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Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1111/geb.70003
Lizenz creative commons licence
Titel (primär) BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and improving a database of biodiversity time series
Autor Dornelas, M.; Antão, L.H.; Bates, A.E.; Brambilla, V.; Chase, J.M.; Chow, C.F.Y.; Klotz, S.; Knockaert, C., et al.
Quelle Global Ecology and Biogeography
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
Department BZF
Band/Volume 34
Heft 5
Seite von e70003
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Daten-/Softwarelinks https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10932823
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Abstract Motivation
Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The updated version expands version 1.0 of the database by doubling the number of studies and includes substantial additional curation to the taxonomic accuracy of the records, as well as the metadata. Moreover, we now provide an R package (BioTIMEr) to facilitate use of the database.
Main Types of Variables Included
The database is composed of one main data table containing the abundance records and 11 metadata tables. The data are organised in a hierarchy of scales where 11,989,233 records are nested in 1,603,067 sample events, from 553,253 sampling locations, which are nested in 708 studies. A study is defined as a sampling methodology applied to an assemblage for a minimum of 2 years.
Spatial Location and Grain
Sampling locations in BioTIME are distributed across the planet, including marine, terrestrial and freshwater realms. Spatial grain size and extent vary across studies depending on sampling methodology. We recommend gridding of sampling locations into areas of consistent size.
Time Period and Grain
The earliest time series in BioTIME start in 1874, and the most recent records are from 2023. Temporal grain and duration vary across studies. We recommend doing sample-level rarefaction to ensure consistent sampling effort through time before calculating any diversity metric.
Major Taxa and Level of Measurement
The database includes any eukaryotic taxa, with a combined total of 56,400 taxa.
Software Format
csv and. SQL.
dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=30812
Dornelas, M., Antão, L.H., Bates, A.E., Brambilla, V., Chase, J.M., Chow, C.F.Y., Klotz, S., Knockaert, C., et al. (2025):
BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and improving a database of biodiversity time series
Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 34 (5), e70003 10.1111/geb.70003