TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Kattge, J; Bonisch, G; Diaz, S; Lavorel, S; Prentice, IC; Leadley, P; Tautenhahn, S; Werner, GDA; Aakala, T; Abedi, M; Acosta, ATR; Adamidis, GC; Adamson, K; Aiba, M; Albert, CH; Alcantara, JM; Alcazar C, C; Aleixo, I; Ali, H; Amiaud, B; Ammer, C; Amoroso, MM; Anand, M; Anderson, C; Anten, N; Antos, J; Apgaua, DMG; Ashman, TL; Asmara, DH; Asner, GP; Aspinwall, M; Atkin, O; Aubin, I; Baastrup-Spohr, L; Bahalkeh, K; Bahn, M; Baker, T; Baker, WJ; Bakker, JP; Baldocchi, D; Baltzer, J; Banerjee, A; Baranger, A; Barlow, J; Barneche, DR; Baruch, Z; Bastianelli, D; Battles, J; Bauerle, W; Bauters, M; Bazzato, E; Beckmann, M; Beeckman, H; Beierkuhnlein, C; Bekker, R; Belfry, G; Belluau, M; Beloiu, M; Benavides, R; Benomar, L; Berdugo-Lattke, ML; Berenguer, E; Bergamin, R; Bergmann, J; Bergmann Carlucci, M; Berner, L; Bernhardt-Romermann, M; Bigler, C; Bjorkman, AD; Blackman, C; Blanco, C; Blonder, B; Blumenthal, D; Bocanegra-Gonzalez, KT; Boeckx, P; Bohlman, S; Bohning-Gaese, K; Boisvert-Marsh, L; Bond, W; Bond-Lamberty, B; Boom, A; Boonman, CCF; Bordin, K; Boughton, EH; Boukili, V; Bowman, DMJS; Bravo, S; Brendel, MR; Broadley, MR; Brown, KA; Bruelheide, H; Brumnich, F; Bruun, HH; Bruy, D; Buchanan, SW; Bucher, SF; Buchmann, N; Buitenwerf, R; Bunker, DE; Burger, J; Jordan, GJ; 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭

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TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

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Kattge, J and Bonisch, G and Diaz, S and Lavorel, S and Prentice, IC and Leadley, P and Tautenhahn, S and Werner, GDA and Aakala, T and Abedi, M and Acosta, ATR and Adamidis, GC and Adamson, K and Aiba, M and Albert, CH and Alcantara, JM and Alcazar C, C and Aleixo, I and Ali, H and Amiaud, B and Ammer, C and Amoroso, MM and Anand, M and Anderson, C and Anten, N and Antos, J and Apgaua, DMG and Ashman, TL and Asmara, DH and Asner, GP and Aspinwall, M and Atkin, O and Aubin, I and Baastrup-Spohr, L and Bahalkeh, K and Bahn, M and Baker, T and Baker, WJ and Bakker, JP and Baldocchi, D and Baltzer, J and Banerjee, A and Baranger, A and Barlow, J and Barneche, DR and Baruch, Z and Bastianelli, D and Battles, J and Bauerle, W and Bauters, M and Bazzato, E and Beckmann, M and Beeckman, H and Beierkuhnlein, C and Bekker, R and Belfry, G and Belluau, M and Beloiu, M and Benavides, R and Benomar, L and Berdugo-Lattke, ML and Berenguer, E and Bergamin, R and Bergmann, J and Bergmann Carlucci, M and Berner, L and Bernhardt-Romermann, M and Bigler, C and Bjorkman, AD and Blackman, C and Blanco, C and Blonder, B and Blumenthal, D and Bocanegra-Gonzalez, KT and Boeckx, P and Bohlman, S and Bohning-Gaese, K and Boisvert-Marsh, L and Bond, W and Bond-Lamberty, B and Boom, A and Boonman, CCF and Bordin, K and Boughton, EH and Boukili, V and Bowman, DMJS and Bravo, S and Brendel, MR and Broadley, MR and Brown, KA and Bruelheide, H and Brumnich, F and Bruun, HH and Bruy, D and Buchanan, SW and Bucher, SF and Buchmann, N and Buitenwerf, R and Bunker, DE and Burger, J and Jordan, GJ, 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭, TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access, Global Change Biology, 26, (1) pp. 119-188. ISSN 1354-1013 (2020) [Refereed Article]

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Abstract

Plant traits - the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants - determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology, to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem and landscape management, restoration, biogeography and earth system modelling. Since its foundation in 2007, the TRY database of plant traits has grown continuously. It now provides unprecedented data coverage under an open access data policy and is the main plant trait database used by the research community worldwide. Increasingly, the TRY database also supports new frontiers of trait-based plant research, including the identification of data gaps and the subsequent mobilization or measurement of new data. To support this development, in this article we evaluate the extent of the trait data compiled in TRY and analyse emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness. Best species coverage is achieved for categorical traits - almost complete coverage for 'plant growth form'. However, most traits relevant for ecology and vegetation modelling are characterized by continuous intraspecific variation and trait-environmental relationships. These traits have to be measured on individual plants in their respective environment. Despite unprecedented data coverage, we observe a humbling lack of completeness and representativeness of these continuous traits in many aspects. We, therefore, conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements. This can only be achieved in collaboration with other initiatives.

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Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	data coverage, data integration, data representativeness, functional diversity, plant traits, TRY plant trait database
Research Division:	Biological Sciences
Research Group:	Ecology
Research Field:	Terrestrial ecology
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
UTAS Author:	Bowman, DMJS (Professor David Bowman)
UTAS Author:	Jordan, GJ (Professor Greg Jordan)
ID Code:	136654
Year Published:	2020
Web of Science^® Times Cited:	265
Deposited By:	Plant Science
Deposited On:	2020-01-12
Last Modified:	2020-09-30
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