AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

Daniel Falster; Rachael Gallagher; Elizabeth H Wenk; Ian J Wright; Dony Indiarto; Samuel C Andrew; Caitlan Baxter; James Lawson; Stuart Allen; Anne Fuchs; Anna Monro; Fonti Kar; Mark A Adams; Collin W Ahrens; Matthew Alfonzetti; Tara Angevin; Deborah M G Apgaua; Stefan Arndt; Owen K Atkin; Joe Atkinson; Tony Auld; Andrew Baker; Maria von Balthazar; Anthony Bean; Chris J Blackman; Keith Bloomfield; David M J S Bowman; Jason Bragg; Timothy J Brodribb; Genevieve Buckton; Geoff Burrows; Elizabeth Caldwell; James Camac; Raymond Carpenter; Jane A Catford; Gregory R Cawthray; Lucas A Cernusak; Gregory Chandler; Alex R Chapman; David Cheal; Alexander W Cheesman; Si-Chong Chen; Brendan Choat; Brook Clinton; Peta L Clode; Helen Coleman; William K Cornwell; Meredith Cosgrove; Michael Crisp; Erika Cross; Kristine Y Crous; Saul Cunningham; Timothy Curran; Ellen Curtis; Matthew I Daws; Jane L DeGabriel; Matthew D Denton; Ning Dong; Pengzhen Du; Honglang Duan; David H Duncan; Richard P Duncan; Marco Duretto; John M Dwyer; Cheryl Edwards; Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez; John R Evans; Susan E Everingham; Claire Farrell; Jennifer Firn; Carlos Roberto Fonseca; Ben J French; Doug Frood; Jennifer L Funk; Sonya R Geange; Oula Ghannoum; Sean M Gleason; Carl R Gosper; Emma Gray; Philip K Groom; Saskia Grootemaat; Caroline Gross; Greg Guerin; Lydia Guja; Amy K Hahs; Matthew Tom Harrison; Patrick E Hayes; Martin Henery; Dieter Hochuli; Jocelyn Howell; Guomin Huang; Lesley Hughes; John Huisman; Jugoslav Ilic; Ashika Jagdish; Daniel Jin; Gregory Jordan; Enrique Jurado; John Kanowski; Sabine Kasel; Jürgen Kellermann; Belinda Kenny; Michele Kohout; Robert M Kooyman; Martyna M Kotowska; Hao Ran Lai; Etienne Laliberté; Hans Lambers; Byron B Lamont; Robert Lanfear; Frank van Langevelde; Daniel C Laughlin; Bree-Anne Laugier-Kitchener; Susan Laurance; Caroline E R Lehmann; Andrea Leigh; Michelle R Leishman; Tanja Lenz; Brendan Lepschi; James D Lewis; Felix Lim; Udayangani Liu; Janice Lord; Christopher H Lusk; Cate Macinnis-Ng; Hannah McPherson; Susana Magallón; Anthony Manea; Andrea López-Martinez; Margaret Mayfield; James K McCarthy; Trevor Meers; Marlien van der Merwe; Daniel J Metcalfe; Per Milberg; Karel Mokany; Angela T Moles; Ben D Moore; Nicholas Moore; John W Morgan; William Morris; Annette Muir; Samantha Munroe; Áine Nicholson; Dean Nicolle; Adrienne B Nicotra; Ülo Niinemets; Tom North; Andrew O'Reilly-Nugent; Odhran S O'Sullivan; Brad Oberle; Yusuke Onoda; Mark K J Ooi; Colin P Osborne; Grazyna Paczkowska; Burak Pekin; Caio Guilherme Pereira; Catherine Pickering; Melinda Pickup; Laura J Pollock; Pieter Poot; Jeff R Powell; Sally A Power; Iain Colin Prentice; Lynda Prior; Suzanne M Prober; Jennifer Read; Victoria Reynolds; Anna E Richards; Ben Richardson; Michael L Roderick; Julieta A Rosell; Maurizio Rossetto; Barbara Rye; Paul D Rymer; Michael A Sams; Gordon Sanson; Hervé Sauquet; Susanne Schmidt; Jürg Schönenberger; Ernst-Detlef Schulze; Kerrie Sendall; Steve Sinclair; Benjamin Smith; Renee Smith; Fiona Soper; Ben Sparrow; Rachel J Standish; Timothy L Staples; Ruby Stephens; Christopher Szota; Guy Taseski; Elizabeth Tasker; Freya Thomas; David T Tissue; Mark G Tjoelker; David Yue Phin Tng; Félix de Tombeur; Kyle Tomlinson; Neil C Turner; Erik J Veneklaas; Susanna Venn; Peter Vesk; Carolyn Vlasveld; Maria S Vorontsova; Charles A Warren; Nigel Warwick; Lasantha K Weerasinghe; Jessie Wells; Mark Westoby; Matthew White; Nicholas S G Williams; Jarrah Wills; Peter G Wilson; Colin Yates; Amy E Zanne; Graham Zemunik; Kasia Ziemińska

