2026-03-25 バース大学
Cacti can survive in the harshest environments, and yet almost a third of species are threatened with extinction. (Credit: Vladimir Muravin)
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/cactus-catalogue-could-help-plants-prickly-problem/
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-06936-7
CactEcoDB：サボテン科植物の形質、空間、環境、系統発生、および多様化に関するデータ CactEcoDB: Trait, spatial, environmental, phylogenetic and diversification data for the cactus family
Jamie B. Thompson,Catherine Martinez,Jorge Avaria-Llautureo,Santiago Ramírez-Barahona,Gerardo Manzanarez-Villasana,Alastair Culham,Andrew Gdaniec,George Ryan,Chris Venditti,Georgia Keeling & Nicholas K. Priest
Scientific Data Published:07 March 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-06936-7 Unedited version
Abstract
Integrated datasets linking traits, spatial distributions, environmental variables and phylogenies are essential for comparative research, but remain limited for many plant taxa, including those which are most threatened. Cactaceae are a morphologically and ecologically diverse succulent family that are iconic components of ecosystems across the Americas, and face high extinction risk. To support future comparative research, we present CactEcoDB (The Cactus Ecological Database), an Open Access dataset of curated spatial, ecological, trait, phylogenetic, and diversification data for over 1,000 cactus species. CactEcoDB includes species-level trait data, geographic occurrence records, environmental variables, range size estimates, speciation rates, and the largest time-calibrated phylogeny of cacti to date. By integrating these diverse data in a single and accessible platform, CactEcoDB is intended as a community resource for ecological, evolutionary, biogeographic, and conservation-focussed studies involving cacti, one of the most celebrated yet threatened plant families.
