cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2015.8
title: Introduced and invasive species of Burkina Faso

description: The list of introduced and invasive species has been extracted from information on distribution and origin of the species as documented in the Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso (Thiombiano, Schmidt et al. 2012) and combined with occurrence records from the West African Vegetation Database (Janssen et al. 2011, Schmidt et al. 2012) to give a measure of frequency. All species with less than 5 records have been omitted, as they were considered not to be sufficiently established. Many of these species are weedy, often found in disturbed sites, such as roadsides, segetal or ruderal habitats and the most frequent ones can well be considered invasive.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2016.01.021
title: Plant-bird_networks_2009-2010_ManuPeru

description: We sampled weighted plant-bird interaction networks at two sites in the Manú Biosphere Reserve in the Andes of south-east Peru: Wayqecha (13.2S, 71.6W, 3000 m, upper montane rainforest) and San Pedro (13.1S, 71.6W, 1500 m, lower montane rainforest). At each site, we installed plots of 100 m x 30 m (six plots in Wayqecha, eight plots in San Pedro) and sampled networks four times approximately every three months between December 2009 and September 2010. In each round, we observed each transect for 30 h on five consecutive days and recorded which bird species fed on which plant species (total observation time 720 h in Wayqecha and 960 h in San Pedro). The Wayqecha network consisted of 1344 interaction events (a bird visiting a plant and consuming fruits) between 26 bird and 51 plant species, and the San Pedro network consisted of 4988 interaction events between 61 bird and 53 plant species. For all birds, we collected the following morphological traits: beak length and width, Kipp's distance, and body mass. Bird traits were measured on museum specimens or compiled from literature. For all plants, we collected the following morphological traits: fruit size and diameter, crop mass, and plant height. Plant traits were sampled in the field.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2016.01.022
title: Global Alien Species First Record Database

description: The Global Alien Species First Record Database (GASFiReD) was created to analyse the accumulation of alien species through time in a consistent way across taxonomic groups and regions. A first record denotes the year of first occurrence of an established alien species in a region. The first records were gathered from 102 data sources including online databases, scientific publications, reports and personal collections. The database consists of &gt;45,000 first records of nearly 17,000 species from a broad range of taxonomic groups ranging from vascular plants to marine algae and from mammals to protozoans. Most data are, however, available for vascular plants, mammals, insects, birds and fishes. The first records are available for 282 non-overlapping regions worldwide. While a region mostly relates to countries, many large and biologically important islands were distinguished such as Hawaii, Galapagos, Azores, Sicily, Taiwan, Tasmania etc. The database covers all regions globally with particularly intense sampling in Europe, North America and Oceania. GASFiReD was created and analysed by a team of 45 researchers from countries worldwide. Here, we provide an aggregated version with the annual number of first records per taxonomic group and continent in an excel file.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2016.01.024
title: Native and alien species ranges

description: The file contains native and alien ranges of 1380 species worldwide obtained from the Global Invasive Species Database (http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/) and CABI Invasive Species Compendium (http://www.cabi.org/isc/). The data are used to produce the results shown in Seebens, Essl and Blasius: The intermediate distance hypothesis of biological invasions, which is accepted for publication in Ecology Letters. The file is in csv format containing six columns: Species name, life form, native range, alien range, distance (great circle distance between the centroids of the respective regions) and species weights. More details about the data and the analysis can be found in Seebens et al.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2017.1
title: Plant-Bird_SeasonalNetworks&PlantTraits_2009-2010_ManuPeru

description: 1. Interactions between resource and consumer species result in complex ecological networks. The overall structure of these networks is often stable in space and time, but little is known about the temporal stability of the functional roles of consumer species in these networks. 2. We used a trait-based approach to investigate whether consumers (frugivorous birds) show similar degrees of functional specialisation on resources (plants) in ecological networks across seasons. We additionally tested whether closely related bird species have similar degrees of functional specialisation and whether birds that are functionally specialised on specific resource types within a season are flexible in switching to other resource types in other seasons. 3. We analysed four seasonal replicates of two species-rich plant-frugivore networks from the tropical Andes. To quantify fruit preferences of frugivorous birds, we projected their interactions with plants into a multi-dimensional plant trait space. To measure functional specialisation of birds, we calculated a species’ functional niche breadth (the extent of seasonal plant trait space utilised by a particular bird) and functional originality (the extent to which a bird species’ fruit preference functionally differs from those of other species in a seasonal network). We additionally calculated functional flexibility, i.e. the ability of bird species to change their fruit preference across seasons in response to variation in plant resources. 4. Functional specialisation of bird species varied more among species than across seasons, and phylogenetically similar bird species showed similar degrees of functional niche breadth (phylogenetic signal lambda = 0.81) and functional originality (lambda = 0.89). Additionally, we found that birds with high functional flexibility across seasons had narrow functional niche breadth and high functional originality per season, suggesting that birds that are seasonally specialised on particular resources are most flexible in switching to other fruit resources across seasons. 5. The high flexibility of functionally specialised bird species to switch seasonally to other resources challenges the view that consumer species rely on functionally similar resources throughout the year. This flexibility of consumer species may be an important, but widely neglected mechanism that could potentially stabilise consumer-resource networks in response to human disturbance and environmental change. (Bender et al. 2017 J. Anim. Ecol)
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2017.10055
title: Seedlings recruited of 22 plant species in the Colombian Andes

