Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1402-1411 |
| Journal | Global Ecology and Biogeography |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Oct 2018 |
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Keywords
- alpine
- Arctic
- plant functional traits
- tundra
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Tundra Trait Team : A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome. / Bjorkman, Anne D.; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; Normand, Signe; Thomas, Haydn J.D.; Alatalo, Juha M.; Alexander, Heather; Anadon-Rosell, Alba; Angers-Blondin, 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.H.C.; Dickinson, Katharine J.M.; Dullinger, Stefan; Elberling, Bo; Eskelinen, Anu; Forbes, Bruce C.; Frei, Esther R.; Iturrate-Garcia, 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; Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 27, No. 12, 22.10.2018, p. 1402-1411.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Tundra Trait Team
T2 - A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome
AU - Bjorkman, Anne D.
AU - Myers-Smith, Isla H.
AU - Elmendorf, Sarah C.
AU - Normand, Signe
AU - Thomas, Haydn J.D.
AU - Alatalo, Juha M.
AU - Alexander, Heather
AU - Anadon-Rosell, Alba
AU - Angers-Blondin, Sandra
AU - Bai, Yang
AU - Baruah, Gaurav
AU - te Beest, Mariska
AU - Berner, Logan
AU - Björk, Robert G.
AU - Blok, Daan
AU - Bruelheide, Helge
AU - Buchwal, Agata
AU - Buras, Allan
AU - Carbognani, Michele
AU - Christie, Katherine
AU - Collier, Laura S.
AU - Cooper, Elisabeth J.
AU - Cornelissen, J.H.C.
AU - Dickinson, Katharine J.M.
AU - Dullinger, Stefan
AU - Elberling, Bo
AU - Eskelinen, Anu
AU - Forbes, Bruce C.
AU - Frei, Esther R.
AU - Iturrate-Garcia, Maitane
AU - Good, Megan K.
AU - Grau, Oriol
AU - Green, Peter
AU - Greve, Michelle
AU - Grogan, Paul
AU - Haider, Sylvia
AU - Hájek, Tomáš
AU - Hallinger, Martin
AU - Happonen, Konsta
AU - Harper, Karen A.
AU - Heijmans, Monique M.P.D.
AU - Henry, Gregory H.R.
AU - Hermanutz, Luise
AU - Hewitt, Rebecca E.
AU - Hollister, Robert D.
AU - Hudson, James
AU - Hülber, Karl
AU - Iversen, Colleen M.
AU - Jaroszynska, Francesca
AU - Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja
PY - 2018/10/22
Y1 - 2018/10/22
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - alpine
KW - Arctic
KW - plant functional traits
KW - tundra
U2 - 10.1111/geb.12821
DO - 10.1111/geb.12821
M3 - Article
VL - 27
SP - 1402
EP - 1411
JO - Global Ecology and Biogeography
JF - Global Ecology and Biogeography
SN - 1466-822X
IS - 12
ER -