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The global spectrum of plant form and function: Enhanced species-level trait dataset
Scientific Data, Vol.9, 755
2022
PMID: 36477373
Abstract
Here we provide the ‘Global Spectrum of Plant Form and Function Dataset’, containing species mean values for six vascular plant traits. Together, these traits –plant height, stem specific density, leaf area, leaf mass per area, leaf nitrogen content per dry mass, and diaspore (seed or spore) mass – define the primary axes of variation in plant form and function. The dataset is based on ca. 1 million trait records received via the TRY database (representing ca. 2,500 original publications) and additional unpublished data. It provides 92,159 species mean values for the six traits, covering 46,047 species. The data are complemented by higher-level taxonomic classification and six categorical traits (woodiness, growth form, succulence, adaptation to terrestrial or aquatic habitats, nutrition type and leaf type). Data quality management is based on a probabilistic approach combined with comprehensive validation against expert knowledge and external information. Intense data acquisition and thorough quality control produced the largest and, to our knowledge, most accurate compilation of empirically observed vascular plant species mean traits to date.
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- Title
- The global spectrum of plant form and function: Enhanced species-level trait dataset
- Authors/Creators
- Sandra Díaz - Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalJens Kattge - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryJohannes H. C. Cornelissen - Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamIan J. Wright - Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 Australia Sydney, NSW 2109 AustraliaSandra Lavorel - Université Savoie Mont BlancStéphane Dray - Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie EvolutiveBjörn Reu - Industrial University of SantanderMichael Kleyer - Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgChristian Wirth - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryI. Colin Prentice - Macquarie UniversityEric Garnier - Université de MontpellierGerhard Bönisch - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryMark Westoby - Macquarie UniversityHendrik Poorter - Macquarie UniversityPeter B. Reich - Western Sydney UniversityAngela T. Moles - Environmental Earth SciencesJohn Dickie - Royal Botanic Gardens, KewAmy E. Zanne - University of MiamiJérôme Chave - Evolution et Diversité BiologiqueS. Joseph Wright - Panamá, PanamaSerge N. Sheremetiev - Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesHervé Jactel - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & CommunitiesChristopher Baraloto - Florida International UniversityBruno E. L. Cerabolini - University of InsubriaSimon Pierce - University of MilanBill Shipley - Université de SherbrookeFernando Casanoves - Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza CatieJulia S. Joswig - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryAngela Günther - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryValeria Falczuk - Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalNadja Rüger - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchMiguel D. Mahecha - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchLucas D. Gorné - Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalBernard Amiaud - Université de LorraineOwen K. Atkin - Australian National UniversityMichael Bahn - Universität InnsbruckDennis Baldocchi - University of California, BerkeleyMichael Beckmann - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchBenjamin Blonder - University of California, BerkeleyWilliam Bond - University of Cape TownBen Bond-Lamberty - Joint Global Change Research InstituteKerry Brown - Kingston UniversitySabina Burrascano - Sapienza University of RomeChaeho Byun - Gyeongguk National UniversityGiandiego Campetella - Università di CamerinoJeannine Cavender-Bares - University of MinnesotaF. Stuart Chapin - University of Alaska FairbanksBrendan Choat - Western Sydney UniversityDavid Anthony Coomes - Conservation Leadership ProgrammeWilliam K. Cornwell - Environmental Earth SciencesJoseph Craine - Jonah’s Just BegunDylan Craven - Universidad MayorMatteo Dainese - Eurac ResearchAlessandro Carioca de Araujo - Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationFranciska T. de Vries - University of AmsterdamTomas Ferreira Domingues - Universidade de São PauloBrian J. Enquist - University of ArizonaJaime Fagúndez - Universidade da CoruñaJingyun Fang - Peking UniversityFernando Fernández-Méndez - University of TolimaMaria T. Fernandez-Piedade - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaHenry Ford - IslesEstelle Forey - Université de Rouen NormandieGregoire T. Freschet - Station d’Écologie Théorique et ExpérimentaleSophie Gachet - Aix-Marseille UniversitéRachael Gallagher - Macquarie UniversityWalton Green - Harvard UniversityGreg R. Guerin - The University of AdelaideAlvaro G. Gutiérrez - University of ChileSandy P. Harrison - University of ReadingWesley Neil Hattingh - Nova Pioneer, Global Systems and Analytics, Paulshof, Gauteng, South Africa.Tianhua He - Murdoch UniversityThomas Hickler - Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research CentreSteven I. Higgins - University of BayreuthPedro Higuchi - Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaJugo Ilic - The University of MelbourneRobert B. Jackson - Forest InstituteAdel Jalili - Research Institute of Forests and RangelandsSteven Jansen - Universität UlmFumito Koike - Yokohama National UniversityChristian König - University of PotsdamNathan Kraft - 621 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095 USAKoen Kramer - Wageningen University & ResearchHolger Kreft - University of GöttingenIngolf Kühn - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchHiroko Kurokawa - Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteEric G. Lamb - University of SaskatchewanDaniel C. Laughlin - University of WyomingMichelle Leishman - Macquarie UniversitySimon Lewis - University of LeedsFrédérique Louault - VetAgro SupAna C. M. Malhado - Universidade Federal de AlagoasPeter Manning - Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research CentrePatrick Meir - Australian National UniversityMaurizio Mencuccini - Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsJulie Messier - University of WaterlooRegis Miller - Forest Products LaboratoryVanessa Minden - Vrije Universiteit BrusselJane Molofsky - University of VermontRebecca Montgomery - Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesGabriel Montserrat-Martí - Instituto Pirenaico de EcologíaMarco Moretti - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchSandra Müller - University of FreiburgÜlo Niinemets - Estonian University of Life SciencesRomà Ogaya - Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsKinga Öllerer - Romanian AcademyVladimir Onipchenko - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityYusuke Onoda - Kyoto UniversityWim A. Ozinga - Wageningen University & ResearchJuli G. Pausas - Centre d'Investigacions sobre DesertificacióBegoña Peco - Universidad Autónoma de MadridJosep Penuelas - Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsValério D. Pillar - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulClara Pladevall - University of AndorraChristine Römermann - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchLawren Sack - University of California, Los AngelesNorma Salinas - University of OxfordBrody Sandel - Santa Clara UniversityJordi Sardans - Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsBrandon Schamp - Algoma UniversityMichael Scherer-Lorenzen - University of FreiburgErnst-Detlef Schulze - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryFritz Schweingruber - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchSatomi Shiodera - Nanzan UniversityÊnio Sosinski - Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationNadejda Soudzilovskaia - Hasselt UniversityMarko J. Spasojevic - University of California, RiversideEmily Swaine - University of AberdeenNathan Swenson - University of Notre DameSusanne Tautenhahn - Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryKen Thompson - University of SheffieldAlexia Totte - Université Libre de BruxellesRocío Urrutia-Jalabert - Universidad de AysénFernando Valladares - Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesPeter van Bodegom - Leiden UniversityFrançois Vasseur - Institut Agro MontpellierKris Verheyen - Ghent UniversityDenis Vile - Institut Agro MontpellierCyrille Violle - Université de MontpellierBetsy von Holle - U.S. National Science FoundationPatrick Weigelt - University of GöttingenEvan Weiher - University of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireMichael C. Wiemann - Forest Products LaboratoryMathew Williams - University of EdinburghJustin Wright - Duke UniversityGerhard Zotz - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Publication Details
- Scientific Data, Vol.9, 755
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group UK
- Identifiers
- 991005570079807891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2022
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Crop and Food Innovation
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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