cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8688
title: Data from: Lifetime selection on a hypoallometric trait in the spotted hyena

description: Size-related traits are common targets of natural selection, yet there is
 a relative paucity of data on selection among mammals, particularly from
 studies measuring lifetime reproductive success (LRS). We present the
 first phenotypic selection analysis using LRS on size-related traits in a
 large terrestrial carnivore, the spotted hyena, which displays a rare
 pattern of female-biased sexual size dimorphism (SSD). Using path
 analysis, we investigate the operation of selection to address hypotheses
 proposed to explain SSD in spotted hyenas. Ideal size measures are
 elusive, and allometric variation often obfuscates interpretation of size
 proxies. We adopt a novel approach integrating two common methods of
 assessing size, and demonstrate lifetime selection on size-related traits
 that scale hypoallometrically with overall body size. Our data support
 selection on hypoallometric traits in hyenas, but not on traits exhibiting
 isometric or hyperallometric scaling relationships, or on commonly-used
 measures of overall body size. Our results represent the first estimate of
 lifetime selection on a large carnivore, and suggest a possible route for
 maintenance of female-biased SSD in spotted hyenas. Finally, our results
 highlight the importance of choosing appropriate measures when estimating
 animal body size, and suggest caution in interpreting selection on
 size-related traits as selection on size itself.
description: Morphological
 measurements of spotted hyenasMorphological data
 collected on immobilized subjects in the field. Details of collection and
 measurements can be found in the publication and in the readme file
 associated with this file.Morphological_data.csvFitness measures from spotted hyenasFitness data for subjects in study. Details of collection and variable descriptions may be found in the publication and in the readme file associated with this data file.Fitness_data.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.ps383
title: Data from: Behavioural hypervolumes of spider communities predict community performance and disbandment

description: Trait-based ecology argues that an understanding of the traits of
 interactors can enhance the predictability of ecological outcomes. We
 examine here whether the multidimensional behavioural-trait diversity of
 communities influences community performance and stability in situ. We
 created experimental communities of web-building spiders, each with an
 identical species composition. Communities contained one individual of
 each of five different species. Prior to establishing these communities in
 the field, we examined three behavioural traits for each individual
 spider. These behavioural measures allowed us to estimate community-wide
 behavioural diversity, as inferred by the multidimensional behavioural
 volume occupied by the entire community. Communities that occupied a
 larger region of behavioural-trait space (i.e. where spiders differed more
 from each other behaviourally) gained more mass and were less likely to
 disband. Thus, there is a community-wide benefit to multidimensional
 behavioural diversity in this system that might translate to other
 multispecies assemblages.
description:
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18384310
title: Date of manuscript "Oxygen isotope exchange unravels million-year long hydrogeochemical evolution of a deep sedimentary aquife

description: Data shown in Figures and tables of manuscript, as well as input files of reactive transport modelling code Toughreact. The latter were used to simulate the exchange of 18O betwenn an aqueous solutions and calcite. The corresponding results are shown in Figure 6.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18384311
title: Date of manuscript "Oxygen isotope exchange unravels million-year long hydrogeochemical evolution of a deep sedimentary aquife

description: Data shown in Figures and tables of manuscript, as well as input files of reactive transport modelling code Toughreact. The latter were used to simulate the exchange of 18O betwenn an aqueous solutions and calcite. The corresponding results are shown in Figure 6.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.97ge3n
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 120 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "and" : [
 "Continent is Asia",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "HasGeospatialIssue is false",
 "OccurrenceStatus is Present",
 "TaxonKey is Roscoea cautleoides"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 120 records from 11 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0001185-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.24bg4
title: Data from: Performance assessment of two whole-lake acoustic positional telemetry systems - is reality mining of free-ranging aquatic animals technologically possible?

