A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles
Abstract In the Antarctic, Arctic, and Tibetan Plateau—recognized as the Earth’s three poles characterized by extremely harsh environments—lichens prevail in the ecosystem and play crucial roles as pioneer species. Despite their importance, studies investigating the spatial distribution patterns of...
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| description | Abstract In the Antarctic, Arctic, and Tibetan Plateau—recognized as the Earth’s three poles characterized by extremely harsh environments—lichens prevail in the ecosystem and play crucial roles as pioneer species. Despite their importance, studies investigating the spatial distribution patterns of lichen attributes are scarce due to a lack of appropriate datasets. To bridge this gap and enhance our understanding of the growth preferences of lichens in these areas, here we present a geospatial dataset encompassing key attributes of lichens, such as color type and growth form, for over 2800 lichen species and 170,000 in-situ lichen records. The dataset facilitates the creation of the first spatial distribution map illustrating the variation of lichen attributes across different latitudes and longitudes. This can serve as a foundational resource for studies on the relationship between lichen types and their growing environment, which is a vital scientific question in the ecology domain. Additionally, it can contribute to the development of specialized remote sensing technique tailored for lichen monitoring, which is currently lacking. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17a22d247166476eb33a36d09ec4e6482025-08-20T02:22:24ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-11-0111111110.1038/s41597-024-04072-8A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three polesZhula Alatan0Wenjin Wu1Xinwu Li2Liqing Zhao3Huadong Guo4Jinfeng Li5Chengzhi Hao6College of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia UniversityAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesCollege of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia UniversityAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesHainan Provincial Ecological and Environmental Monitoring CentreAbstract In the Antarctic, Arctic, and Tibetan Plateau—recognized as the Earth’s three poles characterized by extremely harsh environments—lichens prevail in the ecosystem and play crucial roles as pioneer species. Despite their importance, studies investigating the spatial distribution patterns of lichen attributes are scarce due to a lack of appropriate datasets. To bridge this gap and enhance our understanding of the growth preferences of lichens in these areas, here we present a geospatial dataset encompassing key attributes of lichens, such as color type and growth form, for over 2800 lichen species and 170,000 in-situ lichen records. The dataset facilitates the creation of the first spatial distribution map illustrating the variation of lichen attributes across different latitudes and longitudes. This can serve as a foundational resource for studies on the relationship between lichen types and their growing environment, which is a vital scientific question in the ecology domain. Additionally, it can contribute to the development of specialized remote sensing technique tailored for lichen monitoring, which is currently lacking.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04072-8 |
| spellingShingle | Zhula Alatan Wenjin Wu Xinwu Li Liqing Zhao Huadong Guo Jinfeng Li Chengzhi Hao A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles Scientific Data |
| title | A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles |
| title_full | A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles |
| title_fullStr | A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles |
| title_full_unstemmed | A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles |
| title_short | A geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the Earth’s three poles |
| title_sort | geospatial dataset of lichen key attributes in the earth s three poles |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04072-8 |
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