The global spectrum of plant form and function: Enhanced species-level trait dataset

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ca. 1 million trait records received via the TRY database (representing ca. 2,500 original publications) and additional unpublished data.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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Fil: Kattge, Jens. Max Planck Institute For Biogeochemistry; Alemania. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania

Fil: Cornelissen, Johannes H. C.. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Países Bajos

Fil: Wright, Ian J.. Macquarie University; Australia. University of Western Sydney; Australia

Fil: Lavorel, Sandra. Universite Grenoble Alpes; Francia

Fil: Dray, Stéphane. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia

Fil: Reu, Björn. Universidad Industrial Santander; Colombia

Fil: Kleyer, Michael. Universität Oldenburg; Alemania

Fil: Wirth, Christian. Max Planck Institute For Biogeochemistry; Alemania. Universitat Leipzig; Alemania. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania

Fil: Prentice, I. Colin. Tsinghua University; China. Imperial College London; Reino Unido. Macquarie University; Australia

Fil: Garnier, Eric. Université Montpellier II; Francia

Fil: Bönisch, Gerhard. Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry; Alemania

Fil: Westoby, Mark. Macquarie University; Australia

Fil: Poorter, Hendrik. Macquarie University; Australia. Helmholtz Gemeinschaft. Forschungszentrum Jülich; Alemania

Fil: Reich, Peter B.. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos. University of Michigan; Estados Unidos. University of Western Sydney; Australia

Fil: Moles, Angela T.. University of Western Sydney; Australia

Fil: Dickie, John. Royal Botanic Gardens; Reino Unido

Fil: Zanne, Amy E.. University of Miami; Estados Unidos. The George Washington University; Estados Unidos

Fil: Chave, Jérôme. Université Paul Sabatier; Francia

Fil: Wright, S. Joseph. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Panamá

Fil: Sheremetiev, Serge N.. Russian Academy Of Sciences; Rusia

Fil: Jactel, Hervé. Universite de Bordeaux; Francia

Fil: Baraloto, Christopher. Florida International University; Estados Unidos

Fil: Cerabolini, Bruno E. L.. Università Degli Studi Dell'insubria; Italia

Fil: Pierce, Simon. Università degli Studi di Milano; Italia

Fil: Shipley, Bill. University of Sherbrooke; Canadá

Fil: Casanoves, Fernando. Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza; Costa Rica

Fil: Joswig, Julia S.. Max Planck Institute For Biogeochemistry; Alemania. Universitat Zurich; Suiza

Fil: Falczuk, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina

Fil: Gorne, Lucas Damián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina