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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Ecology Letters |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 581-597 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISSN | 1461-023X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
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Keywords
- avian traits
- continuous variables
- data integration
- ecomorphology
- functional diversity
- macroecology
- macroevolution
- trait-based ecology
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AVONET : morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. / Tobias, Joseph A.; Sheard, Catherine; Pigot, Alex L.; Devenish, Adam J. M.; Yang, Jingyi; Sayol, Ferran; Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C.; Alioravainen, Nico; Weeks, Thomas L.; Barber, Robert A.; Walkden, Patrick A.; MacGregor, Hannah E. A.; Jones, Samuel E. I.; Vincent, Claire; Phillips, Anna G.; Marples, Nicola M.; Montaño-Centellas, Flavia A.; Leandro-Silva, Victor; Claramunt, Santiago; Darski, Bianca; Freeman, Benjamin G.; Bregman, Tom P.; Cooney, Christopher R.; Hughes, Emma C.; Capp, Elliot J. R.; Varley, Zoë K.; Friedman, Nicholas R.; Korntheuer, Heiko; Corrales-Vargas, Andrea; Trisos, Christopher H.; Weeks, Brian C.; Hanz, Dagmar M.; Töpfer, Till; Bravo, Gustavo A.; Remeš, Vladimír; Nowak, Larissa; Carneiro, Lincoln S.; Moncada R., Amilkar J.; Matysioková, Beata; Baldassarre, Daniel T.; Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra; Wolfe, Jared D.; Chapman, Philip M.; Daly, Benjamin G.; Sorensen, Marjorie C.; Neu, Alexander; Ford, Michael A.; Mayhew, Rebekah J.; Fabio Silveira, Luis; Kelly, David J.; Annorbah, Nathaniel N. D.; Pollock, Henry S.; Grabowska-Zhang, Ada M.; McEntee, Jay P.; Carlos T. Gonzalez, Juan; Meneses, Camila G.; Muñoz, Marcia C.; Powell, Luke L.; Jamie, Gabriel A.; Matthews, Thomas J.; Johnson, Oscar; Brito, Guilherme R. R.; Zyskowski, Kristof; Crates, Ross; Harvey, Michael G.; Jurado Zevallos, Maura; Hosner, Peter A.; Bradfer-Lawrence, Tom; Maley, James M.; Stiles, F. Gary; Lima, Hevana S.; Provost, Kaiya L.; Chibesa, Moses; Mashao, Mmatjie; Howard, Jeffrey T.; Mlamba, Edson; Chua, Marcus A. H.; Li, Bicheng; Gómez, M. Isabel; García, Natalia C.; Päckert, Martin; Fuchs, Jérôme; Ali, Jarome R.; Derryberry, Elizabeth P.; Carlson, Monica L.; Urriza, Rolly C.; Brzeski, Kristin E.; Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.; Rayner, Matt J.; Miller, Eliot T.; Bowie, Rauri C. K.; Lafontaine, René Marie; Scofield, R. Paul; Lou, Yingqiang; Somarathna, Lankani; Lepage, Denis; Illif, Marshall; Neuschulz, Eike Lena; Templin, Mathias; Dehling, D. Matthias; Cooper, Jacob C.; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Analuddin, Kangkuso; Fjeldså, Jon; Seddon, Nathalie; Sweet, Paul R.; DeClerck, Fabrice A. J.; Naka, Luciano N.; Brawn, Jeffrey D.; Aleixo, Alexandre; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin; Rahbek, Carsten; Fritz, Susanne A.; Thomas, Gavin H.; Schleuning, Matthias.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2022, p. 581-597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - AVONET
T2 - morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
AU - Tobias, Joseph A.
AU - Sheard, Catherine
AU - Pigot, Alex L.
AU - Devenish, Adam J. M.
AU - Yang, Jingyi
AU - Sayol, Ferran
AU - Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C.
AU - Alioravainen, Nico
AU - Weeks, Thomas L.
AU - Barber, Robert A.
AU - Walkden, Patrick A.
AU - MacGregor, Hannah E. A.
AU - Jones, Samuel E. I.
AU - Vincent, Claire
AU - Phillips, Anna G.
AU - Marples, Nicola M.
