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Ecol. Evol."],"abstract":"<jats:p>Trait-based approaches that complement taxonomy-based studies have increased in popularity among the scientific community over the last decades. The collection of biological and ecological characteristics of species (i.e., traits) provides insight into species and ecosystem vulnerability to environmental and anthropogenic changes, as well as ecosystem functioning. Here, we present the FUN Azores trait database, describe our approach, evaluate its scope, compare it to other marine trait databases, and explore the spatial distribution of its traits with \u201cfunctional maps.\u201d While most of the available trait databases to date contain essential information to understand the functional diversity of a taxonomic or functional group, our ecosystem-based approach provides a comprehensive assessment of diverse fauna (i.e., meio-, macro-, and megafauna) from benthic and pelagic environments in the Azores Marine Park; including ridges, seamounts, hydrothermal vents, and the overlying water column. We used a collaborative approach involving 30 researchers with different expertise to develop the FUN Azores database, which contains compiled data on 14 traits representing morphological, behavioral, and life history characteristics for 1,210 species across 10 phyla. The \u201cfunctional maps\u201d show a distinct distribution of the two most common size classes, suggesting different communities with different functionalities. The following traits had the best scoring coverage (i.e., &amp;gt;95% of the species scored): maximum body size, body form, skeleton material, feeding structure, motility, environmental position, substratum affinity, distribution, and depth range; while traits related to species behavior (e.g., sociability or aggregation tendencies) and life history (e.g., developmental mechanism) had lower scoring coverage, highlighting the need for further research to fill these knowledge gaps. We found a larger number of species in the benthic compared to the pelagic environment and differing species composition between areas within the Azores Marine Park resulting from varying biodiversity, ecosystem types, sampling effort, and methodologies used. The FUN Azores database will foster and facilitate trait-based approaches in the area, develop a framework for expansion of cross-ecosystem and cross-taxa trait databases elsewhere, and improve our ecological understanding of the Azores Marine Park and its conservation requirements.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fevo.2023.1050268","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,28]],"date-time":"2023-07-28T01:38:50Z","timestamp":1690508330000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["FUN Azores: a FUNctional trait database for the meio-, macro-, and megafauna from the Azores Marine Park (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Neus","family":"Campany\u00e0-Llovet","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Amanda E.","family":"Bates","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Daphne","family":"Cuvelier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Eva","family":"Giacomello","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Catarino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Andrew J.","family":"Gooday","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Bj\u00f6rn","family":"Berning","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Blanca","family":"Figuerola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Manuel A. 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