| Title: |
TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access |
| Authors: |
Kattge, J; Bönisch, G; Díaz, S; Lavorel, S; Prentice, IC; Leadley, P; Tautenhahn, S; Werner, GDA; Aakala, T; Abedi, M; Acosta, ATR; Ciccarelli, D; Fontana, V; Robert, EMR; Roberts, S; Robroek, B; Marchetti, Z; Roddy, A; Bekker, R; Honnay, O; Chapin, FS; Bauters, M; Amiaud, B; Rodrigues, AV; Rogers, A; Rollinson, E; Rolo, V; Römermann, C; Amoroso, MM; Marchino, L; Coll, L; Ronzhina, D; Cherubini, P; Kloeppel, B; Roscher, C; Rosell, JA; Kraft, NJB; Hornstein, D; Rosenfield, MF; Rossi, C; Belfry, G; Roy, DB; Marcilio-Silva, V; Paine, CET; Royer-Tardif, S; Ma, S; Rüger, N; Forey, E; Ruiz-Peinado, R; Collins, CG; Kramer, K; Rumpf, SB; Hou, E; Rusch, GM; Pakeman, RJ; Ryo, M; Falster, DS; Ammer, C; Sack, L; Saldaña, A; Salgado-Negret, B; Belluau, M; Salguero-Gomez, R; Forgiarini, C; Bahalkeh, K; Papageorgiou, AC; Santa-Regina, I; Santacruz-García, AC; Asmara, DH; Morrison, J; Marcon, E; Conti, L; Santos, J; Sardans, J; Schamp, B; Scherer-Lorenzen, M; Koike, F; Schleuning, M; Schmid, B; Kreft, H; Schmidt, M; Mucina, L; François, L; Marignani, M; Beloiu, M; Ejtehadi, H; Schmitt, S; Parfionova, E; Schneider, JV; Coomes, D; Schowanek, SD; Schrader, J; Schrodt, F; Mueller, S; Kühn, I; Schuldt, B; Kitzberger, T; Schurr, F; Pärtel, M; Selaya Garvizu, G; Frangipani, M; Hough-Snee, N; Semchenko, M; Seymour, C; Benavides, R; Muir, CD; Sfair, JC; Albert, CH; Kumarathunge, D; Finegan, B; Cailleret, M; Sharpe, JM; Sheppard, CS; Sheremetiev, S; Shiodera, S; Shipley, B; Adamidis, GC; Müller, SC; Frank, D; Shovon, TA; Baldocchi, D; Siebenkäs, A; Sierra, C; Markesteijn, L; Kuppler, J; Silva, V; Benomar, L; Cornelissen, JHC; Silva, M; Baruch, Z; Sitzia, T; Moravcová, L; Sjöman, H; Hovstad, KA; Slot, M; Frenette-Dussault, C; Martin, A; Smith, NG; Kurokawa, H; Sodhi, D; Soltis, P; Heuertz, M; Camac, J; Soltis, D; Somers, B; Sonnier, G; Cornwell, WK; Berdugo-Lattke, ML; Ichie, T; Cavender-Bares, J; Sørensen, MV; Sosinski, EE; Carbognani, M; Patacca, M; Munoz, F; Freschet, GT; Soudzilovskaia, NA; Souza, AF; Spasojevic, M; Sperandii, MG; Stan, AB; Stegen, J; Baltzer, J; Steinbauer, K; Paula, S; Igić, B; Myers-Smith, IH; Corona, P; Hattingh, W; Stephan, JG; Berenguer, E; Fry, EL; Sterck, F; Stojanovic, DB; Strydom, T; Paule, J; Martínez-Garza, C; Suarez, ML; Maciel Rabelo Pereira, C; Svenning, J-C; Svitková, I; Illa, E; Kurosawa, Y; Svitok, M; Svoboda, M; Coyea, M; Pauli, H; Swaine, E; Byun, C; Martínez-Vilalta, J; Esquivel-Muelbert, A; Swenson, N; Bergamin, R; Tabarelli, M; Takagi, K; Tappeiner, U; Burrascano, S; Pausas, JG; Isaac, M; Tarifa, R; Tauugourdeau, S; Tavsanoglu, C; Myster, RW; Mašková, T; Te Beest, M; Craine, J; Fyllas, NM; Tedersoo, L; Chianucci, F; Thiffault, N; Thom, D; Kuyah, S; Bergmann, J; Ishihara, M; Nagano, M; Thomas, E; Mason, K; Thompson, K; Thornton, PE; Kollmann, J; Thuiller, W; Tichý, L; Tissue, D; Mazzochini, GG; Craven, D; Laclau, J-P; Feng, Y; Tjoelker, MG; Tng, DYP; Fan, Y; Bazzato, E; Ivanov, L; Tobias, J; Török, P; Bergmann