AU - Montaño-Centellas, Flavia A.
AU - Leandro-Silva, Victor
AU - Claramunt, Santiago
AU - Darski, Bianca
AU - Freeman, Benjamin G.
AU - Bregman, Tom P.
AU - Cooney, Christopher R.
AU - Hughes, Emma C.
AU - Capp, Elliot J. R.
AU - Varley, Zoë K.
AU - Friedman, Nicholas R.
AU - Korntheuer, Heiko
AU - Corrales-Vargas, Andrea
AU - Trisos, Christopher H.
AU - Weeks, Brian C.
AU - Hanz, Dagmar M.
AU - Töpfer, Till
AU - Bravo, Gustavo A.
AU - Remeš, Vladimír
AU - Nowak, Larissa
AU - Carneiro, Lincoln S.
AU - Moncada R., Amilkar J.
AU - Matysioková, Beata
AU - Baldassarre, Daniel T.
AU - Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra
AU - Wolfe, Jared D.
AU - Chapman, Philip M.
AU - Daly, Benjamin G.
AU - Sorensen, Marjorie C.
AU - Neu, Alexander
AU - Ford, Michael A.
AU - Mayhew, Rebekah J.
AU - Fabio Silveira, Luis
AU - Kelly, David J.
AU - Annorbah, Nathaniel N. D.
AU - Pollock, Henry S.
AU - Grabowska-Zhang, Ada M.
AU - McEntee, Jay P.
AU - Carlos T. Gonzalez, Juan
AU - Meneses, Camila G.
AU - Muñoz, Marcia C.
AU - Powell, Luke L.
AU - Jamie, Gabriel A.
AU - Matthews, Thomas J.
AU - Johnson, Oscar
AU - Brito, Guilherme R. R.
AU - Zyskowski, Kristof
AU - Crates, Ross
AU - Harvey, Michael G.
AU - Jurado Zevallos, Maura
AU - Hosner, Peter A.
AU - Bradfer-Lawrence, Tom
AU - Maley, James M.
AU - Stiles, F. Gary
AU - Lima, Hevana S.
AU - Provost, Kaiya L.
AU - Chibesa, Moses
AU - Mashao, Mmatjie
AU - Howard, Jeffrey T.
AU - Mlamba, Edson
AU - Chua, Marcus A. H.
AU - Li, Bicheng
AU - Gómez, M. Isabel
AU - García, Natalia C.
AU - Päckert, Martin
AU - Fuchs, Jérôme
AU - Ali, Jarome R.
AU - Derryberry, Elizabeth P.
AU - Carlson, Monica L.
AU - Urriza, Rolly C.
AU - Brzeski, Kristin E.
AU - Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.
AU - Rayner, Matt J.
AU - Miller, Eliot T.
AU - Bowie, Rauri C. K.
AU - Lafontaine, René Marie
AU - Scofield, R. Paul
AU - Lou, Yingqiang
AU - Somarathna, Lankani
AU - Lepage, Denis
AU - Illif, Marshall
AU - Neuschulz, Eike Lena
AU - Templin, Mathias
AU - Dehling, D. Matthias
AU - Cooper, Jacob C.
AU - Pauwels, Olivier S. G.
AU - Analuddin, Kangkuso
AU - Fjeldså, Jon
AU - Seddon, Nathalie
AU - Sweet, Paul R.
AU - DeClerck, Fabrice A. J.
AU - Naka, Luciano N.
AU - Brawn, Jeffrey D.
AU - Aleixo, Alexandre
AU - Böhning-Gaese, Katrin
AU - Rahbek, Carsten
AU - Fritz, Susanne A.
AU - Thomas, Gavin H.
AU - Schleuning, Matthias
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - avian traits
KW - continuous variables
KW - data integration
KW - ecomorphology
KW - functional diversity
KW - macroecology
KW - macroevolution
KW - trait-based ecology
U2 - 10.1111/ele.13898
DO - 10.1111/ele.13898
M3 - Letter
C2 - 35199922
AN - SCOPUS:85122971901
VL - 25
SP - 581
EP - 597
JO - Ecology Letters
JF - Ecology Letters
SN - 1461-023X
IS - 3
ER -