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AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.
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Daniel Falster *Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia. daniel.falster@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-092X
Rachael Gallagher *Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-8115
Elizabeth H WenkEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5640-5910
Ian J WrightDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-9143
Dony IndiartoEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Samuel C AndrewCSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia.
Caitlan BaxterEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
James LawsonNSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, Australia.
Stuart AllenDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Anne FuchsCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Anna MonroCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Fonti KarEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Mark A AdamsSwinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8154-0097
Collin W AhrensHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Matthew AlfonzettiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0064-6368
Tara AngevinLa Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
Deborah M G ApgauaCentre for Rainforest Studies, School for Field Studies, Yungaburra, Queensland, 4872, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6303-6989
Stefan ArndtUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7086-9375
Owen K AtkinThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1041-5202
Joe AtkinsonEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9232-4421
Tony AuldNSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, Parramatta, Australia.
Andrew BakerSouthern Cross University, Lismore, Australia.
Maria von BalthazarDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Anthony BeanQueensland Herbarium, Toowong, Australia.
Chris J BlackmanUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Keith BloomfieldImperial College, London, United Kingdom.
David M J S BowmanUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-124X
Jason BraggResearch Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
Timothy J BrodribbUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-6107
Genevieve BucktonJames Cook University, Douglas, Australia.
Geoff BurrowsCharles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia.
Elizabeth CaldwellSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
James CamacCentre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-0742
Raymond CarpenterUniversity of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Jane A CatfordKing's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-5960
Gregory R CawthrayUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-6675
Lucas A CernusakCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7575-5526
Gregory ChandlerDepartment of Agriculture, Sydney, Australia.
Alex R ChapmanWestern Australian Herbarium, Keiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Kensington, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0701-4539
David ChealCentre for Environmental Management, School of Health & Life Sciences, Federation University, Mount Helen, Australia.
Alexander W CheesmanJames Cook University, Douglas, Australia.
Si-Chong ChenRoyal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew, United Kingdom.
Brendan ChoatHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-640X
Brook ClintonCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Peta L ClodeUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5188-4737
Helen ColemanWestern Australian Herbarium, Keiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Kensington, Australia.
William K CornwellEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4073
Meredith CosgroveThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Michael CrispThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Erika CrossCharles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia.
Kristine Y CrousHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Saul CunninghamFenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-6893
Timothy CurranLincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8817-4360
Ellen CurtisUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Matthew I DawsEnvironment Department, Alcoa of Australia, Huntly, Western Australia, Australia.
Jane L DeGabrielSchool of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Douglas, Australia.
Matthew D DentonSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-0384
Ning DongDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Pengzhen DuLanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Honglang DuanInstitute for Forest Resources & Environment of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
David H DuncanUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Richard P DuncanInstitute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT, 2617, Canberra, Australia.
Marco DurettoNational Herbarium of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1013-4291
John M DwyerSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7389-5528
Cheryl EdwardsMelbourne Water, Melbourne, Australia.
Manuel Esperon-RodriguezHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-2134
John R EvansThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-3532
Susan E EveringhamEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Claire FarrellUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Jennifer FirnQueensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6026-8912
Carlos Roberto FonsecaDepartamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Natal - RN, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0292-0399
Ben J FrenchUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-4047
Doug FroodPathways Bushland and Environment Consultancy, Sydney, Australia.
Jennifer L FunkDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA.
Sonya R GeangeThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5344-7234
Oula GhannoumHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Sean M GleasonUSDA-ARS, WMSRU, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA.
Carl R GosperBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0962-5117
Emma GrayDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-0398
Philip K GroomCurtin University, Bentley, Australia.
Saskia GrootemaatEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Caroline GrossUniversity of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Greg GuerinTerrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Lydia GujaCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Amy K HahsSchool of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0163-6732
Matthew Tom HarrisonTasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7425-452X
Patrick E HayesUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-4588
Martin Heneryarks Australia, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Hobart, Australia.
Dieter HochuliSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6673-4475
Jocelyn HowellBerowa NSW, Berowa, Australia.
Guomin HuangNanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China.
Lesley HughesDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
John HuismanWestern Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, Western Australia, Australia.
Jugoslav IlicUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Ashika JagdishEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Daniel JinSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7492-9830
Gregory JordanUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Enrique JuradoUniversidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4043-5549
John KanowskiAustralian Wildlife Conservancy, Sydney, Australia.
Sabine KaselUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8188-1089
Jürgen KellermannState Herbarium of South Australia, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, Hackney Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
Belinda KennyNSW Rural Fire Service, Sydney, Australia.
Michele KohoutDepartment of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, Australia.
