A global database of soil seed bank richness, density and abundance
SND-ID: 2023-248. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/bvs7-gk47
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Alistair Auffret - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Emma Ladouceur - University of Prince Edward Island
Natalie Haussmann - University of Pretoria
Eirini Daouti - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Production Ecology
Tatiana Elumeeva - Lomonosov Moscow State University
... Show more..Alistair Auffret - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Emma Ladouceur - University of Prince Edward Island
Natalie Haussmann - University of Pretoria
Eirini Daouti - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Production Ecology
Tatiana Elumeeva - Lomonosov Moscow State University
Ineta Kačergytė - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Jonas Knape - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Dorota Kotowska - Polish Academy of Sciences
Matthew Low - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Vladimir Onipchenko - Lomonosov Moscow State University
Matthieu Paquet - University of Bordeaux
Diana Rubene - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Production Ecology
Jan Plue - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Urban and Rural Development
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Ecology
Principal's reference number
SLU.ekol.2023.4.4.IÄ-17
Description
A soil seed bank is the collective name for viable seeds that are stored naturally in the soil. This database is the result of a comprehensive literature search, including all seed bank studies from the Web of Science from which data could be extracted, as well as an additional search of the Russian language literature. The database contains information on the species richness, seed density and/or seed abundance in 3096 records from at least 1778 locations across the world’s seven continents, extracted from 1442 studies published between 1940 and 2020. Records are grouped into five broad habitat categories (aquatic, arable, forest, grassland and wetland), including information relating to habitat degradation from, or restoration to other habitats (total 14 combinations). Sampling protocols were also extracted for each record, and the database was extensively checked for errors. The location of each record was then used to extract summary climate data and biome classification from external published databases (Karger et al. 2017, 2018 and Olson et al. 2001, respectively).
A full data descripto
A full data descriptor for this dataset is published as a data paper in the journal Ecology. As such, the data are described according to the journal's specifications in the file MetadataS1.pdf, with additional information in data_entry_intructions.pdf. The initial version of the dataset is also published as supporting information to the data paper. The file DataS1.zip described in MetadataS1.zip contains the files gsb_db.csv, gsb_code.R and data_entry_intructions.pdf.
References:
Karger, D. N., O. Conrad, J. Böhner, T. Kawohl, H. Kreft, R. W. Soria-Auza, N. E. Zimmermann, H. P. Linder, and M. Kessler. 2017. Climatologies at high resolution for the earth’s land surface areas. Scientific Data 4:170122. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.122
Karger, D. N., O. Conrad, J. Böhner, T. Kawohl, H. Kreft, R. W. Soria-Auza, N. E. Zimmermann, H. P. Linder, and M. Kessler. 2018. Data from: Climatologies at high resolution for the earth’s land surface areas. Dryad Digital Repository. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.5061/dryad.kd1d4
Olson, D. M., E. Dinerstein, E. D. Wikramanayake, N. D. Burgess, G. V. N. Powell, E. C. Underwood, J. A. D’amico, I. Itoua, H. E. Strand, J. C. Morrison, C. J. Loucks, T. F. Allnutt, T. H. Ricketts, Y. Kura, J. F. Lamoreux, W. W. Wettengel, P. Hedao, and K. R. Kassem. 2001. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth A new global map of terrestrial ecoregions provides an innovative tool for conserving biodiversity. BioScience 51:933–938. Link to data: https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/6kcchn7e3u_official_teow.zip Show less..
Data contains personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
Bibliographic references. Geographical coordinates that may refer to privately owned land.
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Time period(s) investigated
1940 – 2020
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Antarctica, North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Oceania
Geographic description: Global. Database contains 3096 records from at least 1929 locations spread across 94 countries and all seven continents.
Responsible department/unit
Department of Ecology
Research area
Auffret, A.G., Ladouceur, E., Haussmann, N.S., Daouti, E., Elumeeva, T.G., Kačergytė, I., Knape, J., Kotowska, D., Low, M., Onipchenko, V.G., Paquet, M., Rubene, D., Plue, J. 2024 . A global database of soil seed bank richness, density and abundance. Ecology (accepted)
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