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Published July 24, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.59350/c72d4-yaa56

Plant traits databases

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Some time ago we complied an extensive database on plant traits for species of the Meditrranean Basin (the BROT database [1]). Simulatneously, there were other researches compiling similar databases for other regions. Now we have put all these databases together and obtained the world largest database on plant traits (the TRY database [2]). TRY combines 93 databases from 198 scientists, to produce a global database that contains 3 million trait records for about 69000 plant species. This compilation makes global trait data available to the scientific community and it is really stimulating research; currently there are about 50 research projects using the data.

References
[1] Paula S, Arianoutsou M, Kazanis D, Tavsanoglu Ç, Lloret F, Buhk C, Ojeda F, Luna B, Moreno JM, Rodrigo A, Espelta JM, Palacio S, Fernández-Santos B, Fernandes PM, and Pausas JG. 2009. Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin. Ecology 90: 1420. [doi | BROT web]

[2] Kattge et al. (2011) TRY – a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology  17: 2905–2935. [doi | TRY web]

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Some time ago we complied an extensive database on plant traits for species of the Meditrranean Basin (the BROT database [1]). Simulatneously, there were other researches compiling similar databases for other regions.

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2011-07-24T00:31:20
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2012-01-25T22:55:44

References

  1. Paula, S., Arianoutsou, M., Kazanis, D., Tavsanoglu, Ç., Lloret, F., Buhk, C., Ojeda, F., Luna, B., Moreno, J. M., Rodrigo, A., Espelta, J. M., Palacio, S., Fernández-Santos, B., Fernandes, P. M., Pausas, J. G., & Michener, W. K. (2009). Fire‐related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin. Ecology, 90(5), 1420–1420. https://doi.org/10.1890/08-1309.1
  2. KATTGE, J., DÍAZ, S., LAVOREL, S., PRENTICE, I. C., LEADLEY, P., BÖNISCH, G., GARNIER, E., WESTOBY, M., REICH, P. B., WRIGHT, I. J., CORNELISSEN, J. H. C., VIOLLE, C., HARRISON, S. P., Van BODEGOM, P. M., REICHSTEIN, M., ENQUIST, B. J., SOUDZILOVSKAIA, N. A., ACKERLY, D. D., ANAND, M., … WIRTH, C. (2011). TRY – a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology, 17(9), 2905–2935. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02451.x