DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7789416
title: Functional trait data for taxa recorded at SAFE

description: <b>Description: </b>A matrix of functional and morphological data linked to taxa recorded in one or more of the individual datasets held on the SAFE Project safedata repository<b>Project: </b>This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: <b>Above ground net primary productivity</b><b>XML metadata: </b>GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available here<b>Files: </b>This dataset consists of 3 files: SAFE_Functional_Groups_template.xlsx, functional_traits.r, external_files.zip<b>SAFE_Functional_Groups_template.xlsx</b>This file contains dataset metadata and 1 data tables:<b>Functional trait data for taxa recorded at SAFE</b> (described in worksheet TraitMatrix)Description: A matrix of functional and morphological data linked to taxa recorded in one or more of the individual datasets held on the SAFE Project safedata repositoryNumber of fields: 61Number of data rows: 7367Fields: <b>kingdom</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>phylum</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>class</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>order</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>family</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>genus</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>species</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>subspecies</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>variety</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>form</b>: Additional taxonomic information (Field type: id)<b>taxon_name</b>: Code name used to identify the taxon in safedata (Field type: taxa)<b>taxon_level</b>: Taxonomic level to which the taxon has been identified (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TaxonType</b>: Broadly defined taxonomic category the taxon belongs to. (Field type: categorical trait)<b>RedList</b>: IUCN Red List threat status (Field type: categorical trait)<b>BodyMass</b>: Average body mass (Field type: numeric trait)<b>Development</b>: Life history development status (Field type: categorical trait)<b>Physiology</b>: Body physiology (Field type: categorical trait)<b>Movement</b>: Primary method of movement (Field type: categorical trait)<b>Sociality</b>: Social status of the taxon (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraLifeHist</b>: Records whether the taxon forages in a single habitat for their entire life cycle or if they exploit different habitats at different periods (eg tadpoles are aquatic but adult frogs might be terrestrial) (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraUnd</b>: Understory - forages in the understory (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraAqu</b>: Aquatic - forages in water (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraAer</b>: Aerial - forages on the wing (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraArb</b>: Arboreal - forages in the canopy (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraTerr</b>: Terrestrial - forages on the ground (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StraSub</b>: Subterranean - feeds on below-ground food sources (Field type: categorical trait)<b>StrataGeneralism</b>: Number of habitat strata in which the taxon forages - a measure of habitat generalism (Field type: numeric trait)<b>TrophCarn</b>: Carnivore (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TrophHerb</b>: Herbivore (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TrophProd</b>: Producer (plant) (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TrophSap</b>: Saprophage (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TrophToid</b>: Parasitoid (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TrophPara</b>: Parasite (Field type: categorical trait)<b>TrophicGeneralism</b>: Number of trophic categories the taxon belongs to; a measure of trophic generalism or omnivory (Field type: numeric trait)<b>DietCop</b>: Coprophage - feeds on faeces (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietDet</b>: Detritivore - feeds on dead leaves (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietPisc</b>: Piscivore - feeds on fish (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietVert</b>: Vertivore - feeds on vertebrates (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietInvert</b>: Invertivore - feeds on invertebrates (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietAlg</b>: Algivore - feeds on algae (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietSapro</b>: Saproxylic - feeds on dead wood (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietMyco</b>: Mycophage - feeds on fungi (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietXylo</b>: Xylophage - feeds on wood (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietNec</b>: Nectarivore - feeds on nectar (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietNecro</b>: Necrophage - feeds on carrion (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietGran</b>: Granivore - feeds on seeds (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietFrug</b>: Frugivore - feeds on fruits (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietFoli</b>: Folivore - feeds on leaves (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietFlor</b>: Florivore - feeds on flowers (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietSoil</b>: Soilphage - feeds on soil (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietHema</b>: Hematophage - feeds on blood (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietRhyzo</b>: Rhizophage - feeds on roots (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietPhloe</b>: Phloeophage - feeds on phloem (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietPaly</b>: Palynivore - feeds on pollen (Field type: categorical trait)<b>DietGeneralism</b>: Number of diet categories associated with this taxon; a measure of dietary generalism (Field type: numeric trait)<b>PlantWoodDens</b>: Wood density (Field type: numeric trait)<b>PlantRuderal</b>: Plant ruderal strategy (Field type: numeric trait)<b>PlantStress</b>: Plant stress strategy (Field type: numeric trait)<b>PlantComp</b>: Plant competitor strategy (Field type: numeric trait)<b>PlantPhotoCap</b>: Photosynthetic capacity (Field type: numeric trait)<b>DietBact</b>: Bacteriovore/bacteriophage (Field type: categorical trait)<b>functional_traits.r</b>Description: R code used to generate and compile functional and morphological data<b>external_files.zip</b>Description: External files read in from other databases and used to populate functional traits<b>Date range: </b>2010-07-01 to 2020-12-01<b>Latitudinal extent: </b>4.6353 to 4.7714<b>Longitudinal extent: </b>116.9477 to 117.7028<b>Taxonomic coverage: </b><br> All taxon names are validated against the GBIF backbone taxonomy. If a dataset uses a synonym, the accepted usage is shown followed by the dataset usage in brackets. Taxa that cannot be validated, including new species and other unknown taxa, morphospecies, functional groups and taxonomic levels not used in the GBIF backbone are shown in square brackets. - Animalia <br> - - <i>Hodotermes</i> <br> - - <i>Datames</i> <br> - - Annelida <br> - - - Clitellata <br> - - - - Arhynchobdellida <br> - - - - - Haemadipsidae <br> - - - - - - <i>Haemadipsa</i> <br> - - - - - - <i>Haemadipsa</i> <br> - - - - - - - <i>Haemadipsa picta</i> <br> - - - - Oligochaeta <br> - - Arthropoda <br> - - - Arachnida <br> - - - - Araneae <br> - - - - - Anapidae <br> - - - - - - [ANA01] <br> - - - - - Araneidae <br> - - - - - - <i>Gasteracantha</i> <br> - - - - - - [ARA01] <br> - - - - - - [ARA02] <br> - - - - - - [ARA03] <br> - - - - - - [ARA04] <br> - - - - - - [ARA05] <br> - - - - - - [ARA06] <br> - - - - - - [ARA07] <br> - - - - - - [ARA08] <br> - - - - - - [ARA09] <br> - - - - - - [ARA10] <br> - - - - - - [ARA11] <br> - - - - - - [ARA12] <br> - - - - - - [ARA13] <br> - - - - - - [ARA14] <br> - - - - - - [ARA15] <br> - - - - - - [ARA16] <br> - - - - - Cheiracanthiidae <br> - - - - - Corinnidae <br> - - - - - - [COR01] <br> - - - - - - [COR02] <br> - - - - - - [COR03] <br> - - - - - - [COR04] <br> - - - - - - [COR05] <br> - - - - - Dictynidae <br> - - - - - - [DIC01] <br> - - - - - Gnaphosidae <br> - - - - - - [GNA01] <br> - - - - - Hahniidae <br> - - - - - - [HAH01] <br> - - - - - - [HAH02] <br> - - - - - Hersiliidae <br> - - - - - - [HER01] <br> - - - - - Linyphiidae <br> - - - - - - [LIN01] <br> - - - - - - [LIN02] <br> - - - - - Mimetidae <br> - - - - - - [MIM01] <br> - - - - - - [MIM02] <br> - - - - - - [MIM03] <br> - - - - - Mysmenidae <br> - - - - - - [MYS01] <br> - - - - - - [MYS02] <br> - - - - - - [MYS03] <br> - - - - - Oonopidae <br> - - - - - - [OON01] <br> - - - - - - [OON02] <br> - - - - - - [OON03] <br> - - - - - - [OON05] <br> - - - - - - [OON06] <br> - - - - - - [OON08] <br> - - - - - - [OON09] <br> - - - - - - [OON10] <br> - - - - - - [OON11] <br> - - - - - Oxyopidae <br> - - - - - - [OXY01] <br> - - - - - - [OXY02] <br> - - - - - - [OXY03] <br> - - - - - - [OXY04] <br> - - - - - - [OXY05] <br> - - - - - - [OXY06] <br> - - - - - Pholcidae <br> - - - - - - [PHO01] <br> - - - - - - [PHO02] <br> - - - - - - [PHO03] <br> - - - - - - [PHO04] <br> - - - - - - [PHO05] <br> - - - - - - [PHO06] <br> - - - - - - [PHO07] <br> - - - - - - [PHO08] <br> - - - - - - [PHO09] <br> - - - - - - [PHO11] <br> - - - - - - [PHO13] <br> - - - - - Pisauridae <br> - - - - - - [PIS01] <br> - - - - - Salticidae <br> - - - - - - [SAL01] <br> - - - - - - [SAL02] <br> - - - - - - [SAL03] <br> - - - - - - [SAL04] <br> - - - - - - [SAL05] <br> - - - - - - [SAL06] <br> - - - - - - [SAL07] <br> - - - - - - [SAL08] <br> - - - - - - [SAL09] <br> - - - - - - [SAL10] <br> - - - - - - [SAL11] <br> - - - - - - [SAL12] <br> - - - - - - [SAL13] <br> - - - - - - [SAL14] <br> - - - - - - [SAL15] <br> - - - - - - [SAL16] <br> - - - - - - [SAL17] <br> - - - - - - [SAL18] <br> - - - - - - [SAL19] <br> - - - - - - [SAL20] <br> - - - - - - [SAL21] <br> - - - - - - [SAL22] <br> - - - - - - [SAL23] <br> - - - - - - [SAL24] <br> - - - - - - [SAL25] <br> - - - - - - [SAL26] <br> - - - - - - [SAL27] <br> - - - - - - [SAL28] <br> - - - - - - [SAL29] <br> - - - - - - [SAL30] <br> - - - - - - [SAL31] <br> - - - - - - [SAL32] <br> - - - - - - [SAL33] <br> - - - - - - [SAL34] <br> - - - - - - [SAL35] <br> - - - - - - [SAL36] <br> - - - - - - [SAL37] <br> - - - - - - [SAL38] <br> - - - - - - [SAL39] <br> - - - - - - [SAL40] <br> - - - - - - [SAL41] <br> - - - - - - [SAL42] <br> - - - - - - [SAL43] <br> - - - - - - [SAL44] <br> - - - - - - [SAL45] <br> - - - - - - [SAL46] <br> - - - - - - [SAL47] <br> - - - - - Scytodidae <br> - - - - - - [SCY01] <br> - - - - - Tetrablemmidae <br> - - - - - - [TE