Quantifying coextinctions and ecosystem service vulnerability in coastal ecosystems experiencing climate warming

Climate change is negatively impacting ecosystems and their contributions to human well-being, known as ecosystem services. Previous research has mainly focused on the direct effects of climate change on species and ecosystem services, leaving a gap in understanding the indirect impacts resulting from changes in species interactions within complex ecosystems. This knowledge gap is significant because the loss of a species in a food web can lead to additional species losses or \"co-extinctions,\" particularly when the species most impacted by climate change are also the species that play critical roles in food web persistence or provide ecosystem services. Here, we present a framework to investigate the relationships among species vulnerability to climate change, their roles within the food web, their contributions to ecosystem services, and the overall persistence of these systems and services in the face of climate-induced species losses. To do this, we assess the robustness of food webs..., , , # Data From: Quantifying Coextinctions and Ecosystem Service Vulnerability in Coastal Ecosystems Experiencing Climate Warming

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1ns1rn92z](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1ns1rn92z)

This project contains four datasets related to species and ecosystem service vulnerability to climate change. This README file describes the contents of each dataset, their format, and how they can be used.

## **Description of the data and file structure**

1. Ecosystem Service Assignment
2. Species Traits and Exposure 
3. Species Vulnerability Rankings
4. Robustness Values for All Sequences

### **1. Ecosystem Service Assignment**

* **File Name:** `ES_assignments.csv`
* **Description:** Contains food web IDs, species IDs, taxonomy, common names, and ecosystem service 
* **Columns:**
* `WebID`: Unique identifier for each food web.
* `SpeciesID`: Unique identifier for each species.
* `Taxonomy`: Scientific name for each species. 
* `Common_name`: Common name for each spe...