FreshLanDiv: A Global Database of Freshwater Biodiversity Across Different Land Uses

Minghua Shen, Roel van Klink, Alban Sagouis, Danielle K. Petsch, Deborah Atieno Abong'o, Janne Alahuhta, Salman Abdo Al-Shami, Laura Cecilia Armendáriz, Mi Jung Bae, Tiago Octavio Begot, Jerome Belliard, Jonathan Peter Benstead, Francieli F. Bomfim, Emile Bredenhand, William R. Budnick, Marcos Callisto, Lenize Batista Calvão, Claudia Patricia Camacho-Rozo, Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles, Fernando Geraldo CarvalhoJacqueline Chapman, Lauren Chapman, Qiuwen Chen, Barry Chernoff, Luciana Cibils-Martina, Gerard Patrick Closs, Juliano J. Corbi, Erlane José Cunha, Almir Manoel Cunico, Patricio De los Rios-Escalante, Sylvain Dolédec, Barbara Dunck, Augustine Ovie Edegbene, Augustin C. Engman, Tibor Erős, Katharina Eichbaum Esteves, Ruan Carlos Pires Faquim, Ana Paula Justino Faria, Claudia Maris Ferreira, Márcio Cunha Ferreira, Pablo Fierro, Pâmela V. Freitas, Vincent Fugère, Thiago Deruza Garcia, Xingli Giam, Gabriel Murilo Ribeiro Gonino, Juan David González-Trujillo, Éder André Gubiani, Neusa Hamada, Roger John Haro, Luiz Ubiratan Hepp, Guido A. Herrera-R, Matthew J. Hill, A. Nurul Huda, Carlos Iniguez-Armijos, Aurélien Jamoneau, Micael Jonsson, Leandro Juen, Wilbert T. Kadye, Kahirun Kahirun, Aventino Kasangaki, Chad A. Larson, Alexandre Leandro Pereira, Thibault Leboucher, Gustavo Figueiredo Marques Leite, Dunhai Li, Ana Luiza-Andrade, Sarah H. Luke, Matthew Joseph Lundquist, Daniela Lupi, Jorge Machuca-Sepúlveda, Messias Alfredo Macuiane, Nestor Javier Mancera-Rodriguez, Javier A. Márquez, Renato Tavares Martins, Frank O. Masese, Marcia S. Meixler, Thaisa Sala Michelan, María José Monge-Salazar, Joseph L. Mruzek, Hernan Diego Mugni, Hilton Garikai Taambuka Ndagurwa, Augustine Niba, Jorge Nimptsch, Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrez, Hannington Ochieng, Rodrigo Pacheco-Díaz, Young Seuk Park, Sophia I. Passy, Richard G. Pearson, Alexandre Peressin, Eduardo Périco, Mateus Marques Pires, Helen Poulos, Romina E. Principe, Bruno S. Prudente, Blanca Ríos-Touma, Renata Ruaro, Juan J. Schmitter-Soto, Fabiana Schneck, Uwe Horst Schulz, Chellappa Selvakumar, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Tadeu Siqueira, Marina Laura Solis, Raniere Garcez Costa Sousa, Emily H. Stanley, Csilla Stenger-Kovács, Evelyne Tales, Fabrício Barreto Teresa, Ian Thornhill, Juliette Tison-Rosebery, Thiago Bernardi Vieira, Sebastián Villada-Bedoya, James C. White, Paul J. Wood, Zhicai Xie, Catherine M. Yule, João Antonio Cyrino Zequi, Jonathan M. Chase

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Abstract

Motivation: Freshwater ecosystems have been heavily impacted by land-use changes, but data syntheses on these impacts are still limited. Here, we compiled a global database encompassing 241 studies with species abundance data (from multiple biological groups and geographic locations) across sites with different land-use categories. This compilation will be useful for addressing questions regarding land-use change and its impact on freshwater biodiversity. Main Types of Variables Contained: The database includes metadata of each study, sites location, sample methods, sample time, land-use category and abundance of each taxon. Spatial Location and Grain: The database contains data from across the globe, with 85% of the sites having well-defined geographical coordinates. Major Taxa and Level of Measurement: The database covers all major freshwater biological groups including algae, macrophytes, zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, fish and amphibians.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere13917
JournalGlobal Ecology and Biogeography
Volume33
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • abundance
  • data sharing
  • land-use categories
  • lentic ecosystems
  • lotic ecosystems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

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