AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
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Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models of global change can only be fully realised when species-level information is complete. Here we present the AVONET dataset containing comprehensive functional trait data for all birds, including six ecological variables, 11 continuous morphological traits, and information on range size and location. Raw morphological measurements are presented from 90,020 individuals of 11,009 extant bird species sampled from 181 countries. These data are also summarised as species averages in three taxonomic formats, allowing integration with a global phylogeny, geographical range maps, IUCN Red List data and the eBird citizen science database. The AVONET dataset provides the most detailed picture of continuous trait variation for any major radiation of organisms, offering a global template for testing hypotheses and exploring the evolutionary origins, structure and functioning of biodiversity.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Ecology Letters |
| Vol/bind | 25 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 581-597 |
| Antal sider | 17 |
| ISSN | 1461-023X |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2022 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
We thank the Natural History Museum, Tring, UK, the American Museum of Natural History, USA, and 76 other research collections for providing access to specimens. Illustrations are reproduced with permission of Lynx Edicions/Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Financial support was received from numerous sources, with extensive support from Natural Environment Research Council grants NE/I028068/1, NE/P004512/1 and UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund grant ES/P011306/1 (JAT). All major sources of funding are listed in Supplementary Material, along with a complete list of institutions and individuals that contributed to data collection, logistics and specimen access.
Funding Information:
We thank the Natural History Museum, Tring, UK, the American Museum of Natural History, USA, and 76 other research collections for providing access to specimens. Illustrations are reproduced with permission of Lynx Edicions/Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Financial support was received from numerous sources, with extensive support from Natural Environment Research Council grants NE/I028068/1, NE/P004512/1 and UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund grant ES/P011306/1 (JAT). All major sources of funding are listed in Supplementary Material, along with a complete list of institutions and individuals that contributed to data collection, logistics and specimen access.
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© 2022 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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