The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

M. Kleyer; R.M. Bekker; I.C. Knevel; J.P. Bakker; K. Thompson; M. Sonnenschein; P. Poschlod; J.M. van Groenendael; L. Klimes; J. Klimesova; S. Klotz; G.M. Rusch; M. Hermy; D. Adriaens; G. Boedeltje; B. Bossuyt; A. Dannemann; P. Endels; L. Götzenberger; J.G. Hodgson; A.K. Jackel; L. Kühn; D. Kunzmann; W.A. Ozinga; C. Römermann; M. Stadler; J. Schlegelmilch; H.J. Steendam; O. Tackenberg; B. Wilmann; J.H.C. Cornelissen; O. Eriksson; E. Garnier; B. Peco

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The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

M. Kleyer, R.M. Bekker, I.C. Knevel, J.P. Bakker, K. Thompson, M. Sonnenschein, P. Poschlod, J.M. van Groenendael, L. Klimes, J. Klimesova, S. Klotz, G.M. Rusch, M. Hermy, D. Adriaens, G. Boedeltje, B. Bossuyt, A. Dannemann, P. Endels, L. Götzenberger, J.G. HodgsonA.K. Jackel, L. Kühn, D. Kunzmann, W.A. Ozinga, C. Römermann, M. Stadler, J. Schlegelmilch, H.J. Steendam, O. Tackenberg, B. Wilmann, J.H.C. Cornelissen, O. Eriksson, E. Garnier, B. Peco

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Abstract

An international group of scientists has built an open internet data base of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora (the LEDA-Traitbase) that can be used as a data source for fundamental research on plant biodiversity and coexistence, macro-ecological patterns and plant functional responses. The species-trait matrix comprises referenced information under the control of an editorial board, for ca. 3000 species of the Northwest European flora, combining existing information and additional measurements. The data base currently contains data on 26 plant traits that describe three key features of plant dynamics: persistence, regeneration and dispersal. The LEDA-Traitbase is freely available at http://www.leda-traitbase.org. We present the structure of the data base and an overview of the trait information available. Synthesis. The LEDA Traitbase is useful for large-scale analyses of functional responses of communities to environmental change, effects of community trait composition on ecosystem properties and patterns of rarity and invasiveness, as well as linkages between traits as expressions of fundamental trade-offs in plants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1266-1274
Journal	Journal of Ecology
Volume	96
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01430.x
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

plant functional traits
trade-off
communities
dispersal
mechanisms
consequences
regeneration
biodiversity
divergence
attributes

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Kleyer, M., Bekker, R. M., Knevel, I. C., Bakker, J. P., Thompson, K., Sonnenschein, M., Poschlod, P., van Groenendael, J. M., Klimes, L., Klimesova, J., Klotz, S., Rusch, G. M., Hermy, M., Adriaens, D., Boedeltje, G., Bossuyt, B., Dannemann, A., Endels, P., Götzenberger, L., ... Peco, B. (2008). The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora. Journal of Ecology, 96, 1266-1274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01430.x

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The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

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