Carlucci, M; Tarin, T; Torres-Ruiz, JM; Tóthmérész, B; Chelli, S; Treurnicht, M; Lafleur, B; Peco, B; Anand, M; Kjøller, R; Trivellone, V; Cromsigt, JPGM; Ivanova, L; Trolliet, F; Trotsiuk, V; Tsakalos, JL; Naidu, S; Tsiripidis, I; Barneche, DR; Tysklind, N; Berner, L; Lallai, E; Mason, N; Umehara, T; Usoltsev, V; Gachet, S; Vadeboncoeur, M; Elser, J; Narayanan, A; Helm, A; Vaezi, J; Csecserits, A; Valladares, F; Vamosi, J; Van Bodegom, PM; E-Vojtkó, A; Bahn, M; Van Breugel, M; Van Cleemput, E; Van de Weg, M; Penuelas, J; Natesan, B; Bernhardt-Römermann, M; Gallagher, R; Iversen, CM; Van der Merwe, S; Van der Plas, F; Van der Sande, MT; Massad, TJ; Cufar, K; Lamb, E; Perea, A; Van Kleunen, M; Negoita, L; Van Meerbeek, K; Vanderwel, M; Vanselow, KA; Vårhammar, A; Varone, L; Asner, GP; Ganade, G; Masse, J; Hipp, AL; Vasquez Valderrama, MY; Bigler, C; Hickler, T; Lamprecht, A; Vassilev, K; Vellend, M; Cuntz, M; Veneklaas, EJ; Verbeeck, H; Verheyen, K; Firn, J; Vibrans, A; Mayrose, I; Camarero, JJ; Mack, M; Vieira, I; Ganga, F; Larkin, DJ; Villacís, J; Violle, C; Vivek, P; Peri, PL; Bjorkman, AD; Wagner, K; Alcántara, JM; McCarthy, J; Nelson, AS; Waldram, M; Waldron, A; Izquierdo, J; Walker, AP; Hawes, JE; Petisco-Souza, AC; Waller, M; García-Palacios, P; Walther, G; Wang, H; Wang, F; Han, W; Cerabolini, BEL; Wang, W; Watkins, H; Blackman, C; Petraglia, A; Da Silva, AC; Jackson, RB; Laughlin, D; Watkins, J; Weber, U; Weedon, JT; Neuschulz, EL; Gargaglione, V; McCormack, ML; Wei, L; Petritan, AM; Weigelt, P; Weiher, E; Wells, AW; Wellstein, C; Wenk, E; Carvalho, F; Jackson, B; Bastianelli, D; Westoby, M; Dahlin, KM; Komac, B; Banerjee, A; Blanco, C; Westwood, A; Garnier, E; White, PJ; Whitten, M; Williams, M; Winkler, DE; Ni, J; Esser, G; Moreno-Martínez, A; Winter, K; Jactel, H; McCulloh, K; Womack, C; Wright, IJ; Wright, SJ; Dainese, M; Wright, J; Marques, M; Niedrist, G; Phillips, OL; Blonder, B; Pinho, BX; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y; Ximenes, F; Klein, T; Yamada, T; Jagodzinski, AM; Yamaji, K; Yanai, R; Yankov, N; Kitajima, K; Fernandez-Mendez, F; Yguel, B; Zanini, KJ; Dalke, I; Garrido, JL; Le Maire, G; McFadden, IR; Zanne, AE; Zelený, D; Blumenthal, D; Pierce, S; Jandt, U; Nieto, J; Zhao, Y-P; Zheng, J; Ziemińska, K; Zirbel, CR; Zizka, G; Fang, J; Le Roux, PC; Choat, B; Zo-Bi, IC; De Gasper, AL; Chen, S-C; Dalle Fratte, M; Zotz, G; Jansen, S; Wirth, C; Bocanegra-González, KT; Boeckx, P; Bohlman, S; Pillar, VD; Hempel, S; Böhning-Gaese, K; Le Roux, E; Niinemets, Ü; Boisvert-Marsh, L; Bond, W; Bond-Lamberty, B; Gea-Izquierdo, G; Boom, A; Emilio, T; Beckmann, M; Dang-Le, AT; Boonman, CCF; McGill, BJ; Bordin, K; Maire, V; Boughton, EH; Lee, T; Boukili, V; Bowman, DMJS; Bravo, S; Hirons, A; Brendel, MR; Broadley, MR; Anderson, C; Jenkins, T; McPartland, MY; Nolan, R; Brown, KA; Bruelheide, H; Danihelka, J; Lens, F; Pisek, J; Brumnich, F; Bruun, HH; Bruy, D; Buchanan, SW; Bucher, SF; Buchmann, N; Ashman, T-L; Medeiros, JS; Buitenwerf, R; Jentsch, A; Flowers, TJ; Gibson, D; Bunker, DE; Baker, T; Bürger, J; Dannoura, M; Dawson, S; De