Table 3. Completeness of traits in BIOTIC.
The completeness of trait information for species in BIOTIC (Marshall et al., 2006).
| Trait | No. species | Percentage of species (n = 685) |
|---|---|---|
| Body-size | 664 | 96.93 |
| Mobility | 407 | 59.42 |
| Sociability | 395 | 57.66 |
| Feeding method | 392 | 57.23 |
| Habit | 369 | 53.87 |
| Fragility | 366 | 53.43 |
| Flexibility | 363 | 52.99 |
| Developmental mechanism | 340 | 49.64 |
| Regeneration | 330 | 48.18 |
| Reproductive type | 322 | 47.01 |
| Dependency | 315 | 45.99 |
| Growth form | 302 | 44.09 |
| Substratum | 296 | 43.21 |
| Food type | 288 | 42.04 |
| Distribution in UK | 283 | 41.31 |
| Depth range | 283 | 41.31 |
| Global distribution | 282 | 41.17 |
| Environmental position | 282 | 41.17 |
| Life-span | 276 | 40.29 |
| Reproductive season | 272 | 39.71 |
| Fertilization type | 258 | 37.66 |
| Reproductive frequency | 254 | 37.08 |
| Reproductive location | 247 | 36.06 |
| Maturity | 236 | 34.45 |
| Migratory | 232 | 33.87 |
| Larval settling time | 230 | 33.58 |
| Biological zone | 221 | 32.26 |
| Dispersal potential (Adult) | 215 | 31.39 |
| Salinity | 212 | 30.95 |
| Physiography | 206 | 30.07 |
| Dispersal potential (Larvae) | 166 | 24.23 |
| Wave exposure | 166 | 24.23 |
| Bioturbator | 158 | 23.07 |
| Egg size | 158 | 23.07 |
| Fecundity | 155 | 22.63 |
| Larval settlement period | 148 | 21.61 |
| Tidal strength | 138 | 20.15 |
| Generation time | 136 | 19.85 |
| Growth rate | 115 | 16.79 |
| Height | 96 | 14.01 |
| Biogeography | 93 | 13.58 |
| Toxic | 50 | 7.30 |
| Host | 6 | 0.88 |