Dataset record
- Type
- Dataset
- DOI
- https://www.doi.org/10.14284/569
- title in English
- AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds (dataset)
- Description in English
- 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
- Abstract in English
- 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.
- License
- https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
- bibliographicCitation
- 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.
Temporal coverage
- Temporal
-
- Start date
- 2014-01-01
- End date
- 2020-01-01
Geographical coverage
- Spatial
- Europe
Thesaurus terms
- Keyword
- Traits
Themes
- theme
- Biology > Macroalgae
Projects
- was generated by
- LifeWatch - Flemish contribution to LifeWatch.eu
- WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species