Beer, AJ; Baastrup-Spohr, L; Alcázar C, C; Medlyn, B; Pomogaybin, A; De Frutos, A; De Long, JR; Dechant, B; Jespersen, JRP; Delagrange, S; He, T; Gillison, AN; Delpierre, N; Nottebrock, H; Derroire, G; Moretti, M; Dias, AS; Meerts, P; Diaz-Toribio, MH; Dimitrakopoulos, PG; Dobrowolski, M; Aleixo, I; Doktor, D; Campany, C; Lewis, SL; Nouvellon, Y; Poorter, H; Dřevojan, P; Dong, N; Giroldo, A; Mehrabi, Z; Dransfield, J; Dressler, S; Duarte, L; Ducouret, E; Dullinger, S; Durka, W; Canullo, R; Novakovskiy, A; Duursma, R; Lhotsky, B; Aspinwall, M; Ali, H; Cervellini, M; Dymova, O; Glasenhardt, M-C; Gleason, S; Gliesch, M; Catford, JA; Scalon, MC; Nutrient Network; Goldberg, E; Göldel, B; Gonzalez-Akre, E; Li, Y; Gonzalez-Andujar, JL; Kleyer, M; Jiang, G-F; Anten, N; Portsmuth, A; González-Melo, A; González-Robles, A; Nystuen, KO; Graae, BJ; Granda, E; Graves, S; Caccianiga, M; Green, WA; Estiarte, M; Meir, P; Poschlod, P; Gregor, T; Gross, N; Johansen, JL; Battles, J; 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De Dios, VR; Ribeiro, S; Richardson, S; Manzoni, S; Holl, K; Riibak, K; Harrison, SP; Rillig, MC; Morris, D; Riviera, F |
| Contributors: |
AXA Research Fund; Commission of the European Communities |
| Source: |
188 ; 119 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
Imperial College London: Spiral |
| Subject Terms: |
Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Biodiversity & Conservation; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; data coverage; data integration; data representativeness; functional diversity; plant traits; TRY plant trait database; INCLINATION ANGLE DISTRIBUTION; LEAF PHOTOSYNTHETIC TRAITS; RELATIVE GROWTH-RATE; FUNCTIONAL TRAITS; GLOBAL PATTERNS; LIFE-HISTORY; ROOT TRAITS; WOOD DENSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; Access to Information; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Plants; Nutrient Network; 06 Biological Sciences; 05 Environmental Sciences |
| Description: |
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 ecosystems 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. For example, we have achieved almost nearly complete global coverage of ‘plant growth form’. However, most traits relevant for ecology and vegetation modelling are characterized by intraspecific variation and trait-environmental relationships; therefore, for many purposes, 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 traits in many aspects. We, therefore, conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and in-situ trait measurements. This can only be achieved in collaboration with other initiatives. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
Global Change Biology; http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75587; AXA Chair Programme in Biosphere and Climate Impacts; 787203 |
| DOI: |
10.1111/gcb.14904 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75587; https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14904 |
| Rights: |
© 2019 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.CC18B714 |
| Database: |
BASE |