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AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

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AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

Daniel Falster, Rachael Gallagher, Elizabeth H Wenk, Ian J Wright, Dony Indiarto, Samuel C Andrew, Caitlan Baxter, James Lawson, Stuart Allen, Anne Fuchs, …

Scientific data, Vol.8(1), pp.254-254

2021-09-30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6

PMID: 34593819

Abstract

Australia

Databases, Factual

Phenotype

Plant Physiological Phenomena

Plants

We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual- and species-level measurements coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties and experimental conditions. This article provides information on version 3.0.2 of AusTraits which contains data for 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data, which also provides a template for other national or regional initiatives globally to fill persistent gaps in trait knowledge.

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Title: AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Creators: Daniel Falster - UNSW Sydney
Rachael Gallagher - Macquarie University
Elizabeth H Wenk - UNSW Sydney
Ian J Wright - Macquarie University
Dony Indiarto - UNSW Sydney
Samuel C Andrew - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Caitlan Baxter - UNSW Sydney
James Lawson - NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, Australia
Stuart Allen - Macquarie University
Anne Fuchs - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Anna Monro - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Fonti Kar - UNSW Sydney
Mark A Adams - Swinburne University of Technology
Collin W Ahrens - University of Sydney
Matthew Alfonzetti - Macquarie University
Tara Angevin - La Trobe University
Deborah M G Apgaua - School for Field Studies
Stefan Arndt - University of Melbourne
Owen K Atkin - Australian National University
Joe Atkinson - UNSW Sydney
Tony Auld - NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Andrew Baker - Southern Cross University
Maria von Balthazar - University of Vienna
Anthony Bean - Queensland Herbarium, Toowong, Australia
Chris J Blackman - University of Tasmania
Keith Bloomfield - Imperial College London
David M J S Bowman - University of Tasmania
Jason Bragg - Ecosystem
Timothy J Brodribb - University of Tasmania
Genevieve Buckton - James Cook University
Geoff Burrows - Charles Sturt University
Elizabeth Caldwell - Monash University
James Camac - University of Melbourne
Raymond Carpenter - University of Adelaide
Jane A Catford - King's College London
Gregory R Cawthray - University of Western Australia
Lucas A Cernusak - James Cook University
Gregory Chandler - Department of Agriculture, Sydney, Australia
Alex R Chapman - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
David Cheal - Federation University
Alexander W Cheesman - James Cook University
Si-Chong Chen - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Brendan Choat - University of Sydney
Brook Clinton - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peta L Clode - University of Western Australia
Helen Coleman - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
William K Cornwell - UNSW Sydney
Meredith Cosgrove - Australian National University
Michael Crisp - Australian National University
Erika Cross - Charles Sturt University
Kristine Y Crous - University of Sydney
Saul Cunningham - Australian National University
Timothy Curran - Lincoln University
Ellen Curtis - University of Technology Sydney
Matthew I Daws - Alcoa
Jane L DeGabriel - James Cook University
Matthew D Denton - University of Adelaide
Ning Dong - Macquarie University
Pengzhen Du - Lanzhou University
Honglang Duan - Guizhou University
David H Duncan - University of Melbourne
Richard P Duncan - University of Canberra
Marco Duretto - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
John M Dwyer - University of Queensland
Cheryl Edwards - Melbourne Water
Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez - University of Sydney
John R Evans - Australian National University
Susan E Everingham - UNSW Sydney
Claire Farrell - University of Melbourne
Jennifer Firn - Queensland University of Technology
Carlos Roberto Fonseca - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Ben J French - University of Tasmania
Doug Frood - Pathways Bushland and Environment Consultancy, Sydney, Australia
Jennifer L Funk - University of California, Davis
Sonya R Geange - Australian National University
Oula Ghannoum - University of Sydney
Sean M Gleason - Agricultural Research Service
Carl R Gosper - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Emma Gray - Macquarie University
Philip K Groom - Curtin University
Saskia Grootemaat - UNSW Sydney
Caroline Gross - University of New England
Greg Guerin - University of Adelaide
Lydia Guja - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Amy K Hahs - University of Melbourne
Matthew Tom Harrison - University of Tasmania
Patrick E Hayes - University of Western Australia
Martin Henery - Hobart Corporation
Dieter Hochuli - University of Sydney
Jocelyn Howell - Berowa NSW, Berowa, Australia
Guomin Huang - Nanchang Institute of Technology
Lesley Hughes - Macquarie University
John Huisman - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Jugoslav Ilic - University of Melbourne
Ashika Jagdish - UNSW Sydney
Daniel Jin - University of Sydney
Gregory Jordan - University of Tasmania
Enrique Jurado - Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
John Kanowski - Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Sabine Kasel - University of Melbourne
Jürgen Kellermann - State Herbarium of South Australia
Belinda Kenny - NSW Rural Fire Service, Sydney, Australia
Michele Kohout - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Robert M Kooyman - Macquarie University
