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A universal insect trait tool (ITT, v1.0) for statistical analysis and evaluation of biodiversity research data

View ORCID ProfileThomas Hörren, View ORCID ProfileMartin Sorg, View ORCID ProfileCaspar A. Hallmann, View ORCID ProfileVera M. A. Zizka, View ORCID ProfileAxel Ssymank, Niklas W. Noll, View ORCID ProfileLivia Schäffler, View ORCID ProfileChristoph Scherber
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.25.477751
Thomas Hörren
1Entomological Society Krefeld (EVK), Marktstraße 159, 47798, Krefeld, Germany
2Faculty of Biology, Aquatic Ecology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Martin Sorg
1Entomological Society Krefeld (EVK), Marktstraße 159, 47798, Krefeld, Germany
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Caspar A. Hallmann
1Entomological Society Krefeld (EVK), Marktstraße 159, 47798, Krefeld, Germany
3Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, 6525HP Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Vera M. A. Zizka
4Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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Axel Ssymank
5Department II 2.2 “Habitats Directive/ Natura 2000,” Bundesamt für Naturschutz, 53179 Bonn, Germany
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Niklas W. Noll
4Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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Livia Schäffler
4Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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Christoph Scherber
4Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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Abstract

We present a unique data set of trait information for 586 insect families in Central Europe, covering the largest known part of described species (over 34,000 species). Life history information and major functional traits were evaluated with fuzzy coding and weighted according to the number of known species in Germany. An overall analysis of the German insect fauna is given and the data set is exemplarily applied to metabarcoding results of malaise trap samples. Due to the high functional and taxonomic diversity in insects, further developments and refinements of traits to be included will be an ongoing process with advancements of upcoming database versions to be subsequently published.

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A universal insect trait tool (ITT, v1.0) for statistical analysis and evaluation of biodiversity research data
Thomas Hörren, Martin Sorg, Caspar A. Hallmann, Vera M. A. Zizka, Axel Ssymank, Niklas W. Noll, Livia Schäffler, Christoph Scherber
bioRxiv 2022.01.25.477751; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.25.477751
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A universal insect trait tool (ITT, v1.0) for statistical analysis and evaluation of biodiversity research data
Thomas Hörren, Martin Sorg, Caspar A. Hallmann, Vera M. A. Zizka, Axel Ssymank, Niklas W. Noll, Livia Schäffler, Christoph Scherber
bioRxiv 2022.01.25.477751; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.25.477751

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