Table 3 Plant functional traits represented in FunAndes. Trait definitions and units of measurement follow those of TRY16 (https://www.try-db.org/de/TabDetails.php).
From: FunAndes – A functional trait database of Andean plants
Trait Name | Unit |
|---|---|
Bark thickness | mm |
Leaf area (in case of compound leaves: leaf, petiole excluded) | mm2 |
Leaf area (in case of compound leaves: leaf, petiole included) | mm2 |
Leaf aluminium (Al) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf area per leaf dry mass (specific leaf area, SLA or 1/LMA): petiole included | mm2 mg−1 |
Leaf area per leaf dry mass (specific leaf area, SLA or 1/LMA) petiole, rhachis and midrib excluded | mm2 mg−1 |
Leaf calcium (Ca) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf carbon (C) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf carbon (C) isotope signature (delta 13 C) | mg kg−1 |
Leaf compoundness | unitless |
Leaf dry mass per leaf fresh mass (leaf dry matter content, LDMC) | mg g−1 |
Leaf magnesium (Mg) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf nitrogen (N) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf nitrogen (N) isotope signature (delta 15 N) | mg kg−1 |
Leaf phosphorus (P) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf potassium (K) content per leaf dry mass | mg g−1 |
Leaf texture (sclerophylly, physical strength, toughness) | kN m−1 |
Leaf thickness | mm |
Plant growth form | unitless |
Stem conduit cross-sectional area (vessels and tracheids) | μm |
Stem conduit density (vessels and tracheids) | mm−2 |
Stem dry mass per stem fresh volume (stem specific density, SSD, wood density): branch | g/cm3 |
Stem dry mass per stem fresh volume (stem specific density, SSD, wood density): sapwood | g/cm3 |
Wood (sapwood) specific conductivity (stem specific conductivity) | kg m−1 Mpa−1 s−1 |
