LandFrag: a dataset to investigate the effects of forest loss and fragmentation on biodiversity

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Gonçalves-Souza, T, Vancine, MH, Sanders, NJ, Haddad, NM, Cortinhas, L, Aase, ALTO, De Aguiar, WM, Aizen, MA, Arroyo-Rodríguez, V, Baz, A, Benchimol, M, Bernard, E, Bertotto, TJ, Bispo, AA, Bogoni, JA, Boldorini, GX, Bragagnolo, C, Brosi, B, Cantalice, AS, Do Carmo, RFR, Cazeta, E, Chiarello, AG, De La Sancha, NU, Didham, RK, Faria, D, Filgueiras, B, Figueira, JEC, Galvão, GA, Garey, MV, Gibb, H, Gómez-Martínez, C, González, E, Farias De Gusmão, RA, Henry, M, De Jesus, S, Kloss, TG, Lázaro, A, Leandro-Silva, V, De Lima, MG, Lima, IDS, Lins-e-Silva, ACB, Mac Nally, R, Magalhães, AR, Magnago, LFS, Manu, S, Mariano-Neto, E, Mbora, DNM, Melo, FPL ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-3214, Mutua, MN, Neckel-Oliveira, S, Nemésio, A, Nogueira, AA, Oliveira, PMDA, Pádua, DG, Paes, L, Paiva, ABD, Passamani, M, Pena, JC, Peres, CA, Pinho, BX, Pons, J-M, Prasniewski, VM, Reiniö, J, Rocha, MdS, Rocha-Santos, L, Rodal, MJ, Rodrigues, RC, Safar, NVH, Salomão, RP, Santos, BA, Santos, MN, Santos, JPd, Savilaakso, S, Schaefer, CEGR, Silva, MAM, da Silva, FR, Silva, RJ, Simonelli, M, Soto-Werschitz, A, Stireman, JO, Storck-Tonon, D, Szinwelski, N, Tabarelli, M, Teixeira, CP, Totland, ?, Uehara-Prado, M, Vaz-De-Mello, FZ, Vasconcelos, HL, Vieira, SA and Chase, JM, 2025. LandFrag: a dataset to investigate the effects of forest loss and fragmentation on biodiversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (2): e70015. ISSN 1466-822X

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70015

Abstract

Motivation: The accelerated and widespread conversion of once continuous ecosystems into fragmented landscapes has driven ecological research to understand the response of biodiversity to local (fragment size) and landscape (forest cover and fragmentation) changes. This information has important theoretical and applied implications, but is still far from complete. We compiled the most comprehensive and updated database to investigate how these local and landscape changes determine species composition, abundance and trait diversity of multiple taxonomic groups in forest fragments across the globe.

Main types of variables contained: We gathered data for 1472 forest fragments, providing information on the abundance and composition of 9154 species belonging to vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants. For 2703 of these species, we obtained more than 20 functional traits. We provided the spatial location and size of each fragment and metrics of landscape composition and configuration.

Spatial location and grain: The dataset includes 1472 forest fragments sampled in 121 studies from all continents except Antarctica. Most datasets (77%) are from tropical regions, 17% are from temperate regions, and 6% are from subtropical regions. Species abundance and composition were collected at the plot or fragment scale, whereas the landscape metrics were extracted with buffer size ranging from a radius of 200–2000 m.

Time period and grain: Data on the abundance of species and community composition were collected between 1994 and 2022, and the landscape metrics were extracted from the same year that a given study collected the abundance and composition data.

Major taxa and level of measurement: The studied organisms included invertebrates (Arachnida, Insecta and Gastropoda; 41% of the datasets), vertebrates (Amphibia, Squamata, Aves and Mammalia; 44%), and vascular plants (19%), and the lowest level of identification was species or morphospecies.

Software format: The dataset and code can be downloaded on Zenodo or GitHub.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Global Ecology and Biogeography
Creators:	Gonçalves-Souza, T., Vancine, M.H., Sanders, N.J., Haddad, N.M., Cortinhas, L., Aase, A.L.T.O., De Aguiar, W.M., Aizen, M.A., Arroyo-Rodríguez, V., Baz, A., Benchimol, M., Bernard, E., Bertotto, T.J., Bispo, A.A., Bogoni, J.A., Boldorini, G.X., Bragagnolo, C., Brosi, B., Cantalice, A.S., Do Carmo, R.F.R., Cazeta, E., Chiarello, A.G., De La Sancha, N.U., Didham, R.K., Faria, D., Filgueiras, B., Figueira, J.E.C., Galvão, G.A., Garey, M.V., Gibb, H., Gómez-Martínez, C., González, E., Farias De Gusmão, R.A., Henry, M., De Jesus, S., Kloss, T.G., Lázaro, A., Leandro-Silva, V., De Lima, M.G., Lima, I.D.S., Lins-e-Silva, A.C.B., Mac Nally, R., Magalhães, A.R., Magnago, L.F.S., Manu, S., Mariano-Neto, E., Mbora, D.N.M., Melo, F.P.L., Mutua, M.N., Neckel-Oliveira, S., Nemésio, A., Nogueira, A.A., Oliveira, P.M.D.A., Pádua, D.G., Paes, L., Paiva, A.B.D., Passamani, M., Pena, J.C., Peres, C.A., Pinho, B.X., Pons, J.-M., Prasniewski, V.M., Reiniö, J., Rocha, M.S., Rocha-Santos, L., Rodal, M.J., Rodrigues, R.C., Safar, N.V.H., Salomão, R.P., Santos, B.A., Santos, M.N., Santos, J.P., Savilaakso, S., Schaefer, C.E.G.R., Silva, M.A.M., da Silva, F.R., Silva, R.J., Simonelli, M., Soto-Werschitz, A., Stireman, J.O., Storck-Tonon, D., Szinwelski, N., Tabarelli, M., Teixeira, C.P., Totland, ?., Uehara-Prado, M., Vaz-De-Mello, F.Z., Vasconcelos, H.L., Vieira, S.A. and Chase, J.M.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	February 2025
Volume:	34
Number:	2
ISSN:	1466-822X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/geb.70015 DOI 2387501 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Author(s). Global Ecology and Biogeography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	28 Feb 2025 11:56
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2025 11:56
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53151