description: Acoustic positional telemetry systems (APTs) represent a novel approach to
 study the behaviour of free ranging aquatic animals in the wild at
 unprecedented detail. System manufactures promise remarkably high temporal
 and spatial resolution. However, the performance of APTs has rarely been
 rigorously tested at the level of entire ecosystems. Moreover, the effect
 of habitat structure on system performance has only been poorly
 documented. Two APTs were deployed to cover two small lakes and a series
 of standardized stationary tests were conducted to assess system
 performance. Furthermore, a number of tow tests were conducted to simulate
 moving fish. Based on these data, we quantified system performance in
 terms of data yield, accuracy and precision as a function of structural
 complexity in relation to vegetation. Mean data yield of the two systems
 was 40 % (Lake1) and 60 % (Lake2). Average system accuracy (acc) and
 precision (prec) were Lake1: acc = 3.1 m, prec = 1.1 m; Lake2: acc = 1.0
 m, prec = 0.2 m. System performance was negatively affected by structural
 complexity, i.e., open water habitats yielded far better performance than
 structurally complex vegetated habitats. Post-processing greatly improved
 data quality, and sub-meter accuracy and precision were, on average,
 regularly achieved in Lake2 but remained the exception in the larger and
 structurally more complex Lake1. Moving transmitters were tracked well by
 both systems. Whereas overestimation of moved distance is inevitable for
 stationary transmitters due to accumulation of small tracking errors,
 moving transmitters can result in both over- and underestimation of
 distances depending on circumstances. Both deployed APTs were capable of
 providing high resolution positional data at the scale of entire lakes and
 are suitable systems to mine the reality of free ranging fish in their
 natural environment. This opens important opportunities to advance several
 fields of study such as movement ecology and animal social networks in the
 wild. It is recommended that thorough performance tests are conducted in
 any study utilizing APTs. The APTs tested here appear best suited for
 studies in structurally simple ecosystems or for studying pelagic species.
 In such situations, the data quality provided by the APTs is exceptionally
 high.
description: Stationary and tow
 testsEfficiency, accuracy and
 precision from stationary and tow tests. Additionally, calculated mean
 false swimming from stationary tests are included.baktoft et al
 2015_plosONE.csvLengths of tow
 tracksLength of tow tracks
 calculated by the APTs and the true trajectory obtained using
 DGPSbaktoft
 et al
 2015_plosONE_towLengths.csvDepth sensor
 performanceTrue depth measured in
 field vs depth estimated from pressure sensors in the
 transmittersbaktoft et al
 2015_plosONE_depth.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tg01f
title: Data from: Reframing the evidence base for policy-relevance to increase impact: a case study on forest fragmentation in the oil palm sector

description: It is necessary to improve knowledge exchange between scientists and
 decision-makers so that scientific evidence can be readily accessed to
 inform policy. To maximise impact of scientific evidence in policy
 development, the scientific community should engage more fully with
 decision-makers, building long-term working relationships in order to
 identify and respond to ‘policy windows’ with science that is reframed for
 policy-relevance. We illustrate the process and challenges using a case
 study in which we synthesised evidence from studies of habitat
 fragmentation to provide information for improved biodiversity
 conservation in the oil palm sector, resulting in the uptake of this
 research into new industry guidelines. Policy implications. The case study
 demonstrates how having an in-depth understanding of the ‘policy arena’
 (the state of policy and the actors and influencing factors that affect
 policy) and responding with relevant and specific information, enabled
 effective uptake of science to inform the design of conservation
 set-asides in the oil palm industry.
description: JAPPL-2016-00582.R2
 dataThis file contains the
 data on species richness and tree regeneration used in the analysis for
 this paper. Further notes on interpreting table embedded in the
 spreadsheet.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1tv72
title: Data from: Conservation genetics of American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, populations in Pacific Costa Rica

description: Maintaining genetic diversity is crucial for the survival and management
 of threatened and endangered species. In this study, we analyzed genetic
 diversity and population genetic structure at neutral loci in American
 crocodiles, Crocodylus acutus, from several areas (Parque Nacional Marino
 Las Baulas, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Parque Nacional Palo Verde, Rio
 Tarcoles, and Osa Conservation Area) in Pacific Costa Rica. We genotyped
 184 individuals at nine microsatellite loci to describe the genetic
 diversity and conservation genetics between and among populations. No
 population was at Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) over all loci tested
 and a small to moderate amount of inbreeding was present. Populations
 along the Pacific coast had an average heterozygosity of 0.572 across all
 loci. All populations were significantly differentiated from each other
 with both FST and RST measures of population differentiation with a
 greater degree of molecular variance (81%) found within populations. Our
 results suggest C. acutus populations in Pacific Costa Rica were not
 panmictic with moderate levels of genetic diversity. An effective
 management plan that maintains the connectivity between clusters is
 critical to the success of C. acutus in Pacific Costa Rica.
description: Maugeretal_CacutusgenotypeCrocodylus acutus genotype data from 9 microsatellite loci. Individuals were captured in several localities in Pacific Costa Rica (ACOSA=Osa Conservation Area; LB=Las Baulas National Park; PV=Palo Verde National Park; RT=Rio Tarcoles; SR=Santa Rosa National Park).Maugeretal_NatureConservation_Cacutusgenotypes.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7ng3j
title: Data from: Genotypic diversity and trait variance interact to affect marsh plant performance

