A global database of soil seed bank richness, density, and abundance A global database of soil seed bank richness, density, and abundance 2023-248-1 SLU.ekol.2023.4.4.IÄ-17 https://doi.org/10.5878/bvs7-gk47 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page A global database of soil seed bank richness, density, and abundance A global database of soil seed bank richness, density, and abundance 2023-248-1 SLU.ekol.2023.4.4.IÄ-17 https://doi.org/10.5878/bvs7-gk47 10.1002/ecy.4438 Auffret, Alistair Auffret, Alistair Ladouceur, Emma Ladouceur, Emma Haussmann, Natalie Haussmann, Natalie Daouti, Eirini Daouti, Eirini Elumeeva, Tatiana Elumeeva, Tatiana Kačergytė, Ineta Kačergytė, Ineta Knape, Jonas Knape, Jonas Kotowska, Dorota Kotowska, Dorota Low, Matthew Low, Matthew Onipchenko, Vladimir Onipchenko, Vladimir Paquet, Matthieu Paquet, Matthieu Rubene, Diana Rubene, Diana Plue, Jan Plue, Jan Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page seed bank species arter plant species richness dispersal Species distribution Arters utbredning plants växter biodiversity biodiversitet Biota Biologi och ekologi 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 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 En fröbank är namnet på de frön som vilar naturligt i jorden. Databasen innehåller data angående antalet arter, antalet frön samt densitet av frön per ytenhet från 1442 studier publicerade mellan 1940 och 2020. Studierna identifierades genom en bred sökning i Web of Science, samt en separat sökning av artiklar publicerade i det ryska språket. Databasen innehåller även information gällande livsmiljö, klimat och biom. Se även mer utförlig engelsk beskrivning. En databeskrivning för datamängden har publicerats som dataartikel i tidskriften Ecology. Därför beskrivs data enligt tidskriftens specifikationer i filen MetadataS1.pdf, med ytterligare information i data_entry_instructions.pdf. Den första versionen av datamängden publiceras parallellt som ett appendix till artikeln. Filen DataS1.zip som beskrivs i MetadataS1.pdf innehåller filerna gsb_db.csv, gsb_code.R and data_entry_intructions.pdf. Referenser: 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 2020 2022 Antarctica Antarktis Numeric Text Geospatial Literature search - see Metadata_S1.pdf and data_entry_instructions.pdf for more information.Literature search - see Metadata_S1.pdf and data_entry_instructions.pdf for more information. Litteratursökning - se Metadata_S1.pdf och data_entry_instructions.pdf för mer information.Litteratursökning - se Metadata_S1.pdf och data_entry_instructions.pdf för mer information. Compilation/SynthesisCompilation/Synthesis Kompilering/SyntesKompilering/Syntes Access to data through SND. Data are freely accessible. Åtkomst till data via SND. Data är fritt tillgängliga. openAccess 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 105: e4438 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 105: e4438 10.1002/ecy.4438 2024