description: In the Andes of Colombia (Cordillera Central, in Risaralda) we established ten plots (100 x 20 m), along an elevational gradient from 1,800 m up to 2,700 m above sea level. Each plot was separated of each other 100 m elevation. In each plot, we set up a data logger to measured abiotic conditions, i.e. temperature and humidity. We also counted all adult fleshy-fruited plant species in each plot, including individuals that were not bearing fruits at the moment of our surveys. Moreover, in each plot we randomly distributed 60 subplots (1 m2) to record the seedlings of the fleshy-fruited plants consumed by the frugivores. The seedlings surveys took place in March 2012 and January 2013. We defined seedlings as individuals with a height above 20 cm and a non-woody stem. All seedlings were identified to species level and the data provide the family and order. We quantified the number of seedlings per species and subplot by summing the individuals recorded in March 2012 plus the newly established individuals in January 2013. In addition, we estimated three measures of light in each subplot: 1) percentage of canopy openness, (2) effective leaf area index (LAI) and (3) total percentage of transmitted diffuse-direct radiation. Finally, we collected between 10-30 ripe fruits from one to three individuals per plant species and we separated seeds from pulp. We dried the seeds and obtain an average of the seed mass for each plant species. The purpose of the data was to quantify the seedling recruitment of the plant species consumed by the frugivores and to test the effect of the abiotic factors on the recruitment (light, temperature and humidity) and the effect of seed mass.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2017.10053
title: Fruit removal by seed-dispersing animals in the Colombian Andes

description: Fruit removal. This data set was collected during the period February-November 2012 along an altitudinal gradient in the Andes of Colombia (Cordillera Central, in Risaralda). We established ten plots (100 x 20 m), each plot was separated of each other 100 m elevation, from 1,800 m up to 2,700 m above sea level. In each plot, we marked and identified each individual plant bearing ripe fruits and recorded the number of fruits that were removed by seed-dispersing birds and seed-dispersal mammals such as the squirrels. The observations took place in the morning, from 6:30 to 12:30, for five consecutive days, accumulating 30 hours of observation. The plots were visited twice in the rainy season (May and November) and twice in the dry season (February and August), accumulating a total of 120 hour of observation. Fruit removal was the total number of fruits removed by all frugivores on each individual plant across the four surveys in 2012. The data contains the taxonomy of the plants, shrubs and trees. Crop size is the number of ripe fruits of each plant. We collected between 10-30 ripe fruits from one to three individuals per species and measured the fruit length and obtain an average per specie. We gathered roughly 6 g of dried ripe pulp per plant species to analyze the nutritional content of pulp such as sugar, lipids and phenols. We estimated two indices that measure the relation pulp/seeds, RY: dry mass of pulp/ wet mass of pulp, and PTS: dry mass of pulp/total dry mass of seeds per fruit. This data was used to identify the most important plant traits to attract frugivorous animals and promote seed dispersal in the Andes.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2017.10058
title: Migratory behaviour in birds: A classification across all living species

description: The uploaded dataset contains a classification of migratory behaviour for all 10596 extant species of birds (Aves). The dataset focuses on seasonal migration, i.e. movements causing an individual adult bird to be found in different locations over the course of one year, excluding every day routine movements (e.g. foraging movements) and one-way dispersal movements by juveniles (natal dispersal) or adults. Types or categories of migratory behaviour were recorded and classified from descriptions in the Handbook of the Birds of the World (del Hoyo 1992-2013 and updates on the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive website www.hbw.com, accessed until September 2016). In addition to final species level classification of migratory behaviour, intraspecific variation in movement behaviours of each species was also classified. In the publication for which the dataset was used, we demonstrate the extent of migratory behaviour across birds as a whole and the impact this has on characterising climatic niches from distribution data. For future studies characterising climatic niches, we provide a framework for selecting appropriate occurrence data depending on migratory behaviour and data availability. In addition to the database, the upload includes a description of the methods used to classify species. Essential information of the rationale behind the dataset can be found in Eyres et al (2017).
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2017.10191
title: Phylogenetic and functional diversity data; birds, plants, and scripts