Martyna M Kotowska - University of Göttingen
Hao Ran Lai - University of Canterbury
Etienne Laliberté - Université de Montréal
Hans Lambers - University of Western Australia
Byron B Lamont - Curtin University
Robert Lanfear - Australian National University
Frank van Langevelde - Wageningen University & Research
Daniel C Laughlin - University of Wyoming
Bree-Anne Laugier-Kitchener - Macquarie University
Susan Laurance - James Cook University
Caroline E R Lehmann - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Andrea Leigh - University of Technology Sydney
Michelle R Leishman - Macquarie University
Tanja Lenz - Macquarie University
Brendan Lepschi - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
James D Lewis - Fordham University
Felix Lim - AMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Montpellier, France
Udayangani Liu - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Janice Lord - University of Otago
Christopher H Lusk - University of Waikato
Cate Macinnis-Ng - University of Auckland
Hannah McPherson - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Susana Magallón - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Anthony Manea - Macquarie University
Andrea López-Martinez - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Margaret Mayfield - University of Queensland
James K McCarthy - Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Trevor Meers - Cumberland Ecology, Cumberland, Australia
Marlien van der Merwe - Ecosystem
Daniel J Metcalfe - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Per Milberg - Linköping University
Karel Mokany - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Angela T Moles - UNSW Sydney
Ben D Moore - University of Sydney
Nicholas Moore - La Trobe University
John W Morgan - La Trobe University
William Morris - University of Melbourne
Annette Muir - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Samantha Munroe - University of Adelaide
Áine Nicholson - University of Tasmania
Dean Nicolle - Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Adrienne B Nicotra - Australian National University
Ülo Niinemets - Estonian University of Life Sciences
Tom North - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Andrew O'Reilly-Nugent - University of Canberra
Odhran S O'Sullivan - University of Leicester
Brad Oberle - New College of Florida
Yusuke Onoda - Kyoto University
Mark K J Ooi - UNSW Sydney
Colin P Osborne - University of Sheffield
Grazyna Paczkowska - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Burak Pekin - Istanbul Technical University
Caio Guilherme Pereira - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Catherine Pickering - Griffith University
Melinda Pickup - Greening Australia
Laura J Pollock - McGill University
Pieter Poot - James Cook University
Jeff R Powell - University of Sydney
Sally A Power - University of Sydney
Iain Colin Prentice - Imperial College London
Lynda Prior - University of Tasmania
Suzanne M Prober - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jennifer Read - Monash University
Victoria Reynolds - University of Queensland
Anna E Richards - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ben Richardson - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Michael L Roderick - Australian National University
Julieta A Rosell - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Maurizio Rossetto - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Barbara Rye - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Paul D Rymer - University of Sydney
Michael A Sams - University of Queensland
Gordon Sanson - Monash University
Hervé Sauquet - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Susanne Schmidt - University of Queensland
Jürg Schönenberger - University of Vienna
Ernst-Detlef Schulze - Max Planck Society
Kerrie Sendall - Rider University
Steve Sinclair - University of Göttingen
Benjamin Smith - University of Sydney
Renee Smith - University of Sydney
Fiona Soper - McGill University
Ben Sparrow - University of Adelaide
Rachel J Standish - Murdoch University
Timothy L Staples - University of Queensland
Ruby Stephens - Macquarie University
Christopher Szota - University of Melbourne
Guy Taseski - UNSW Sydney
Elizabeth Tasker - NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Freya Thomas - University of Melbourne
David T Tissue - University of Sydney
Mark G Tjoelker - University of Sydney
David Yue Phin Tng - School for Field Studies
Félix de Tombeur - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Kyle Tomlinson - Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Yunnan, China
Neil C Turner - University of Western Australia
Erik J Veneklaas - University of Western Australia
Susanna Venn - Deakin University
Peter Vesk - University of Melbourne
Carolyn Vlasveld - Monash University
Maria S Vorontsova - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Charles A Warren - University of Sydney
Nigel Warwick - University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Lasantha K Weerasinghe - University of Peradeniya
Jessie Wells - University of Queensland
Mark Westoby - Macquarie University
Matthew White - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Nicholas S G Williams - University of Melbourne
Jarrah Wills - University of Sydney
Peter G Wilson - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Colin Yates - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Amy E Zanne - University of Miami
Graham Zemunik - University of Western Australia
Kasia Ziemińska - University of Montpellier
Publication Details: Scientific data, Vol.8(1), pp.254-254
Grant note: DE170100208 / Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) FT160100113 / Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC)
Academic Unit: A&S - Biology; College of A&S; Rosenstiel School; Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
PMID: 34593819
Record Identifier: 991031758100802976