The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

Joshua S. Madin; Kristen D. Anderson; Magnus Heide Andreasen; Tom C.L. Bridge; Stephen D. Cairns; Sean R. Connolly; Emily S. Darling; Marcela Diaz; Daniel S. Falster; Erik C. Franklin; Ruth D. Gates; Mia O. Hoogenboom; Danwei Huang; Sally Anne Keith; Matthew A. Kosnik; Chao-Yang Kuo; Janice M. Lough; Catherine E. Lovelock; Osmar Luiz; Julieta Martinelli; Toni Mizerek; John M. Pandolfi; Xavier Pochon; Morgan S. Pratchett; Hollie M. Putnam; T. Edward Roberts; Michael Stat; Carden C. Wallace; Elizabeth Widman; Andrew H. Baird

doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.17

The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

Joshua S. Madin, Kristen D. Anderson, Magnus Heide Andreasen, Tom C.L. Bridge, Stephen D. Cairns, Sean R. Connolly, Emily S. Darling, Marcela Diaz, Daniel S. Falster, Erik C. Franklin, Ruth D. Gates, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Danwei Huang, Sally Anne Keith, Matthew A. Kosnik, Chao-Yang Kuo, Janice M. Lough, Catherine E. Lovelock, Osmar Luiz, Julieta MartinelliToni Mizerek, John M. Pandolfi, Xavier Pochon, Morgan S. Pratchett, Hollie M. Putnam, T. Edward Roberts, Michael Stat, Carden C. Wallace, Elizabeth Widman, Andrew H. Baird

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Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead to a deeper understanding of the functions of, and services provided by, ecosystems, thereby improving management, which is vital in the current era of rapid environmental change. Coral reef scientists have long collected trait data for corals; however, these are difficult to access and often under-utilized in addressing large-scale questions. We present the Coral Trait Database initiative that aims to bring together physiological, morphological, ecological, phylogenetic and biogeographic trait information into a single repository. The database houses species-and individual-level data from published field and experimental studies alongside contextual data that provide important framing for analyses. In this data descriptor, we release data for 56 traits for 1547 species, and present a collaborative platform on which other trait data are being actively federated. Our overall goal is for the Coral Trait Database to become an open-source, community-led data clearinghouse that accelerates coral reef research.

Original language	English
Article number	160017
Journal	Scientific Data
Volume	3
Pages (from-to)	21
ISSN	2052-4463
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.17
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2016

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Madin, J. S., Anderson, K. D., Andreasen, M. H., Bridge, T. C. L., Cairns, S. D., Connolly, S. R., Darling, E. S., Diaz, M., Falster, D. S., Franklin, E. C., Gates, R. D., Hoogenboom, M. O., Huang, D., Keith, S. A., Kosnik, M. A., Kuo, C-Y., Lough, J. M., Lovelock, C. E., Luiz, O., ... Baird, A. H. (2016). The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans. Scientific Data, 3, 21. [160017 ]. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.17

Madin, JS, Anderson, KD, Andreasen, MH, Bridge, TCL, Cairns, SD, Connolly, SR, Darling, ES, Diaz, M, Falster, DS, Franklin, EC, Gates, RD, Hoogenboom, MO, Huang, D, Keith, SA, Kosnik, MA, Kuo, C-Y, Lough, JM, Lovelock, CE, Luiz, O, Martinelli, J, Mizerek, T, Pandolfi, JM, Pochon, X, Pratchett, MS, Putnam, HM, Roberts, TE, Stat, M, Wallace, CC, Widman, E & Baird, AH 2016, 'The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans', Scientific Data, vol. 3, 160017 , pp. 21. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.17

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