The China plant trait database version 2

Plant functional traits represent adaptive strategies to the environment, linked to biophysical and biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning. Compilations of trait data facilitate research in multiple fields from plant ecology through to land-surface modelling. Here we present version 2 of...

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Published inScientific data Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 769 - 13
Main Authors Wang, Han, Harrison, Sandy P., Li, Meng, Prentice, I. Colin, Qiao, Shengchao, Wang, Runxi, Xu, Huiying, Mengoli, Giulia, Peng, Yunke, Yang, Yanzheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.12.2022
Nature Publishing Group
Nature Portfolio
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631/158/2455
704/158/2445
704/158/47/4113
704/158/670
704/158/852
China
Data Descriptor
Databases, Factual
Ecology
Ecosystem
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Plants
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Soil properties
Turgor
Vegetation
China
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Summary:Plant functional traits represent adaptive strategies to the environment, linked to biophysical and biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning. Compilations of trait data facilitate research in multiple fields from plant ecology through to land-surface modelling. Here we present version 2 of the China Plant Trait Database, which contains information on morphometric, physical, chemical, photosynthetic and hydraulic traits from 1529 unique species in 140 sites spanning a diversity of vegetation types. Version 2 has five improvements compared to the previous version: (1) new data from a 4-km elevation transect on the edge of Tibetan Plateau, including alpine vegetation types not sampled previously; (2) inclusion of traits related to hydraulic processes, including specific sapwood conductance, the area ratio of sapwood to leaf, wood density and turgor loss point; (3) inclusion of information on soil properties to complement the existing data on climate and vegetation (4) assessments and flagging the reliability of individual trait measurements; and (5) inclusion of standardized templates for systematical field sampling and measurements. Measurement(s) plant functional traits Technology Type(s) plant functional traits Sample Characteristic - Organism Plants Sample Characteristic - Location China
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ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-022-01884-4