description: This dataset contains the morphological traits of 67 frugivorous birds and 47 fleshy-fruited plants that were linked via fruit removal in Colombia, Risaralda (National Park Santuario de Fauna y Flora Otún Quimbaya and Parque Regional Ucumari). In addition, there is information of 112 species of seedlings that recruited in the study area. These data were used for the third chapter of the doctoral thesis of Marcia Carolina Muñoz Neyra. The third chapter was published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, with the title “Phylogenetic and functional diversity of fleshy-fruited planta are positively associated with seedling diversity in a tropical montane forest” in July 2017. See details of the methodology in the paper. Bird data. It comes from three natural history museums in Colombia (Instituto de Ciencias Naturales in Bogotá, Museo de la Universidad del Valle and Museo de Ciencias Naturales Federico Carlos Lehman). The variable bill width is given in milimeters (mm), body mass in grams. Bird density was recorded in each plot of the study area. There were 10 plots distributed every 100 m elevation, between 1800 m and 2700 m elevation. Phylogeny of birds. It was obtained from the website “BirdTree.org”. With the program BEAST was obtained the consensus tree. Plant data. The plant information was recorded in the laboratory and the field. I obtained an average per plant species. The fruit size is giving in milimeters (mm), and the height of the plants in meters (m). Plant density was recorded in each plot of the study area. Phylogeny of plants. It was obtained from “Phylomatic version 3.0”, and the branch lengths were dated with Phylocom 4.2. Seedlings data. Most of the data was recorded during the fieldwork, but the seed mass for 35 species were obtained from this website “Kew Royal Botanical Garden” and four bibliographic references. Seed mass was given in grams (g). Inside each plot there were 60 subplots where it was recorded the seedling density for 112 species. Phylogeny of seedlings. It was obtained from “Phylomatic version 3.0”, and the branch lengths were dated with Phylocom 4.2. Scripts. Each script corresponds to the main analysis executed for each manuscript, a paper in OIKOS, Basic and Applied Ecology, and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. This dataset can be used only with the consent of Marcia Carolina Munoz Neyra.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2018.10225
title: Effects of phylogeny and geography on ecomorphological traits in passerine bird clades

description: Aim: Closely related species are often morphologically similar due to their shared evolutionary history. This similarity can restrict their geographic distribution, as processes such as interspecific competition might prevent species from co-occurring if they resemble each other too closely. There is still little understanding of the relative strengths of such phylogenetic and geographic effects on the morphological diversity of species within a clade. Here, we compare phylogenetic effects with geographic effects across multiple clades of passerine birds to understand the roles of evolutionary history and geographic patterns on the ecomorphological characteristics of species. Location: Global Methods: We combine phylogenetic and geographic approaches to investigate and compare their effects on patterns of ecomorphological distinctness, i.e. the relative position of species in multidimensional ecomorphological trait space. The trait space was based on measurements from preserved specimens, representing ecologically relevant morphological adaptations across almost 500 species in eight clades of the order Passeriformes. Results: Ecomorphological distinctness increased with phylogenetic distance across species in all clades, whereas there was no significant relationship between geographic and ecomorphological distinctness in any clade. However, we observed a significant interaction between phylogenetic and geographic effects on ecomorphological distinctness. Closely related species were ecomorphologically indistinct if in geographic proximity, while at large geographic distances, there was no relationship between phylogenetic and ecomorphological distinctness. Main conclusions: We conclude that phylogenetic relationships are influential in shaping ecomorphological traits in passerine bird clades, but that this effect depends on the geographic distributions of species. Closely related species were only ecomorphologically similar when geographically close, suggesting a signal of allopatric speciation. Our results imply that studies identifying phylogenetic effects in species’ traits should not focus exclusively on these but instead evaluate the interaction of phylogenetic effects with geographic effects.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2018.10237
title: Morphological trait matching shapes plant–frugivore networks across the Andes

description: Interactions between resource and consumer species are organized in ecological networks. Species interactions in these networks are influenced by the functional traits of the interacting partners, but the generality of trait-based interaction rules and the relationship between functional traits and a species’ specialization on specific interaction partners are not yet understood. Here we combine data on eight interaction networks between fleshy-fruited plants and frugivorous birds sampled across the tropical and subtropical Andean range. We test which combinations of morphological plant and animal traits determine trait matching between resource and consumer species in these networks. In addition, we test which of the morphological traits influence functional specialization of plant and bird species. In a meta-analysis across network-specific fourth-corner analyses, we found that plant–animal trait pairs related to size matching (fruit size–beak size) and avian foraging behavior (plant height–wing shape and crop mass–body mass) were positively related in these networks. The degree of functional specialization on specific interaction partners was positively related to crop mass in plants and to the pointedness of the wing in birds. Our findings show that morphological trait matching between fleshy-fruited plants and frugivorous birds is a general phenomenon in plant–frugivore networks across the Andes and that specific plant and bird traits can be used to approximate the degree of functional specialization. These insights into the generality of interaction rules are the base for predictions of species interactions in ecological networks, for instance in novel communities in the future, and can be applied to identify plant and animal species that fulfill specialized functional roles in ecological communities.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2018.10256
title: Spatio-temporal variation in bird assemblages is associated with fluctuations in temperature and precipitation along a tropical elevational gradient

