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CLO ‐ PLA : a database of clonal and bud‐bank traits of the Central European flora
Author(s) -
Klimešová Jitka,
Danihelka Jiří,
Chrtek Jindřich,
Bello Francesco,
Herben Tomáš
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.1002/ecy.1745
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , biology , phylogenetic tree , ecology , trait , database , bacteria , genetics , computer science , gene , programming language
This dataset presents comprehensive and easy‐to‐use information on 29 functional traits of clonal growth, bud banks, and lifespan of members of the Central European flora. The source data were compiled from a number of published sources (see the reference file) and the authors’ own observations or studies. In total, 2,909 species are included (2,745 herbs and 164 woody species), out of which 1,532 (i.e., 52.7% of total) are classified as possessing clonal growth organs (1,480, i.e., 53.9%, if woody plants are excluded). This provides a unique, and largely unexplored, set of traits of clonal growth that can be used in studies on comparative plant ecology, plant evolution, community assembly, and ecosystem functioning across the large flora of Central Europe. It can be directly imported into a number of programs and packages that perform trait‐based and phylogenetic analyses aimed to answer a variety of open and pressing ecological questions.