Trophic Importance Data for Terrestrial Vertebrate Conservation

Codes and data supporting a manuscript on integrating trophic importance into conservation planning for terrestrial vertebrates. The dataset is 496.5 MB in size and was published by Xiyang Hao on figshare. It was last updated on May 22, 2026, under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling species interaction networks based on described trophic relationships.
• Prioritizing conservation areas for vertebrates based on their ecological role.
• Reproducing the analysis from the associated manuscript on trophic importance.
• Assessing the impact of keystone species loss on ecosystem stability.

Strengths

• Dataset size is 496.5 MB, indicating substantial content.
• License is permissive CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.
• Last update timestamp is precise: 2026-05-22 09:35:20.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Likely compiled for a research manuscript; specific collection methods are not detailed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 09:35:20; freshness should be verified.