Traits Resources
To view a the BIOTIC glossary which includes descriptions of all the BIOTIC traits, click here.
Click here to view the full BIOTIC reference list.
Examples of publications that have used traits information:
Tillin, H.M., Hiddink, J.G., Kaiser, M.J. & Jennings, S., 2006. Chronic bottom trawling alters the functional composition of benthic invertebrate communities on a sea basin scale. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 318, 31-45 .
Bremner, J., Rogers , S.I. & Frid, C.L.J., 2006. Matching biological traits to environmental conditions in marine benthic ecosystems. Journal of Marine Systems , 60 , 302-316.
Bremner, J., Paramor, O.A.L. & Frid, C.L.J., 2006. Developing a methodology for incorporating ecological structure and functioning into designation of Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in the 0-12 nautical mile zone. School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool , 168 pp.
Bremner, J., Frid, C.L.J. & Rogers, S.I., 2005. Biological traits of the North Sea benthos: does fishing affect benthic ecosystem function? In: Benthic habitats and the effects of fishing. American Fisheries Society Symposium 41 (ed. P.W. Barnes and J.P. Thomas), pp. 477-489. Bethesda , Maryland : American Fisheries Society.
Bremner, J., Frid, C.L.J. & Rogers, S.I., 2003a. Assessing Marine Ecosystem Health: The long-term effects of fishing on functional biodiversity in North Sea benthos. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 6, 131-137.
Bremner, J., Rogers, S.I. & Frid, C.L.J., 2003b. Assessing functional diversity in marine benthic ecosystems: A comparison of approaches. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 254, 11-25.
Wieking, G. & Kröncke, I., 2003. Benthic communities of the Dogger Bank (central North Sea) in the late 90s: Spatial distribution, species composition and trophic structure. Helgoland Marine Research, 57, 34-46.
Wieking, G. & Kröncke, I., 2000. Decadal changes in macrofauna communities on the Dogger Bank caused by large- scale climate variability. Senckenbergiana maritima, 31, 125-141.