Robert M KooymanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-9547
Martyna M KotowskaDepartment of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2283-5979
Hao Ran LaiUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-0146
Etienne LalibertéInstitut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, H1X 2B2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3167-2622
Hans LambersUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-2272
Byron B LamontCurtin University, Bentley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9279-7149
Robert LanfearEcology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Frank van LangeveldeWildlife Ecology & Conservation Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-0797
Daniel C LaughlinDepartment of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9651-5732
Bree-Anne Laugier-KitchenerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Susan LauranceJames Cook University, Douglas, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-2933
Caroline E R LehmannRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6825-124X
Andrea LeighUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3568-2606
Michelle R LeishmanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Tanja LenzDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Brendan LepschiCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia.
James D LewisFordham University, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-9513
Felix LimAMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Montpellier, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1227-460X
Udayangani LiuRoyal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-1319
Janice LordUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-0428
Christopher H LuskEnvironmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Cate Macinnis-NgUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3935-9814
Hannah McPhersonNational Herbarium of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
Susana MagallónLaboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6838-7497
Anthony ManeaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Andrea López-MartinezLaboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Margaret MayfieldSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5101-6542
James K McCarthyManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, 7640, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-1678
Trevor MeersCumberland Ecology, Cumberland, Australia.
Marlien van der MerweResearch Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-5143
Daniel J MetcalfeCSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia.
Per MilbergLinkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6128-1051
Karel MokanyCSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia.
Angela T MolesEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-7762
Ben D MooreHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-4721
Nicholas MooreLa Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
John W MorganLa Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
William MorrisUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-4154
Annette MuirDepartment of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, Australia.
Samantha MunroeTerrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-1028
Áine NicholsonUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Dean NicolleCurrency Creek Arboretum, Currency Creek, Australia.
Adrienne B NicotraThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Ülo NiinemetsEstonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Tom NorthCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Andrew O'Reilly-NugentInstitute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT, 2617, Canberra, Australia.
Odhran S O'SullivanLeistershire County Council, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Brad OberleDivision of Natural Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA.
Yusuke OnodaGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Mark K J OoiCentre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-0417
Colin P OsborneUniversity of Sheffield, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, Sheffield, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-3718
Grazyna PaczkowskaWestern Australian Herbarium, Keiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Kensington, Australia.
Burak PekinIstanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Caio Guilherme PereiraDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA.
Catherine PickeringSchool of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Melinda PickupGreening Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
Laura J PollockDepartment of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Pieter PootCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Jeff R PowellHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Sally A PowerHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-8671
Iain Colin PrenticeImperial College, London, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-6764
Lynda PriorUniversity of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Suzanne M ProberCSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia.
Jennifer ReadSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
Victoria ReynoldsSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Anna E RichardsCSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia.
Ben RichardsonWestern Australian Herbarium, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Kensington, Australia.
Michael L RoderickThe Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-7739
Julieta A RosellLaboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-8027
Maurizio RossettoNational Herbarium of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
Barbara RyeWestern Australian Herbarium, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Kensington, Australia.
Paul D RymerHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Michael A SamsSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Gordon SansonSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
Hervé SauquetNational Herbarium of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-3236
Susanne SchmidtSchool of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8369-1238
Jürg SchönenbergerDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-2731
Ernst-Detlef SchulzeMax-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany.
Kerrie SendallRider University, Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6175-0954
Steve SinclairDepartment of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4282-1021
Benjamin SmithHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Renee SmithHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Fiona SoperMcGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Ben SparrowTerrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-1895
Rachel J StandishEnvironmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8118-1904
Timothy L StaplesSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Ruby StephensDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Christopher SzotaUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Guy TaseskiEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Elizabeth TaskerNSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, Parramatta, Australia.
Freya ThomasUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
David T TissueHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Mark G TjoelkerHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4607-5238
David Yue Phin TngCentre for Rainforest Studies, School for Field Studies, Yungaburra, Queensland, 4872, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-0922
Félix de TombeurTERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6012-8458
Kyle TomlinsonXishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Yunnan, China.
Neil C TurnerUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-0411
Erik J VeneklaasUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7030-4056
Susanna VennCentre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-0120
Peter VeskUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2008-7062
Carolyn VlasveldSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6445-7067
Maria S VorontsovaRoyal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0899-1120
Charles A WarrenSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Nigel WarwickUniversity of New England, Armidale, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7009-3183
Lasantha K WeerasingheFaculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5173-8000
Jessie WellsSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-5108
Mark WestobyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-4530
Matthew WhiteDepartment of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, Australia.
Nicholas S G WilliamsUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Jarrah WillsSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Peter G WilsonNational Herbarium of NSW and Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
Colin YatesBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA, Australia.
Amy E ZanneDepartment of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Graham ZemunikUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6064-345X
Kasia ZiemińskaAMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Montpellier, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7750-4758
Funding
Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DE170100208Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) FT160100113
Abstract
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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