TY - JOUR
T1 - A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond
AU - Froidevaux, Jérémy S.P.
AU - Toshkova, Nia
AU - Barbaro, Luc
AU - Benítez-López, Ana
AU - Kerbiriou, Christian
AU - Le Viol, Isabelle
AU - Pacifici, Michela
AU - Santini, Luca
AU - Stawski, Clare
AU - Russo, Danilo
AU - Dekker, Jasja
AU - Alberdi, Antton
AU - Amorim, Francisco
AU - Ancillotto, Leonardo
AU - Barré, Kévin
AU - Bas, Yves
AU - Cantú-Salazar, Lisette
AU - Dechmann, Dina K.N.
AU - Devaux, Tiphaine
AU - Eldegard, Katrine
AU - Fereidouni, Sasan
AU - Furmankiewicz, Joanna
AU - Hamidovic, Daniela
AU - Hill, Davina L.
AU - Ibáñez, Carlos
AU - Julien, Jean François
AU - Juste, Javier
AU - Kaňuch, Peter
AU - Korine, Carmi
AU - Laforge, Alexis
AU - Legras, Gaëlle
AU - Leroux, Camille
AU - Lesiński, Grzegorz
AU - Mariton, Léa
AU - Marmet, Julie
AU - Mata, Vanessa A.
AU - Mifsud, Clare M.
AU - Nistreanu, Victoria
AU - Novella-Fernandez, Roberto
AU - Rebelo, Hugo
AU - Roche, Niamh
AU - Roemer, Charlotte
AU - Ruczyński, Ireneusz
AU - Sørås, Rune
AU - Uhrin, Marcel
AU - Vella, Adriana
AU - Voigt, Christian C.
AU - Razgour, Orly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/12/1
Y1 - 2023/12/1
N2 - 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 We compiled the bat trait data obtained from three main sources: (i) a systematic literature and dataset search, (ii) unpublished data from European bat experts, and (iii) observations from large-scale monitoring programs.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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41597-023-02157-4
DO - 10.1038/s41597-023-02157-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 37137926
AN - SCOPUS:85158059054
SN - 2052-4463
VL - 10
JO - Scientific data
JF - Scientific data
IS - 1
M1 - 253
ER -