"Data used for Ecology Letters accepted manuscript (25 March, 2020): ""High water use in desert plants exposed to extreme heat""",,,,,
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Authors,Affiliation,,,,
Luiza Maria T. Aparecido,"School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85821",,,,
Sabrina Woo,"School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85821",,,,
Crystal Suazo,"School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85821",,,,
Kevin Hultine,"Department of Research, Conservation and Collections, Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008.",,,,
Benjamin Blonder,"School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85821; Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom",,,,
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Collection details,,,,,
"All plants sampled (11 species, 33 plants) are located within the Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix, AZ, USA). ",,,,,
"Gas exchange (LI-6800) and micrometeorological data (HOBO weather station and FLIR A615 thermal camera) were collected between June 4-20, 2018.",,,,,
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Variable ,Names and units,,,,
Category,Thermal water use strategy as described in the manuscript (Marginal gain or Alternative water use),,,,
Species,Scientific name of desert species sampled,,,,
Species_code,Acronym created for each species,,,,
Plant ,Each plant individual per species (n=3 plants/sp),,,,
Time,"Measurement time (5 AM, 8 AM, 12 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM)",,,,
Et,Transpiration (mol H2O m-2 s-1),,,,
An,Net photosynthesis (?mol CO2 m-2 s-1),,,,
gs,Stomatal conductance (mol H2O m-2 s-1),,,,
Std_Et,Standard deviation of transpiration measurements (mol H2O m-2 s-1),,,,
Std_An,Standard deviation of net photosynthesis measurements (?mol CO2 m-2 s-1),,,,
Std_gs,Standard deviation of stomatal conductance measurements (mol H2O m-2 s-1),,,,
Ci,Intracellular CO2 concentration (µmol mol?¹),,,,
Std_Ci,Standard deviation of Ci measurements (µmol mol?¹),,,,
Tair,Air temperature (°C),,,,
Std_Tair,Standard deviation of air temperature (°C),,,,
Tleaf,"Leaf temperature (°C) - thermal camera, not LI6800 measurement",,,,
Std_Tleaf,Standard deviation of leaf temperature (°C),,,,
VPD,"Vapor pressure deficit (kPa) - weather station, not LI6800 measurement",,,,
RH,Relative humidity (%),,,,
Wind ,Wind speed (m/s),,,,
Tdiff,Temperature difference (Tleaf-Tair; °C),,,,
Std_Tdiff,Standard deviation of temperature difference (°C),,,,
Q,Average photosynthetically active radiation (R) during measurement period (?mol m-2 s-1),,,,