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标题：A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders
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作者：Stefano Mammola ; Martina Pavlek ; Bernhard A .Huber 等
期刊名称：Scientific Data
电子版ISSN：2052-4463
出版年度：2022
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：1-13
DOI：10.1038/s41597-022-01316-3
语种：English
出版社：Nature Publishing Group
摘要：Species traits are an essential currency in ecology, evolution, biogeography, and conservation biology. However, trait databases are unavailable for most organisms, especially those living in difcult-to- access habitats such as caves and other subterranean ecosystems . We compiled an expert-curated trait database for subterranean spiders in Europe using both literature data (including grey literature published in many diferent languages) and direct morphological measurements whenever specimens were available to us . We started by updating the checklist of European subterranean spiders, now including 512 species across 20 families, of which at least 192 have been found uniquely in subterranean habitats . For each of these species, we compiled 64 traits . The trait database encompasses morphological measures, including several traits related to subterranean adaptation, and ecological traits referring to habitat preference, dispersal, and feeding strategies . By making these data freely available, we open up opportunities for exploring diferent research questions, from the quantifcation of functional dimensions of subterranean adaptation to the study of spatial patterns in functional diversity across European caves .