description: This data set has been used in the paper “Spatio-temporal variation in bird assemblages is associated with fluctuations in temperature and precipitation along a tropical elevational gradient” (Santillán et al. 2018, PlosONE). It contains bird census data (bird richness, abundance, evenness) from 18 study plots located at three elevations (1000, 2000 and 3000 m a. s. l.) in and around Podocarpus National Park in the Ecuadorian Andes. Sampling has been repeated eight times over two years (2014, 2015), resulting in 144 replicates across all plots. The data set also contains data of resource availability (number of flowers and fruits, invertebrate biomass), temperature and precipitation data for each plot, observer distance to the recorded bird (only for 2015), and the abundance and richness of four feeding guilds (i.e., nectarivores, frugivores, insectivores, omnivores) across all plots.
DOI: 10.12761/sgn.2020.12.1
title: Liponeura_cinerascens_Supplementary_Data

description: Sampling Data, mtCOI Accession Numbers and Microsatellite Genotypes from: Genetic data support local persistence in multiple glacial refugia in the montane net-winged midge Liponeura cinerascens cinerascens (Diptera, Blephariceridae); Oskar Schröder, Kirstin K. Cavanaugh, Julio V. Schneider, Tilman Schell, Núria Bonada, Linda Seifert, Steffen U. Pauls
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572098
title: SSRs of Juniperus squamata

description: The details of SSRs of <i>Juniperus squamata</i>, including primer sequences, SSR type, annealing temperature, product size etc.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572098.v1
title: SSRs of Juniperus squamata

description: The details of SSRs of <i>Juniperus squamata</i>, including primer sequences, SSR type, annealing temperature, product size etc.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572020
title: Supplementary_DATA1.txt

description: Leucobacter global distribution data
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572020.v1
title: Supplementary_DATA1.txt

description: Leucobacter global distribution data
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572125
title: Summary and assessment of the data set

description: <i>Juniperus squamata</i>, a tetraploid species which is widely distributed in Asian mountains, represents the largest genus, <i>Juniperus</i>, in Cupressaceae. Single-molecule real-time sequencing was used to obtain full-length transcriptome of <i>Juniperus squamata</i>. The full-length transcriptome was corrected with Illumina RNA-seq data from the same individual. A total of 47, 860 non-redundant full-length transcripts, N50 of which was 2, 839, were obtained. Simple sequence repeats for <i>Juniperus squamata</i> were also identified. This data presents the first comprehensive transcriptome characterization of Cupressaceae species, and provides an important reference for researches on the genomic evolutionary history of Cupressaceae plants and even conifers in the future.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572125.v2
title: Summary and assessment of the data set

description: <i>Juniperus squamata</i>, a tetraploid species which is widely distributed in Asian mountains, represents the largest genus, <i>Juniperus</i>, in Cupressaceae. Single-molecule real-time sequencing was used to obtain full-length transcriptome of <i>Juniperus squamata</i>. The full-length transcriptome was corrected with Illumina RNA-seq data from the same individual. A total of 47, 860 non-redundant full-length transcripts, N50 of which was 2, 839, were obtained. Simple sequence repeats for <i>Juniperus squamata</i> were also identified. This data presents the first comprehensive transcriptome characterization of Cupressaceae species, and provides an important reference for researches on the genomic evolutionary history of Cupressaceae plants and even conifers in the future.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572128
title: Supplementary Data2

description: Leucobacter colonisation analysed from Dirksen et al. 2018.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14572128.v1
title: Supplementary Data2

description: Leucobacter colonisation analysed from Dirksen et al. 2018.
DOI: 10.14278/rodare.960
title: Data for: Sensitivity of PS/CoPd Janus particles to an external magnetic field

description: Movies show the 90-degrees rotation of PS/CoPd Janus particles in weak and strong magnetic fields EDX/SEM/XRD data were used to characterize the the CoPd particles
DOI: 10.14278/rodare.959
title: Data for: Sensitivity of PS/CoPd Janus particles to an external magnetic field

description: Movies show the 90-degrees rotation of PS/CoPd Janus particles in weak and strong magnetic fields EDX/SEM/XRD data were used to characterize the the CoPd particles
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14337398
title: data

description: data
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14337398.v2
title: data

description: data
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14337398.v1
title: Warming was a double-edged sword for invader Chromolaena odorata and resident community

description: The data is for the paper entitled "Warming was a double-edged sword for invader <i>Chromolaena odorata</i> and resident community"