Life‐history traits of the Northwest European flora: The LEDA database

. An international group of scientists is building a ‘trait base’, an open internet database of life‐history traits of the Northwest European flora (LEDA) that can be used as a tool in planning, in nature conservation and restoration, and in other applied research. The species‐trait matrix will comp...

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Published inJournal of vegetation science Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 611 - 614
Main Authors Knevel, I.C., Bekker, R.M., Bakker, J.P., Kleyer, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2003
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Clonal growth
Dispersability
Ecological database
Persistence
Regeneration
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Summary:. An international group of scientists is building a ‘trait base’, an open internet database of life‐history traits of the Northwest European flora (LEDA) that can be used as a tool in planning, in nature conservation and restoration, and in other applied research. The species‐trait matrix will comprise referenced information under control of an editorial board, for species of the Northwest European flora, combining existing information and additional measurements. The focus will be on 26 plant traits that describe three key features of plant dynamics: persistence, regeneration, and dispersability. Currently 35% of the species‐trait matrix has been filled; however, as the LEDA trait base consortium aims to deliver a database as complete as possible, all input from the scientific community is welcome.
ISSN:1100-9233
1654-1103
DOI:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02188.x