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Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome
Author(s) -
Bjorkman Anne D.,
MyersSmith Isla H.,
Elmendorf Sarah C.,
Normand Signe,
Thomas Haydn J. D.,
Alatalo Juha M.,
Alexander Heather,
AnadonRosell Alba,
AngersBlondin Sandra,
Bai Yang,
Baruah Gaurav,
te Beest Mariska,
Berner Logan,
Björk Robert G.,
Blok Daan,
Bruelheide Helge,
Buchwal Agata,
Buras Allan,
Carbognani Michele,
Christie Katherine,
Collier Laura S.,
Cooper Elisabeth J.,
Cornelissen J. Hans C.,
Dickinson Katharine J. M.,
Dullinger Stefan,
Elberling Bo,
Eskelinen Anu,
Forbes Bruce C.,
Frei Esther R.,
IturrateGarcia Maitane,
Good Megan K.,
Grau Oriol,
Green Peter,
Greve Michelle,
Grogan Paul,
Haider Sylvia,
Hájek Tomáš,
Hallinger Martin,
Happonen Konsta,
Harper Karen A.,
Heijmans Monique M. P. D.,
Henry Gregory H. R.,
Hermanutz Luise,
Hewitt Rebecca E.,
Hollister Robert D.,
Hudson James,
Hülber Karl,
Iversen Colleen M.,
Jaroszynska Francesca,
JiménezAlfaro Borja,
Johnstone Jill,
Jorgensen Rasmus Halfdan,
Kaarlejärvi Elina,
Klady Rebecca,
Klimešová Jitka,
Korsten Annika,
Kuleza Sara,
Kulonen Aino,
Lamarque Laurent J.,
Lantz Trevor,
Lavalle Amanda,
Lembrechts Jonas J.,
Lévesque Esther,
Little Chelsea J.,
Luoto Miska,
Macek Petr,
Mack Michelle C.,
Mathakutha Rabia,
Michelsen Anders,
Milbau Ann,
Molau Ulf,
Morgan John W.,
Mörsdorf Martin Alfons,
NabeNielsen Jacob,
Nielsen Sigrid Schøler,
Ninot Josep M.,
Oberbauer Steven F.,
Olofsson Johan,
Onipchenko Vladimir G.,
Petraglia Alessandro,
Pickering Catherine,
Prevéy Janet S.,
Rixen Christian,
Rumpf Sabine B.,
SchaepmanStrub Gabriela,
Semenchuk Philipp,
Shetti Rohan,
Soudzilovskaia Nadejda A.,
Spasojevic Marko J.,
Speed James David Mervyn,
Street Lorna E.,
Suding Katharine,
Tape Ken D.,
Tomaselli Marcello,
Trant Andrew,
Treier Urs A.,
Tremblay JeanPierre,
Tremblay Maxime,
Venn Susanna,
Virkkala AnnaMaria,
Vowles Tage,
Weijers Stef,
Wilmking Martin,
Wipf Sonja,
Zamin Tara
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
global ecology and biogeography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.164
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1466-8238
pISSN - 1466-822X
DOI - 10.1111/geb.12821
Subject(s) - tundra , biome , ecology , arctic , habitat , trait , geography , physical geography , database , biology , ecosystem , computer science , programming language
Motivation The Tundra Trait Team (TTT) database includes field‐based measurements of key traits related to plant form and function at multiple sites across the tundra biome. This dataset can be used to address theoretical questions about plant strategy and trade‐offs, trait–environment relationships and environmental filtering, and trait variation across spatial scales, to validate satellite data, and to inform Earth system model parameters. Main types of variable contained The database contains 91,970 measurements of 18 plant traits. The most frequently measured traits (> 1,000 observations each) include plant height, leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf fresh and dry mass, leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus content, leaf C:N and N:P, seed mass, and stem specific density. Spatial location and grain Measurements were collected in tundra habitats in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including Arctic sites in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Fennoscandia and Siberia, alpine sites in the European Alps, Colorado Rockies, Caucasus, Ural Mountains, Pyrenees, Australian Alps, and Central Otago Mountains (New Zealand), and sub‐Antarctic Marion Island. More than 99% of observations are georeferenced. Time period and grain All data were collected between 1964 and 2018. A small number of sites have repeated trait measurements at two or more time periods. Major taxa and level of measurement Trait measurements were made on 978 terrestrial vascular plant species growing in tundra habitats. Most observations are on individuals (86%), while the remainder represent plot or site means or maximums per species. Software format csv file and GitHub repository with data cleaning scripts in R; contribution to TRY plant trait database ( www.try-db.org ) to be included in the next version release.