AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
Authors
Vincent, Claire
Phillips, Anna G.
Marples, Nicola M.
Bregman, Tom P.
Capp, Elliot J. R.
Varley, Zoë K.
Friedman, Nicholas R.
Korntheuer, Heiko
Corrales‐Vargas, Andrea
Hanz, Dagmar M.
Remeš, Vladimír
Moncada R., Amilkar J.
Matysioková, Beata
Wolfe, Jared D.
Chapman, Philip M.
Daly, Benjamin G.
Sorensen, Marjorie C.
Neu, Alexander
Ford, Michael A.
Annorbah, Nathaniel N. D.
Grabowska‐Zhang, Ada M.
Carlos T. Gonzalez, Juan
Meneses, Camila G.
Muñoz, Marcia C.
Brito, Guilherme R. R.
Jurado Zevallos, Maura
Mashao, Mmatjie
Howard, Jeffrey T.
Mlamba, Edson
Carlson, Monica L.
Urriza, Rolly C.
Brzeski, Kristin E.
Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.
Lafontaine, René‐Marie
Lou, Yingqiang
Somarathna, Lankani
Lepage, Denis
Illif, Marshall
Templin, Mathias
Pauwels, Olivier S. G.
Analuddin, Kangkuso
Sweet, Paul R.
Publication Date
2022-02-24Journal Title
Ecology Letters
ISSN
1461-023X
1461-0248
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
581-597
Language
en
Type
Other
This Version
AO
VoR
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Tobias, J. A., Sheard, C., Pigot, A. L., Devenish, A. J. M., Yang, J., Sayol, F., Neate‐Clegg, M. H. C., et al. (2022). AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. [Other]. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898
Abstract
Abstract: 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.
Keywords
LETTER, LETTERS, avian traits, continuous variables, data integration, ecomorphology, functional diversity, macroecology, macroevolution, trait‐based ecology
Sponsorship
Natural Environment Research Council (NE/I028068/1, NE/P004512/1)
Identifiers
ele13898
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898
This record's DOI: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.81825
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