An extensive database on the traits and occurrences of amphibian species in Turkey

Amphibians are the most endangered taxa among vertebrates, and they face many threats during their complex life cycles. The species’ life history traits and occurrence database help understand species responses against ecological factors. Consequently, the species-level-trait database has gained mor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific data 2024-03, Vol.11 (1), p.292-292, Article 292
Hauptverfasser: Arslan, Dilara, Akdağ, Burak, Yaşar, Çağdaş, Olivier, Anthony, Benedetti, Yanina, Morelli, Federico, Çiçek, Kerim
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Zusammenfassung:Amphibians are the most endangered taxa among vertebrates, and they face many threats during their complex life cycles. The species’ life history traits and occurrence database help understand species responses against ecological factors. Consequently, the species-level-trait database has gained more prominence in recent years as a useful tool for understanding the dimensions of communities, assembly processes of communities, and conserving biodiversity at the ecosystem level against environmental changes. However, in Turkey, there are deficiencies in the knowledge of the ecological traits of amphibians compared to other vertebrate taxa, as most studies have focused on their distribution or taxonomic status. Consequently, there is a need to create such a database for future research on all known extant amphibians in Turkey. We compiled a species-level data set of species traits and occurrences for all amphibians in Turkey using 436 literature sources. We completed 36 trait categories with 5611 occurrence data for 37 amphibian species in Turkey. This study provides an open, useful, and comprehensive database for macroecological and conservation studies on amphibians in Turkey.
ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-024-03101-w