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Wenk EH, Sauquet H, Gallagher RV, Brownlee R, Boettiger C, Coleman D, Yang S, Auld T, Barrett R, Brodribb T, Choat B, Dun L, Ellsworth D, Gosper C, Guja L, Jordan GJ, Le Breton T, Leigh A, Lu-Irving P, Medlyn B, Nolan R, Ooi M, Sommerville KD, Vesk P, White M, Wright IJ, Falster DS. The AusTraits plant dictionary. Sci Data 2024; 11:537. [PMID: 38796535 PMCID: PMC11127939 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03368-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Traits with intuitive names, a clear scope and explicit description are essential for all trait databases. The lack of unified, comprehensive, and machine-readable plant trait definitions limits the utility of trait databases, including reanalysis of data from a single database, or analyses that integrate data across multiple databases. Both can only occur if researchers are confident the trait concepts are consistent within and across sources. Here we describe the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (APD), a new data source of terms that extends the trait definitions included in a recent trait database, AusTraits. The development process of the APD included three steps: review and formalisation of the scope of each trait and the accompanying trait description; addition of trait metadata; and publication in both human and machine-readable forms. Trait definitions include keywords, references, and links to related trait concepts in other databases, enabling integration of AusTraits with other sources. The APD will both improve the usability of AusTraits and foster the integration of trait data across global and regional plant trait databases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elizabeth H Wenk
- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- National Herbarium of NSW, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Mount Annan, NSW, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Research Data Commons, Caulfield East, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Parramatta, Australia
- University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, Syndey, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- National Herbarium of NSW, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Mount Annan, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- National Herbarium of NSW, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Mount Annan, NSW, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Canberra, Australia
- National Seed Bank, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, Syndey, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Australia
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- National Herbarium of NSW, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Mount Annan, NSW, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, Syndey, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Laughlin DC, Siefert A, Fleri JR, Tumber-Dávila SJ, Hammond WM, Sabatini FM, Damasceno G, Aubin I, Field R, Hatim MZ, Jansen S, Lenoir J, Lens F, McCarthy JK, Niinemets Ü, Phillips OL, Attorre F, Bergeron Y, Bruun HH, Byun C, Ćušterevska R, Dengler J, De Sanctis M, Dolezal J, Jiménez-Alfaro B, Hérault B, Homeier J, Kattge J, Meir P, Mencuccini M, Noroozi J, Nowak A, Peñuelas J, Schmidt M, Škvorc Ž, Sultana F, Ugarte RM, Bruelheide H. Rooting depth and xylem vulnerability are independent woody plant traits jointly selected by aridity, seasonality, and water table depth. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 240:1774-1787. [PMID: 37743552 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
Abstract
Evolutionary radiations of woody taxa within arid environments were made possible by multiple trait innovations including deep roots and embolism-resistant xylem, but little is known about how these traits have coevolved across the phylogeny of woody plants or how they jointly influence the distribution of species. We synthesized global trait and vegetation plot datasets to examine how rooting depth and xylem vulnerability across 188 woody plant species interact with aridity, precipitation seasonality, and water table depth to influence species occurrence probabilities across all biomes. Xylem resistance to embolism and rooting depth are independent woody plant traits that do not exhibit an interspecific trade-off. Resistant xylem and deep roots increase occurrence probabilities in arid, seasonal climates over deep water tables. Resistant xylem and shallow roots increase occurrence probabilities in arid, nonseasonal climates over deep water tables. Vulnerable xylem and deep roots increase occurrence probabilities in arid, nonseasonal climates over shallow water tables. Lastly, vulnerable xylem and shallow roots increase occurrence probabilities in humid climates. Each combination of trait values optimizes occurrence probabilities in unique environmental conditions. Responses of deeply rooted vegetation may be buffered if evaporative demand changes faster than water table depth under climate change.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel C Laughlin
- Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- BIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126, Bologna, Italy
- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Praha 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
- Institute of Biology and Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 06108, Germany
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- Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 2E5, Canada
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- School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University and Research, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Tanta University, Tanta, 3527, Egypt
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- Institute of Botany, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- UMR CNRS 7058, Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés (EDYSAN), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80000, Amiens, France
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Plant Sciences, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Crop Science and Plant Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, 51006, Estonia
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Institut de recherche sur les forêts Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445 boul. de l'université, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, J9X5E4, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Science, Andong National University, Andong-si, 36729, South Korea
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Vegetation Ecology Research Group, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR), Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), 8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland
- Plant Ecology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Functional Ecology, Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Trebon, Czech Republic
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Biodiversity Research Institute (Univ. Oviedo-CSIC-Princ. Asturias), Mieres, Asturias, Spain
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, F-34398, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Goettingen, 37073, Goettingen, Germany
- Resource Management, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
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- School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Universitiy of Vienna, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Botanical Garden, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, CSIC, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Palmengarten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, 60323, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Botany Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
- Institute of Biology and Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 06108, Germany
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