Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores

Lundgren, EJ; Schowanek, SD; Rowan, J; Middleton, O; Pedersen, RØ; Wallach, AD; Ramp, D; Davis, M; Sandom, CJ; Svenning, J-C

Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores

Lundgren, EJ Schowanek, SD Rowan, J Middleton, O Pedersen, RØ Wallach, AD Ramp, D

Davis, M Sandom, CJ Svenning, J-C

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Publisher:: Nature Research
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Citation:: Scientific Data, 2021, 8, (1), pp. 1-21
Issue Date:: 2021-01-20

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dc.contributor.author	Lundgren, EJ
dc.contributor.author	Schowanek, SD
dc.contributor.author	Rowan, J
dc.contributor.author	Middleton, O
dc.contributor.author	Pedersen, RØ
dc.contributor.author	Wallach, AD
dc.contributor.author	Ramp, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-9898
dc.contributor.author	Davis, M
dc.contributor.author	Sandom, CJ
dc.contributor.author	Svenning, J-C
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-12T05:42:30Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-30
dc.date.available	2022-01-12T05:42:30Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-20
dc.identifier.citation	Scientific Data, 2021, 8, (1), pp. 1-21
dc.identifier.issn	2052-4463
dc.identifier.issn	2052-4463
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152984
dc.description.abstract	Prehistoric and recent extinctions of large-bodied terrestrial herbivores had significant and lasting impacts on Earth’s ecosystems due to the loss of their distinct trait combinations. The world’s surviving large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores remain among the most threatened taxa. As such, a greater understanding of the ecological impacts of large herbivore losses is increasingly important. However, comprehensive and ecologically-relevant trait datasets for extinct and extant herbivores are lacking. Here, we present HerbiTraits, a comprehensive functional trait dataset for all late Quaternary terrestrial avian and mammalian herbivores ≥10 kg (545 species). HerbiTraits includes key traits that influence how herbivores interact with ecosystems, namely body mass, diet, fermentation type, habitat use, and limb morphology. Trait data were compiled from 557 sources and comprise the best available knowledge on late Quaternary large-bodied herbivores. HerbiTraits provides a tool for the analysis of herbivore functional diversity both past and present and its effects on Earth’s ecosystems.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Nature Research
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dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1038/s41597-020-00788-5
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dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Birds
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Herbivory
dc.subject.mesh	Mammals
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Birds
dc.subject.mesh	Mammals
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Herbivory
dc.title	Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Prehistoric and recent extinctions of large-bodied terrestrial herbivores had significant and lasting impacts on Earth’s ecosystems due to the loss of their distinct trait combinations. The world’s surviving large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores remain among the most threatened taxa. As such, a greater understanding of the ecological impacts of large herbivore losses is increasingly important. However, comprehensive and ecologically-relevant trait datasets for extinct and extant herbivores are lacking. Here, we present HerbiTraits, a comprehensive functional trait dataset for all late Quaternary terrestrial avian and mammalian herbivores ≥10 kg (545 species). HerbiTraits includes key traits that influence how herbivores interact with ecosystems, namely body mass, diet, fermentation type, habitat use, and limb morphology. Trait data were compiled from 557 sources and comprise the best available knowledge on late Quaternary large-bodied herbivores. HerbiTraits provides a tool for the analysis of herbivore functional diversity both past and present and its effects on Earth’s ecosystems.

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