ICES Journal of Marine Science • Vol 82 • No 2
Pathways for converting zooplankton traits to ecological insights are paved with findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) data practices
February 2025 • Jessica Titocci, Patrick R. Pata, Tiziana Durazzano, Sakina‐Dorothée Ayata, Corentin Clerc, Astrid Cornils, Patrick I. Duffy, Adam T. Greer, Claudia …
Abstract The use of trait-based approaches and trait data in zooplankton ecology is rapidly growing to better understand and predict the patterns of zooplankton distributions and their role in aquatic ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. Although the number of zooplankton trait-based studies and available trait datasets is increasing, several challenges remain for the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR) in trait-based approaches that, if unaddressed, may stifle progress in this re…