Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK.
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
Sci Data. 2022 Jan 10;9(1):1. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01104-5.
The vascular flora of Britain and Ireland is among the most extensively studied in the world, but the current knowledge base is fragmentary, with taxonomic, ecological and genetic information scattered across different resources. Here we present the first comprehensive data repository of native and alien species optimized for fast and easy online access for ecological, evolutionary and conservation analyses. The inventory is based on the most recent reference flora of Britain and Ireland, with taxon names linked to unique Kew taxon identifiers and DNA barcode data. Our data resource for 3,227 species and 26 traits includes existing and unpublished genome sizes, chromosome numbers and life strategy and life-form assessments, along with existing data on functional traits, species distribution metrics, hybrid propensity, associated biomes, realized niche description, native status and geographic origin of alien species. This resource will facilitate both fundamental and applied research and enhance our understanding of the flora's composition and temporal changes to inform conservation efforts in the face of ongoing climate change and biodiversity loss.
英国和爱尔兰的维管植物区系是世界上研究最广泛的植物区系之一，但目前的知识基础是零碎的，分类学、生态学和遗传学信息分散在不同的资源中。在这里，我们为生态、进化和保护分析提供了第一个优化的本地和外来物种的综合数据库，可通过在线快速轻松访问。该清单基于英国和爱尔兰最新的参考植物区系，将分类名称与独特的邱园分类标识符和 DNA 条码数据相关联。我们的 3227 个物种和 26 个特征的数据资源包括现有和未发表的基因组大小、染色体数量以及生活策略和生活形式评估，以及功能特征、物种分布指标、杂交倾向、相关生物群落、实现的生态位描述、外来物种的本地状态和地理起源的现有数据。该资源将促进基础研究和应用研究，并增进我们对植物区系组成和时间变化的理解，以便在应对持续的气候变化和生物多样性丧失的情况下为保护工作提供信息。
