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PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database of palms worldwide.


ABSTRACT: Plant traits are critical to plant form and function -including growth, survival and reproduction- and therefore shape fundamental aspects of population and ecosystem dynamics as well as ecosystem services. Here, we present a global species-level compilation of key functional traits for palms (Arecaceae), a plant family with keystone importance in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. We derived measurements of essential functional traits for all (>2500) palm species from key sources such as monographs, books, other scientific publications, as well as herbarium collections. This includes traits related to growth form, stems, armature, leaves and fruits. Although many species are still lacking trait information, the standardized and global coverage of the data set will be important for supporting future studies in tropical ecology, rainforest evolution, paleoecology, biogeography, macroecology, macroevolution, global change biology and conservation. Potential uses are comparative eco-evolutionary studies, ecological research on community dynamics, plant-animal interactions and ecosystem functioning, studies on plant-based ecosystem services, as well as conservation science concerned with the loss and restoration of functional diversity in a changing world.

SUBMITTER: Kissling WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database of palms worldwide.

Kissling W Daniel WD   Balslev Henrik H   Baker William J WJ   Dransfield John J   Göldel Bastian B   Lim Jun Ying JY   Onstein Renske E RE   Svenning Jens-Christian JC  

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Plant traits are critical to plant form and function -including growth, survival and reproduction- and therefore shape fundamental aspects of population and ecosystem dynamics as well as ecosystem services. Here, we present a global species-level compilation of key functional traits for palms (Arecaceae), a plant family with keystone importance in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. We derived measurements of essential functional traits for all (>2500) palm species from key sources such as mono  ...[more]

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