description: 1. Intraspecific diversity can have important effects on population,
 community and ecosystem processes, yet we have little understanding of the
 relative importance of genetic- vs. trait-based measures of intraspecific
 diversity. 2. I conducted a manipulative field experiment of plant
 (Spartina alterniflora) genotypic diversity and trait diversity to examine
 their independent and interactive effects on plant performance and
 community structure. I focused on variation within and among genotypes in
 plant stem height, a trait that varies substantially across environmental
 gradients and can be an important predictor of plant competition
 intensity. 3. Trait and genotypic diversity interactively affected
 multiple metrics of plant performance. Both stem density and spatial
 spread increased with genotypic diversity in the low trait diversity
 combinations, yet there were negligible to weak negative effects in the
 high trait diversity treatments. S. alterniflora percent cover also varied
 with genotypic and trait diversity, but not in a clear linear pattern. 4.
 There were no effects of trait or genotypic diversity on associated
 macrofauna above-ground, yet they interactively affected below-ground
 measures. Infaunal abundance and sediment oxygen availability mirrored the
 idiosyncratic response of plant percent cover. 5. Despite the interactive
 effects of genotypic and trait diversity, high trait diversity
 consistently increased plant performance in genotypic monoculture. 6.
 Synthesis: The effects of intraspecific plant trait diversity on a range
 of plant and community responses in this study reinforce the premise that
 functional differences underlie ecological effects of genetic diversity
 and suggest that readily measured trait variance may serve as a valuable
 predictor of plant performance.
description: Field experiment
 dataData from the end of a
 11-month field experiment examining the effects of Spartina alterniflora
 genotypic diversity and trait diversity on marsh plant and community
 responses. The file includes data on plant and associated species
 responses as well as environmental variables.hughes_field_exp.csvField experiment repeated measures dataThis file includes data on the responses of the three most abundant macrofaunal species associated with Spartina alterniflora for each sampling date over the course of the 11-month field experiment.hughes_field_exp_repeated.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m6dn0g8
title: Data from: Diversity in form and function: vertical distribution of soil fauna mediates multidimensional trait variation

description: 1. It has been widely recognized that species show extensive variation in
 form and function. Based on species’ attributes they can be positioned
 along major axes of variation, which are often defined by life history
 traits, such as number of offspring, age at maturity or generation time.
 Less emphasis has been given in this respect to tolerance traits,
 especially to resistance to abiotic stress conditions, which often
 determine community (dis)assembly and distribution. 2. Soil fauna species
 distribution is governed to a large extent by environmental conditions
 that filter communities according to functional traits, such as abiotic
 stress-tolerance, morphology, and body size. Trait-based approaches have
 been successfully used to predict soil biota responses to abiotic stress.
 It remains unclear, though, how these traits relate to life history traits
 that determine individual performance, i.e., reproduction and survival. 3.
 Here, we analyze patterns in multidimensional trait distribution of
 dominant groups of soil fauna, i.e., Isopoda, Gastropoda and Collembola,
 known to be important to the functioning of ecosystems. We compiled trait
 information from existing literature, trait databases and supplementary
 measurements. We looked for common patterns in major axes of trait
 variation and tested if vertical distribution of species in the soil
 explained trait variation based on three components of trait diversity
 (trait richness, evenness and divergence). 4. Our results showed that two
 to three axes of variation structured the trait space of life history and
 tolerance traits in each of the taxonomic groups, and that vertical
 distribution in soil explained the main axis of trait variation. We also
 found evidence of environmental filtering on soil fauna along the vertical
 soil distribution, with lower trait richness and trait divergence in
 soil-dwelling than in surface-living species. 5. Our study was partially
 limited by the lack of detailed trait measurements for the selected
 taxonomic groups. In this regard, there is an urgent need for standardized
 trait databases across invertebrate groups to improve trait-based
 diversity analysis and fill gaps in the mechanistic understanding behind
 trait distribution, trait filtering and the link with species fitness and
 performance.
description: Collembola_trait_dataTrait values of Collembola speciesGastropod_trait_dataTrait values for gastropod speciesIsopod_trait_dataTrait values for Isopoda species
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.2589rn16
title: Data from: Range-edge genetic diversity: locally poor extant southern patches maintain a regionally diverse hotspot in the seagrass Zostera marina

