READ ME File for ‘DATASET Chapter_3_Data_Mabey.xlsx’

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2408

ReadMe Authors: Abigail L. Mabey, Marc Rius, Dan A. Smale, Jane A. Catford. 

ReadMe Corresponding author and affiliation: Abigail Mabey, School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH. Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.
  
ReadMe Corresponding author email: A.L.Mabey@soton.ac.uk

This dataset supports the thesis: 
Investigating the role of traits in species in marine and terrestrial ecosystems - Chapter 3
 
Description: The data was collected from 322 papers which were selected following a systematic review carried out on the 21st January 2021. For each paper, 15 categories were used to collect relevant data. See tab: ‘List of papers’ for the included papers, tab: ‘Data’ for the categories from each paper, and tab: ‘Categories’ for the explanation of abbreviations used for each category. The full explanation of each category and methodology of paper selection is provided in Chapter 3 of the thesis: ‘Investigating the role of traits in species in marine and terrestrial ecosystems’. 

Data collected: January 2021 

The following secondary dataset was used to support Chapter 3 of the thesis
This secondary data was extracted from two GIS layers which were sourced from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (https://www.chmi.cz/). It consists of average rainfall across Czechia between 1986 and 2000 and average temperature across Czechia between 1986 and 2000
Data extracted from GIS layers: April 2021 


ALM was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant number NE/L002531/1) and a School of Biological Sciences Studentship at the University of Southampton. DAS was supported by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (MR/S032827/1).