The FoRAGE (Functional Responses from Around the Globe in all Ecosystems) database: a compilation of functional responses for consumers and parasitoids

This dataset contains 2,083 functional responses for all types of consumers from around the globe. We obtained original functional response curves from publications, standardized the spatial and temporal units of prey density and foraging rate, and refit the curves using standardized methods. The functional response data are augmented with additional information on the habitat and dimensionality of the foraging interaction, predator and prey types and body masses, temperature, and size of the experimental unit. The purpose of the dataset is to provide a global view on the magnitude of predator-prey interaction strengths and to identify the main drivers of variation in functional responses. The FoRAGE database is a living dataset and is intended to be expanded upon the acquisition of additional functional responses.

本数据集涵盖来自全球各类消费者的2083条功能响应数据。我们从已发表文献中获取原始功能响应曲线，对猎物密度与捕食速率的时空单位进行标准化处理，并采用标准化方法重新拟合曲线。该功能响应数据集补充了捕食交互的生境与维度、捕食者与猎物类群及体重、实验温度以及实验单元尺寸等附加信息。本数据集旨在全面呈现全球范围内捕食者-猎物交互强度的量级特征，并解析功能响应变异的主要驱动因素。FoRAGE数据库为动态数据集，计划在获取更多功能响应数据后持续扩充。