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AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds (dataset)

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Vranken, S.; Robuchon, M.; Dekeyzer, S.; Bárbara, I.; Bartsch, I.; Blanfuné, A.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Decock, W.; Destombe, C.; de Reviers, B.; Díaz-Tapia, P.; Herbst, A.; Julliard, R.; Karez, R.; Kersen, P.; Krueger-Hadfield, S.A.; Kuhlenkamp, R.; Peters, A.F.; Peña, V.; Piñeiro-Corbeira, C.; Rindi, F.; Rousseau, F.; Rueness, J.; Schubert, H.; Sjøtun, K.; Sansón, M.; Smale, D.; Thibaut, T.; Valero, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vergés, A.; Verlaque, M.; Vieira, C.; Le Gall, L.; Leliaert, F.; De Clerck, O. (2022). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds. https://doi.org/10.14284/569

Contact: Vranken, Sofie

Archived data

Archived file:

Definition_traits_values_edited20191019.xlsx

1_20200317_Macroalgae_Genera_processed_final_annotation_complete.xlsx

2_20200317_Macroalgae_Species_processed_final_annotation_complete.xlsx

3_Macroalgae_traits_additional_to_upload_final_annotation_complete.xlsx

Algal traits hierarchy_final_annotation_complete.xlsx

WoRMS_macroalgae_traits_2022-06-30.zip

Availability:

This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

The macroalgae traits project started in 2014 as one of the pilot projects for collecting traits under EMODnet Biology. During this pilot project, Sofie Vranken (UGent) started compiling several traits for European marine algal genera in a database. This was in collaboration with Olivier De Clerck (UGent). In 2017, Sofie and Olivier reaeched out to Marine Robuchon and Line Le Gall of MNHN in Paris, since they had the idea to develop a similar traits database on species level, as the traits might slightly differ between the species in the same genus. The spreadsheets at the genus level and species level were compared and inconsistencies were fixed. The trait information for European macroalgae was uploaded to Aphia/WoRMS in spring 2020. more

The dataset contains the following traits for European Macroalgae

Biogeography : Distribution
Ecology : Blooming
Ecology: Environment
Ecology : Habitat
Ecology : Substrate
Ecology: Thallus seasonality
Ecology : Tolerance to pollutants
Ecology : Zonation
Morphofunctional growth form : Calcification
Morphofunctional growth form : Thallus life span
Morphofunctional growth form : Thallus shape
Morphofunctional growth form : Thallus vertical space used
Reproductive biology: Arrangement gametophytes
Reproductive biology : Asexual reproduction
Reproductive biology : Dispersion mode
Reproductive biology : Fertility period
Reproductive biology: Form gametes
Reproductive biology : Generation time
Reproductive biology: Life cycle
Reproductive biology : Life phase resemblance
Reproductive biology : Spawning method

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Macroalgae

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Traits, Europe, Chlorophyta, Ochrophyta, Rhodophyta

Geographical coverage

Europe [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage

2014 - 2020

Taxonomic coverage

Chlorophyta [WoRMS]

Ochrophyta [WoRMS]

Rhodophyta [WoRMS]

Related datasets

Published in:

WoRMS: World Register of Marine Species, more

Dataset status: Completed

Data type: Data

Data origin: Data collection

Metadatarecord created: 2020-10-05

Information last updated: 2022-09-22

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