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PanTHERIA: a species‐level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
Author(s) -
Jones Kate E.,
Bielby Jon,
Cardillo Marcel,
Fritz Susanne A.,
O'Dell Justin,
Orme C. David L.,
Safi Kamran,
Sechrest Wes,
Boakes Elizabeth H.,
Carbone Chris,
Connolly Christina,
Cutts Michael J.,
Foster Janine K.,
Grenyer Richard,
Habib Michael,
Plaster Christopher A.,
Price Samantha A.,
Rigby Elizabeth A.,
Rist Janna,
Teacher Amber,
Bininda-Emonds Olaf R. P.,
Gittleman John L.,
Mace Georgina M.,
Purvis Andy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.1890/08-1494.1
Subject(s) - ecology , extant taxon , taxonomic rank , biodiversity , trait , geography , biology , taxon , evolutionary biology , computer science , programming language
Analyses of life-history, ecological, and geographic trait differences among species, their causes, correlates, and likely consequences are increasingly important for understanding and conserving biodiversity in the face of rapid global change. Assembling multispecies trait data from diverse literature sources into a single comprehensive data set requires detailed consideration of methods to reliably compile data for particular species, and to derive single estimates from multiple sources based on different techniques and definitions. Here we describe PanTHERIA, a species-level data set compiled for analysis of life history, ecology, and geography of all known extant and recently extinct mammals. PanTHERIA is derived from a database capable of holding multiple geo-referenced values for variables within a species containing 100 740 lines of biological data for extant and recently extinct mammalian species, collected over a period of three years by 20 individuals. PanTHERIA also includes spatial databases o...