul 2023)
AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds
- S. Vranken,
- S. Vranken,
- M. Robuchon,
- M. Robuchon,
- M. Robuchon,
- S. Dekeyzer,
- I. Bárbara,
- I. Bartsch,
- A. Blanfuné,
- C.-F. Boudouresque,
- W. Decock,
- C. Destombe,
- B. de Reviers,
- P. Díaz-Tapia,
- P. Díaz-Tapia,
- A. Herbst,
- R. Julliard,
- R. Karez,
- P. Kersen,
- S. A. Krueger-Hadfield,
- R. Kuhlenkamp,
- A. F. Peters,
- V. Peña,
- C. Piñeiro-Corbeira,
- F. Rindi,
- F. Rousseau,
- J. Rueness,
- H. Schubert,
- K. Sjøtun,
- M. Sansón,
- D. Smale,
- T. Thibaut,
- M. Valero,
- L. Vandepitte,
- B. Vanhoorne,
- A. Vergés,
- M. Verlaque,
- C. Vieira,
- L. Le Gall,
- F. Leliaert,
- O. De Clerck
Affiliations
- S. Vranken
- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- S. Vranken
- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), InnovOcean Campus, Jacobsenstraat 1, Oostende, 8400, Belgium
- M. Robuchon
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université des Antilles, Paris, 75005, France
- M. Robuchon
- Centre d'Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
- M. Robuchon
- Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, Directorate for Sustainable Resources, Ispra (VA), 21027, Italy
- S. Dekeyzer
- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- I. Bárbara
- BIOCOST Research Group, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, 15071, Spain
- I. Bartsch
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
- A. Blanfuné
- CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University and Université de Toulon, Marseille, UM 110, France
- C.-F. Boudouresque
- CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University and Université de Toulon, Marseille, UM 110, France
- W. Decock
- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- C. Destombe
- IRL 3614, CNRS, SU, UACH, PUC, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, Roscoff, 29688, France
- B. de Reviers
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université des Antilles, Paris, 75005, France
- P. Díaz-Tapia
- BIOCOST Research Group, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, 15071, Spain
- P. Díaz-Tapia
- Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña, A Coruña, 15001, Spain
- A. Herbst
- Department Maritime Systeme, Interdisziplinäre Fakultät, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- R. Julliard
- Centre d'Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
- R. Karez
- State Agency for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas Schleswig-Holstein, 24220 Flintbek, Germany
- P. Kersen
- Plant Protection and Fertilisers Department, Agriculture and Food Board, Teaduse 2, Saku, Harjumaa, 75501, Estonia
- S. A. Krueger-Hadfield
- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
- R. Kuhlenkamp
- Phycomarin, 21149 Hamburg, Germany
- A. F. Peters
- Bezhin Rosko, Santec, 29250, France
- V. Peña
- BIOCOST Research Group, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, 15071, Spain
- C. Piñeiro-Corbeira
- BIOCOST Research Group, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, 15071, Spain
- F. Rindi
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Ancona, 60131, Italy
- F. Rousseau
- Centre d'Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
- J. Rueness
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0315, Norway
- H. Schubert
- Institute for Biosciences, University Rostock, Rostock, 18051, Germany
- K. Sjøtun
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5020, Norway
- M. Sansón
- Departamento de Botánica, Ecología y Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, 38200, Canary Islands, Spain
- D. Smale
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
- T. Thibaut
- CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University and Université de Toulon, Marseille, UM 110, France
- M. Valero
- IRL 3614, CNRS, SU, UACH, PUC, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, Roscoff, 29688, France
- L. Vandepitte
- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- B. Vanhoorne
- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- A. Vergés
- Marine Resources and Biodiversity Research Group (GRMAR), Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Girona, 17003, Spain
- M. Verlaque
- CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University and Université de Toulon, Marseille, UM 110, France
- C. Vieira
- Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, South Korea
- L. Le Gall
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université des Antilles, Paris, 75005, France
- F. Leliaert
- Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, 1860, Belgium
- O. De Clerck
- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2711-2023
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15
pp. 2711 – 2754
Abstract
The analysis of biological and ecological traits has a long history in evolutionary and ecological research. However, trait data are often scattered and standardised terminology that transcends taxonomic and biogeographical context are generally missing. As part of the development of a global trait database of marine species, we collated trait information for European seaweeds and structured the data within the standardised framework of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). We collected 45 175 trait records for 21 biologically and ecologically relevant traits of seaweeds. This resulted in a trait database for 1745 European seaweed species of which more than half (56 %) of the records were documented at the species level, while the remaining 44 % were documented at a higher taxonomic level and subsequently inherited at lower levels. The trait database for European seaweeds will serve as a foundation for future research on diversity and evolution of seaweeds and their responses to global changes. The data will contribute to developing detailed trait-based ecosystem models and will be an important tool to inform marine conservation policies. The data are publicly accessible through the AlgaeTraits portal, https://doi.org/10.14284/574 (AlgaeTraits, 2022).
