The FORCIS database: A global census of planktonic Foraminifera from ocean waters

The FORCIS (Foraminifera Response to Climatic Stress) database is a synthesis grouping datasets on living planktonic foraminifera. We assembled foraminiferal diversity and distribution data in the global oceans from 1910 until 2018, curating published and unpublished datasets. This database includes data collected using plankton tows, continuous plankton recorder, sediment traps and plankton pump from the global ocean. The FORCIS database version 01 is composed of 5 files (“.csv” format). All data coming from different sampling devices were put into separate “.csv” files. Only the data of the CPR from the Southern Hemisphere have been separated from the Northern Hemisphere CPR data as the data structure is not the same (species counts resolved vs. binned total counts, respectively). Apart from the file of CPR data from the Northern Hemisphere that contains only metadata and binned total counts, all the remaining four files contain 4 blocks: Block 1: metadata (from column 1 to 71) Block 2: original counts (from column 72 to 274) Block 3: generated counts based on the validated taxonomy (from column 275 to 331). We added “_VT” to each species name to distinguish it from other taxonomy levels. E.g. “g_bulloides” became “g_bulloides_VT”. The number of species counted per subsample is also reported in the column “number_of_species_counted_VT” Block 4: generated counts based on the lumped taxonomy (from column 332 to 379). In this case, we added “_LT” to each species name. E.g. “n_dutertrei” became “n_dutertrei_VT”. We also calculated the number of species counted per subsample and reported it in the column “number_of_species_counted_LT” Foraminifera abundance data counts are reported in different categories in the blocks 1,2 and 3 and described in the table below: count_type unit Absolute ind/m3 Relative % Raw number of individuals Fluxes ind/m2/day Bin_Absolute ind/m3 Bin_Relative % Bin_Raw number of individuals Bin_Fluxes ind/m2/day For more details about the FORCIS database column description, please check the data descriptor paper Chaabane et al. (2023) (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02264-2). The database is kept open for any new entries and the updated version will be released in csv format. The labels of updated versions of the released “.csv” files will contain the date of their publication and versioning number.FORCIS（有孔虫对气候胁迫的响应，Foraminifera Response to Climatic Stress）数据库是一款整合现生浮游有孔虫数据集的综合数据库。我们汇集了1910年至2018年全球海洋范围内的有孔虫多样性与分布数据，并对已发表及未发表的相关数据集进行了标准化整理。本数据库收录了通过浮游生物拖网、连续浮游生物记录仪（continuous plankton recorder, CPR）、沉积物捕获器及浮游生物泵采集的观测数据。 FORCIS数据库01版包含5个格式为".csv"的文件，所有来自不同采样设备的数据均被存入独立的".csv"文件中。仅南半球连续浮游生物记录仪（CPR）数据与北半球CPR数据进行了单独区分，原因在于二者的数据结构存在差异：前者为明确的物种计数数据，后者为分箱式总计数数据。 除仅包含元数据与分箱总计数数据的北半球CPR数据文件外，其余4个文件均包含4个数据块： 数据块1：元数据（对应第1至71列） 数据块2：原始计数数据（对应第72至274列） 数据块3：基于验证分类学生成的计数数据（对应第275至331列）。我们为每个物种名称添加"_VT"后缀，以区分其他分类学层级的命名。例如"g_bulloides"将被修改为"g_bulloides_VT"。每个子样本的计数物种数量也会在"number_of_species_counted_VT"列中予以标注。 数据块4：基于合并分类学生成的计数数据（对应第332至379列）。在此类数据中，我们为每个物种名称添加"_LT"后缀。例如"n_dutertrei"被修改为"n_dutertrei_VT"。我们同时计算了每个子样本的计数物种数量，并将其标注在"number_of_species_counted_LT"列中。 有孔虫丰度计数数据在数据块1、2与3中以不同类别呈现，各类别的统计类型与对应单位如下表所示： | 计数类型（count_type） | 单位（unit） | | ---- | ---- | | 绝对丰度（Absolute） | 个体/立方米（ind/m3） | | 相对丰度（Relative） | 百分比（%） | | 原始计数（Raw） | 个体数 | | 通量（Fluxes） | 个体/平方米/天（ind/m2/day） | | 分箱绝对丰度（Bin_Absolute） | 个体/立方米（ind/m3） | | 分箱相对丰度（Bin_Relative） | 百分比（%） | | 分箱原始计数（Bin_Raw） | 个体数 | | 分箱通量（Bin_Fluxes） | 个体/平方米/天（ind/m2/day） | 如需了解FORCIS数据库各列的详细说明，请查阅数据描述论文Chaabane等人（2023）（https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02264-2）。 本数据库持续接收新数据提交，更新版本将以".csv"格式发布。已发布的".csv"文件的更新版本标签将包含其发布日期与版本号。