Ten key biological traits of marine benthic invertebrates surveyed in Northwest Europe
Summary
This dataset contains information on ten key biological traits (behavioural, morphological, and reproductive characteristics) for over a thousand marine benthic invertebrate taxa surveyed in Northwest Europe (mainly the UK shelf). Scores of 0 to 3 are provided to indicate the level of confidence that taxa exhibit each possible mode of trait expression (0 = no evidence, 3 = strong evidence).
Categories
Keywords
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Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution statement
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Technical information
- Update frequency
irregular
- Lineage
- Trait information was acquired over a decade through an extensive appraisal of relevant sources, including peer-reviewed papers, books, online material and, where necessary, professional judgement. Records have been validated and amended during this period. A full description of the methods used to compile trait information and a set of usage notes accompanying the dataset can be found in Clare *et al*. (2022) Biological traits of marine benthic invertebrates in Northwest Europe. Scientific Data 9:339 (`https://rdcu.be/cPF8A`_). .. _`https://rdcu.be/cpf8a`: https://rdcu.be/cPF8A
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
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Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 52.4581 to 52.4595
- Longitude from: 1.73881 to 1.74086
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
7590ca8e-d3eb-4158-8dee-83211dac94d6
Data and Supporting Information
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