sFDvent: A global trait database for deep‐sea hydrothermal‐vent fauna

Motivation: Traits are increasingly being used to quantify global biodiversity patterns, with trait databases growing in size and number, across diverse taxa. Despite grow‐ ing interest in a trait‐based approach to the biodiversity of the deep sea, where the impacts of human activities (including seabed mining) accelerate, there is no single re‐ pository for species traits for deep‐sea chemosynthesis‐based ecosystems, including hydrothermal vents. Using an international, collaborative approach, we have compiled the first global‐scale trait database for deep‐sea hydrothermal‐vent fauna – sFD‐ vent (sDiv‐funded trait database for the Functional Diversity of vents). We formed a funded working group to select traits appropriate to: (a) capture the performance of vent species and their influence on ecosystem processes, and (b) compare trait‐based diversity in different ecosystems. Forty contributors, representing expertise across most known hydrothermal‐vent systems and taxa, scored species traits using online collaborative tools and shared workspaces. Here, we characterise the sFDvent da‐ tabase, describe our approach, and evaluate its scope. Finally, we compare the sFD‐ vent database to similar databases from shallow‐marine and terrestrial ecosystems to highlight how the sFDvent database can inform cross‐ecosystem comparisons. We also make the sFDvent database publicly available online by assigning a persistent, unique DOI. Main types of variable contained: Six hundred and forty‐six vent species names, associated location information (33 regions), and scores for 13 traits (in categories: community structure, generalist/specialist, geographic distribution, habitat use, life history, mobility, species associations, symbiont, and trophic structure). Contributor IDs, certainty scores, and references are also provided. Spatial location and grain: Global coverage (grain size: ocean basin), spanning eight ocean basins, including vents on 12 mid‐ocean ridges and 6 back‐arc spreading centres. Time period and grain: sFDvent includes information on deep‐sea vent species, and associated taxonomic updates, since they were first discovered in 1977. Time is not recorded. The database will be updated every 5 years. Major taxa and level of measurement: Deep‐sea hydrothermal‐vent fauna with spe‐ cies‐level identification present or in progress. Software format: .csv and MS Excel (.xlsx).This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

The psychological dynamics underlying individual responses to working in multiple project teams: An intra-person and inter-person investigation

Organizations are increasingly placing individuals on multiple teams simultaneously. However, very little research has addressed this type of team arrangement which I refer to as parallel team memberships (PTMs). This study tested two conceptual models that sought to understand the dynamics associated with PTMs. Structural equation modeling analyses for Model 1 indicate that several role structure characteristics (i.e., number of teams and priority fluidity) and an individual\u27s time orientation related significantly to role strain. Additionally, time orientation interacted with role structure characteristics (i.e., priority fluidity and project stage variability) such that polychronic individuals were less likely to experience role strain under these conditions. Hierarchical linear modeling results for Model 2 suggest that the levels of team efficacy, team interpersonal cohesion, and project prestige across the various teams an individual belongs to influences the degree to which that individual identifies with those teams, which subsequently influenced their satisfaction with, performance on, and desire to continue working with those various teams in the future. Additionally, the results indicate an interaction between team cohesion and an individual\u27s motivational orientation, such that individuals with a high communion orientation experienced significantly stronger feelings of team identification for highly cohesive teams. This research lays the groundwork for future research on maintaining multiple team memberships simultaneously.