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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
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Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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
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, Europe, Traits, Chlorophyta, Ochrophyta, Rhodophyta
Geographical coverage
Europe [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
2014 - 2020
Contributors
Vranken, Sofie, data provider, data creator
Robuchon, Marine, data provider, data creator
Dekeyzer, Stefanie, data provider, data creator
Bárbara, Ignacio, data provider, data creator
Bartsch, Inka, data provider, data creator
Blanfuné, Aurélie, data provider, data creator
Boudouresque, Charles-François, data provider, data creator
Decock, Wim, data provider, data creator
Destombe, Christophe, data provider, data creator
Díaz-Tapia, Pilar, data provider, data creator
Herbst, Anne, data provider, data creator
Julliard, Romain, data provider, data creator
Karez, Rolf, data provider, data creator
Kersen, Priit, data provider, data creator
Krueger-Hadfield, Stacy A., data provider, data creator
Kuhlenkamp, Ralph, data provider, data creator
Peters, Akira F., data provider, data creator
Peña, Viviana, data provider, data creator
Piñeiro-Corbeira, Cristina, data provider, data creator
Rindi, Fabio, data provider, data creator
Rousseau, Florence, data provider, data creator
Rueness, Jan
Schubert, Hendrik, data provider, data creator
Sjøtun, Kjersti
Sansón, Marta, data provider, data creator
Smale, Dan, data provider, data creator
Thibaut, Thierry, data provider, data creator
Valero, Myriam, data provider, data creator
Vandepitte, Leen, data provider, data creator
Vanhoorne, Bart, data provider, data creator
Vergés, Alba, data provider, data creator
Verlaque, Marc, data provider, data creator
Vieira, Christophe, data provider, data creator
Le Gall, Line, data provider, data creator
Leliaert, Frederik, data provider, data creator
De Clerck, Olivier, data provider, data creator
Related datasets
Project
WoRMS: World Register of Marine Species
LifeWatch: Flemish contribution to LifeWatch.eu
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Data collection
Metadatarecord created: 2020-10-05
Information last updated: 2022-09-22
