MoveTraits-A Database for Integrating Animal Behaviour Into Trait-Based Ecology.

ABSTRACT: Trait-based approaches are key to understanding eco-evolutionary processes but rarely account for animal behaviour despite its central role in ecosystem dynamics. We propose integrating behaviour into trait-based ecology through movement traits-standardised and comparable measures of animal movement derived from biologging data, such as daily displacements or range sizes. Accounting for animal behaviour will advance trait-based research on species interactions, community structure and ecosystem functioning. Importantly, movement traits allow for quantification of behavioural reaction norms, offering insights into species' acclimation and adaptive capacity to environmental change. We outline a vision for a 'living' global movement trait database that enhances trait data curation by (1) cont

SUBMITTER: Beumer LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12755192 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature