Scientific Data (May 2023)
A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond
- Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux,
- Nia Toshkova,
- Luc Barbaro,
- Ana Benítez-López,
- Christian Kerbiriou,
- Isabelle Le Viol,
- Michela Pacifici,
- Luca Santini,
- Clare Stawski,
- Danilo Russo,
- Jasja Dekker,
- Antton Alberdi,
- Francisco Amorim,
- Leonardo Ancillotto,
- Kévin Barré,
- Yves Bas,
- Lisette Cantú-Salazar,
- Dina K. N. Dechmann,
- Tiphaine Devaux,
- Katrine Eldegard,
- Sasan Fereidouni,
- Joanna Furmankiewicz,
- Daniela Hamidovic,
- Davina L. Hill,
- Carlos Ibáñez,
- Jean-François Julien,
- Javier Juste,
- Peter Kaňuch,
- Carmi Korine,
- Alexis Laforge,
- Gaëlle Legras,
- Camille Leroux,
- Grzegorz Lesiński,
- Léa Mariton,
- Julie Marmet,
- Vanessa A. Mata,
- Clare M. Mifsud,
- Victoria Nistreanu,
- Roberto Novella-Fernandez,
- Hugo Rebelo,
- Niamh Roche,
- Charlotte Roemer,
- Ireneusz Ruczyński,
- Rune Sørås,
- Marcel Uhrin,
- Adriana Vella,
- Christian C. Voigt,
- Orly Razgour
Affiliations
- Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux
- University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Nia Toshkova
- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Luc Barbaro
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Ana Benítez-López
- Integrative Ecology Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)
- Christian Kerbiriou
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Isabelle Le Viol
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Michela Pacifici
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome
- Luca Santini
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome
- Clare Stawski
- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Danilo Russo
- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Evolution (AnEcoEvo), Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
- Jasja Dekker
- Jasja Dekker Dierecologie BV
- Antton Alberdi
- Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen
- Francisco Amorim
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto
- Leonardo Ancillotto
- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Evolution (AnEcoEvo), Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
- Kévin Barré
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Yves Bas
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Lisette Cantú-Salazar
- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Environmental Research and Innovation
- Dina K. N. Dechmann
- Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Department of Migration
- Tiphaine Devaux
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Katrine Eldegard
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Sasan Fereidouni
- Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
- Joanna Furmankiewicz
- Department of Behavioural Ecology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw
- Daniela Hamidovic
- Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Institute for Environment and Nature
- Davina L. Hill
- School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
- Carlos Ibáñez
- Department Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)
- Jean-François Julien
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Javier Juste
- Department Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)
- Peter Kaňuch
- Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- Carmi Korine
- Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Alexis Laforge
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Gaëlle Legras
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Camille Leroux
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Grzegorz Lesiński
- Institute of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
- Léa Mariton
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Julie Marmet
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Vanessa A. Mata
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto
- Clare M. Mifsud
- Conservation Biology Research Group, Biology Department, University of Malta
- Victoria Nistreanu
- Institute of Zoology
- Roberto Novella-Fernandez
- Technical University of Munich, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department for Life Science Systems, School of Life Sciences
- Hugo Rebelo
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto
- Niamh Roche
- Bat Conservation Ireland, Carmichael House
- Charlotte Roemer
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne-Université
- Ireneusz Ruczyński
- Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences
- Rune Sørås
- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Marcel Uhrin
- Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P. J, Šafárik University in Košice
- Adriana Vella
- Conservation Biology Research Group, Biology Department, University of Malta
- Christian C. Voigt
- Department Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
- Orly Razgour
- Biosciences, University of Exeter, Streatham Campus, Hatherly Laboratories
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02157-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
Abstract Knowledge of species’ functional traits is essential for understanding biodiversity patterns, predicting the impacts of global environmental changes, and assessing the efficiency of conservation measures. Bats are major components of mammalian diversity and occupy a variety of ecological niches and geographic distributions. However, an extensive compilation of their functional traits and ecological attributes is still missing. Here we present EuroBaTrait 1.0, the most comprehensive and up-to-date trait dataset covering 47 European bat species. The dataset includes data on 118 traits including genetic composition, physiology, morphology, acoustic signature, climatic associations, foraging habitat, roost type, diet, spatial behaviour, life history, pathogens, phenology, and distribution. We compiled the bat trait data obtained from three main sources: (i) a systematic literature and dataset search, (ii) unpublished data from European bat experts, and (iii) observations from large-scale monitoring programs. EuroBaTrait is designed to provide an important data source for comparative and trait-based analyses at the species or community level. The dataset also exposes knowledge gaps in species, geographic and trait coverage, highlighting priorities for future data collection.
