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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 and 1 more

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Article in Scientific data, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jamie B ThompsonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK. j.b.thompson@reading.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3784-5261
Catherine MartinezSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Jorge Avaria-LlautureoSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-7428
Santiago Ramírez-BarahonaDepartamento de Botánica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad de, México, Mexico.
Gerardo Manzanarez-VillasanaDepartamento de Botánica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad de, México, Mexico.
Alastair CulhamSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Andrew GdaniecSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
George RyanSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Chris VendittiSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Georgia KeelingDepartment of Life Sciences, The Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Nicholas K PriestDepartment of Life Sciences, The Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University of Bath, Bath, UK. np253@bath.ac.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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PMID41792150
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