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印度登山者的形态特征的综合数据集
Abhishek Pujari1, Nidhi Vastrad1, Vivek Pandi1
1Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576 104, India.
Data in brief
|July 17, 2025
概括
这项研究汇总了2566种印度爬山物种的功能特征,覆盖了已知的物种的98%. 这种全面的数据库增强了对热带森林登者生态和适应策略的理解.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 植物学 植物学
- 生物多样性科学 生物多样性科学
背景情况:
- 登山者在热带森林中具有生态意义,但在全球特征数据库中缺乏代表性.
- 印度的爬山者,包括柳和草本葡萄,占该国血管苗植物群的12%.
- 有限的功能特征数据阻碍了对登者生态策略和适应的理解.
研究的目的:
- 创建印度登山者功能特征的第一个全面数据库.
- 系统地编译绝大多数印度登物种的形态特征数据.
- 为热带登者的生态和进化研究提供一个宝贵的资源.
主要方法:
- 在16个形态特征 (茎,叶子,花,果实) 上编制了41056个数据点.
- 覆盖了2566种爬行物种,约占已知的印度物种的98%.
- 包括塑性,保守性和本体遗传变异性特征.
主要成果:
- 建立了2566个印度爬山物种的16个功能特征的数据库.
- 捕获了各种特征类型,包括塑料 (叶子形状),保守 (花型) 和本体遗传 (叶子毛发).
- 实现了印度已知的登物种的全面覆盖.
结论:
- 该数据库是研究热带登山者的适应策略和生态角色的重要资源.
- 促进对登山者的生命历史模式和对环境变化的反应进行研究.
- 解决了全球植物功能性特征数据中的一个关键差距.
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