description: Refugial populations at the rear edge are predicted to contain higher
 genetic diversity than those resulting from expansion, such as in
 post-glacial recolonizations. However, peripheral populations are also
 predicted to have decreased diversity compared to the center of a species’
 distribution. We aim to test these predictions by comparing genetic
 diversity in populations at the limits of distribution of the seagrass
 Zostera marina, with populations in the species' previously described
 central diversity 'hotspot'. Zostera marina populations show
 decreased allelic richness, heterozygosity and genotypic richness in both
 the 'rear' edge and the 'leading' edge compared to the
 diversity 'hotspot' in the North Sea / Baltic region. However,
 when populations are pooled, genetic diversity at the southern range is as
 high as in the North Sea / Baltic region while the 'leading
 edge' remains low in genetic diversity. The decreased genetic
 diversity in these Southern Iberia populations compared to more central
 populations is possibly the effect of drift due to small effective
 population size, as a result of reduced habitat, low sexual reproduction
 and low gene flow. However, when considering the whole southern edge of
 distribution rather than per population, diversity is as high as in the
 central 'hotspot' in the North Sea / Baltic region. We conclude
 that diversity patterns assessed per population can mask the real regional
 richness that is typical of rear edge populations, which have played a key
 role in the species biogeographic history and as marginal diversity
 hotspots have very high conservation value.
description: Microsatelite
 genotypes
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.22pq8
title: Data from: The experimental evolution of herbicide-resistance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii results in a positive correlation between fitness in the presence and absence of herbicides

description: Pleiotropic fitness trade-offs will be key determinants of the
 evolutionary dynamics of selection for pesticide resistance. However, for
 herbicide resistance, empirical support for a fitness cost of resistance
 is mixed, and it is therefore also questionable what further ecological
 trade-offs can be assumed to apply to herbicide resistance. Here, we test
 the existence of trade-offs by experimentally evolving herbicide
 resistance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Although fitness costs are
 detected for all herbicides, we find that, counterintuitively, the most
 resistant populations also have the lowest fitness costs as measured by
 growth rate in the ancestral environment. Furthermore, after controlling
 for differences in the evolutionary dynamics of resistance to different
 herbicides, we also detect significant positive correlations between
 resistance, fitness in the ancestral environment and cross-resistance to
 other herbicides. We attribute this to the highest levels of
 nontarget-site resistance being achieved by fixing mutations that more
 broadly affect cellular physiology, which results in both more
 cross-resistance and less overall antagonistic pleiotropy on maximum
 growth rate. Consequently, the lack of classical ecological trade-offs
 could present a major challenge for herbicide resistance management.
description: Trade_off_and_bottlenecksData for the levels of resistance, fitness costs, levels of cross-resistance and number of observed generations of evolution for each population used in this study.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kg17gq6
title: Data from: Mycelia-derived C contributes more to nitrogen cycling than root-derived C in ectomycorrhizal alpine forests

description: 1. Plant roots and their associated microbial symbionts impact carbon (C)
 and nutrient cycling in ecosystems, but estimates of the relative
 contributions of root- versus microbe-derived dynamic inputs are highly
 uncertain. Roots release C into soil via exudation and turnover (i.e.,
 root-derived C), but also by allocating C to mycorrhizal fungal mycelia,
 which exude C and undergo turnover (i.e., mycelia-derived C). Given that
 the relative contributions of root- and mycelia-derived C inputs are
 unknown, a key knowledge gap lies in understanding not only the relative
 contributions of root- versus mycelia-derived C inputs, but also the
 consequences of these fluxes on nutrient cycling. 2. Using ingrowth cores
 and stable isotope analyses, we quantified root- and mycelia-derived C
 inputs into the soil and their relative contributions to nitrogen (N)
 cycling in two ectomycorrhizal alpine forests, a 70-year-old spruce
 plantation and a 200-year-old spruce-fir dominated forest, in western
 Sichuan, China. 3. Across the two forests, extramatrical mycelia of
 ectomycorrhizal fungi accounted for up to two-thirds of the new root C
 inputs into soil and ~80% of the stimulated N mineralization. Moreover,
 flux-specific (per gram) mycelia-derived C inputs stimulated multiple
 indices of soil N cycling to a greater degree than the flux-specific
 root-derived C inputs, accounting for ~70% of the stimulated N
 mineralization in both forests. 4. Collectively, our findings indicate
 that the effects of mycorrhizal fungi on soil C and N cycling may exceed
 those of roots in alpine coniferous forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal
 fungi, highlighting the need to incorporate mycorrhizal fungal inputs into
 biogeochemical models for ecosystems.
description: Properties of soil and
 plant tissues in the ingrowth coresThis data file contains
 the raw isotope data related to new C inputs and the soil and plant
 properties related to soil N cycling observed in the in-growth core
 treatments.Soil microbial
 phospholipids acid (PLFA) biomarkers contentsThis file contains the
 raw data of main (classified) soil microbial phospholipids acid biomarkers
 contents in the in-growth core treatments.