Published December 9, 2025 | Version v1
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Above- and belowground traits of herbaceous species are linked, but do not respond equally to variations in soil properties and climatic conditions

Authors/Creators

  • 1. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
  • 2. Institute of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
  • 3. Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function Jena (SIP), Jena, Germany

Contributors

  • 1. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
  • 2. Institute of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
  • 3. Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function Jena (SIP), Jena, Germany
  • 4. Thünen-Institute, Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Alfred-Möller-Straße 1, H. 41/42, Eberswalde 16225, Germany.
  • 5. Botanic Garden Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • 6. Core Facility Botanical Garden, University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • 7. Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
  • 8. Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Life Science, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
  • 9. Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Description

Using this dataset, we examined how various plant characteristics, both above- and belowground, respond to different climatic and soil conditions. We did this by growing the same five types of perennial herbaceous plants in the same conditions at five botanical gardens in Central Europe. We measured above- and belowground traits after up to four growing seasons, and then analysed their relationships to differences in climatic conditions, soil chemistry and nutrient availability. 

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Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.5281/zenodo.17864595

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
FlexPool 09159715
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
PhenObs 09159723