FragSAD: A database of diversity and species abundance distributions from habitat fragments

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: Chase, Jonathan M., Liebergesell, Mario, Sagouis, Alban, May, Felix, Blowes, Shane A., Berg, Ake, Bernard, Enrico, Brosi, Berry J., Cadotte, Marc W., Cayuela, Luis, Chiarello, Adriano G., Cosson, Jean-François, Cresswell, Will, Dami, Filibus Danjuma, Dauber, Jens, Dickman, Chris R., Didham, Raphael K., Edwards, David P., Farneda, Fábio Z., Gavish, Yoni, Gonçalves‐souza, Thiago, Guadagnin, Demetrio Luis, Henry, Mickaël, López‐baucells, Adrià, Kappes, Heike, Mac Nally, Ralph, Manu, Shiiwua, Martensen, Alexandre Camargo, Mccollin, Duncan, Meyer, Christoph F. J., Neckel‐oliveira, Selvino, Nogueira, André, Pons, Jean‐marc, Raheem, Dinarzarde C., Ramos, Flavio Nunes, Rocha, Ricardo, Sam, Katerina, Slade, Eleanor, Stireman, John O., Struebig, Matthew J., Vasconcelos, Heraldo, Ziv, Yaron
• Other Authors: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Partenaires INRAE, Emory University Atlanta, GA, University of Toronto, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Madrid (URJC), Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo (USP), Université Paris-Est (UPE), University of St Andrews Scotland, University of Jos, Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, University of Sydney, School of Biological Sciences Crawley, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Centre for Environment and Life Sciences, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Canberra (CSIRO), Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield Sheffield, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), University of Leeds, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre (UFRGS), Abeilles et environnement (AE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Museu de Ciencies Naturals de Granollers, University of Canberra, Universidade Federal de São Carlos São Carlos (UFSCar), University of Northampton, University of Salford, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina = Federal University of Santa Catarina Florianópolis (UFSC), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum Oslo, University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki, University of South Bohemia, Asian School of the Environment (ASE), Nanyang Technological University Singapour, Wright State University, University of Kent, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: Disturbance; Species abundance distribution; Species-area relationship; Species richness; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02624138; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2861

Associated data is available at: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.595718c International audience Habitat destruction is the single greatest anthropogenic threat to biodiversity. Decades of research on this issue have led to the accumulation of hundreds of data sets comparing species assemblages in larger, intact, habitats to smaller, more fragmented, habitats. Despite this, little synthesis or consensus has been achieved, primarily because of non-standardized sampling methodology and analyses of notoriously scale-dependent response variables (i.e., species richness). To be able to compare and contrast the results of habitat fragmentation on species’ assemblages, it is necessary to have the underlying data on species abundances and sampling intensity, so that standardization can be achieved. To accomplish this, we systematically searched the literature for studies where abundances of species in assemblages (of any taxa) were sampled from many habitat patches that varied in size. From these, we extracted data from several studies, and contacted authors of studies where appropriate data were collected but not published, giving us 117 studies that compared species assemblages among habitat fragments that varied in area. Less than one-half (41) of studies came from tropical forests of Central and South America, but there were many studies from temperate forests and grasslands from all continents except Antarctica. Fifty-four of the studies were on invertebrates (mostly insects), but there were several studies on plants (15), birds (16), mammals (19), and reptiles and amphibians (13). We also collected qualitative information on the length of time since fragmentation. With data on total and relative abundances (and identities) of species, sampling effort, and affiliated meta-data about the study sites, these data can be used to more definitively test hypotheses about the role of habitat fragmentation in altering patterns of biodiversity. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper and the ...