Koutsidi_Moukas_Tzanatos_23_traits_by_235_species.xls

***

CAUTION: There have been minor corrections, additions (e.g. ranges of range type data) and updates to this dataset. Please find and download the correct and most recently updated file here: https://figshare.com/articles/Koutsidi_Moukas_Tzanatos_23_biological_traits_of_235_species/11347406

***
This file contains traits data for
235 Mediterranean nekton species. There are data on 23 traits; the data are
presented in a continuous or a categorical form (in the latter case, for each
trait 2-6 trait categories/modalities exist and each species can only belong to
one modality per trait).

The Excel file has 6 worksheets:

(1) Continuous_traits_205_sp: This
worksheet contains information on the continuous traits (longevity,
age-at-maturity, fecundity, maximum length, trophic level, optimal depth,
optimal temperature). For traits of the range type (e.g. optimal depth) the
mean value are provided. Only the species with complete information (205
species) on continuous traits are presented.

(2) Categorical_23_traits_205_sp:
This worksheet is a presence/absence (1/0) matrix of 205 species by 81 traits
categories (or modalities). Only the species with complete information (205
species) on all 23 traits are presented.

(3) Continuous_traits_235_sp: This
worksheet contains information on the continuous traits (longevity,
age-at-maturity, fecundity, maximum length, trophic level, optimal depth,
optimal temperature). For traits of the range type (e.g. optimal depth) the
mean value are provided. All species, even with incomplete information on all
continuous traits are presented.

(4) Categorical_23_traits_235_sp:
This worksheet is a presence/absence (1/0) matrix of 235 species by 81 traits
categories (or modalities). All species, even with incomplete information on
all 23 traits are presented.

(5) reference_codes_per_trait: This
worksheet is a matrix of the 235 species by 21 traits with one or more numbers
representing a reference from which the information to fill in the trait
information (shown in the previous worksheets) was taken.

(6) reference_list: This worksheet
is a list of reference numbers and the corresponding full references.