Published August 30, 2021 | Version v.1.1.1
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LT-Brazil: A database of leaf traits across biomes and vegetation types in Brazil

Authors/Creators

  • 1. University of São Paulo
  • 2. Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

Contributors

  • 1. University of São Paulo
  • 2. Federal University of Pernambuco
  • 3. Federal University of Pará
  • 4. State University of Campinas
  • 5. Oregon State University
  • 6. University of Brasília

Description

The LT-Brazil data set contains observations of leaf mass per area, leaf N and P concentration per unit mass, and leaf N:P ratio from native woody species across the Brazilian territory, encompassing information of biome, vegetation, taxonomic data, geographical coordinates, climatic parameters, as well as soil properties. We compiled data from several geographical coordinates in native vegetation distributed across all biomes (i.e., Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica, Pampa, and Pantanal) found in Brazil. Our compilation was focused on native woody plants (i.e., trees, shrubs, subshrubs, and lianas), excluding monocots, palm trees, herbs, and hemiparasitic plants. The compiled data set covers c. 9% of woody angiosperm species of Brazil. Unidentified or mixed species were also considered when met our eligibility criteria. Contributions to expand this database can be performed through our repository at GitHub (https://github.com/emariano-git/lt-brazil.git). Major versions of the LT-Brazil data set will also be made available via the TRY Plant Trait Database (https://www.try-db.org).

Notes

This work was funded by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Grant Number/Award 2011/50384-4, 2013/09800-0, 2015/18790-3, and 2015/50488-5). The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported here.

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