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Title:
CSPs: Leaf traits and chemicals from individual trees in the CSPs
Access rights:
Private
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No information available
Published:
Kröber, W., Böhnke, M., Geißler, C., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Bruelheide, H. (Portal members involved) (2012): Leaf trait-environment relationships in a subtropical broadleaved forest in South-East China (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035742). PLoS ONE .
Abstract:
Leaf traits and chemicals from tree species in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, including secondary compound (total phenolic and tannin concentrations) and information on stomata.
Design:
Leaf samples were taken from sun-exposed branches with an expandable pruner. Only completely developed leaves were sampled, without visible herbivore damage and preferably free of leaf fungi. Seven leaves were collected per individual and the majority of species was sampled in five to seven CSPs. Every species was sampled only from one individual per CSP. Rare species that occurred with less than five individuals in all CSPs had a correspondingly lower number of replicates.
Spatial extent:
Comparative Study Plots in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve 29°08'-29°17'N 118°02'-118°11'E
Temporal extent:
Sampling excursions between 2008 and 2009
Taxonomic extent:
Tree species in the CSPs
Measurement cirumstances:
No information available
Data analysis:
Mind that young and old leaves were sampled. For aggregated traits you may want to use old leaves only or aggregate first within both age classes and then average again.

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Dataset column

Name:
Samplecode
Definition:
Identifier; Combination of characters and number allowing a specific identification of the respective specimen which were assigned for sample analysis in the laboratory of the Botanical institute of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
sample identity
Values:
101B
104B
101aB
100B
102B
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
sample collector
Definition:
Indicating the person who collected the sample in the field -- The person which collected the respective Sample in the Field; Datagroup description: Helper
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
David Eichenberg
Wenzel Kroeber
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Species
Definition:
Species name; Datagroup description: Scientific plant species name; Source: Flora of China; Datagroup description: Scientific plant species name; Datagroup description: Scientific plant species name; Source: Flora of China, Helge Bruelheide (derived from datagroup)
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Scientific plant species name
Keywords:
species, taxon
Values:
Acer pubipalmatum
Acer cordatum
Alangium kurzii
Acer amplum
Adinandra millettii
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Year_Collected
Definition:
Additional information on the year when the respective sample was collected; this allows for deciding, whether samples are dependent or independet (e.g. in time series anaysis), if the same individual was sampled in several years.; Datagroup description: Date time information; Datagroup description: Date time information
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Date time information
Keywords:
year, explanatory
Values:
2008
2012
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CSP
Definition:
BEF research plot name; Reasearch plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, having a size of 30x30m^2, measured on the ground.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
CSP, location
Values:
CSP03
CSP05
CSP04
CSP02
CSP01
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CSP_Tag
Definition:
6 digit Code given on the silver plate of the respective tree within the CSP; Datagroup description: Tree identifier for trees in the comparative study sites (CSP plus Silver ID);Tag number with 8XXXXXXX are not collected within the CPSs but near the respective CSP given in the colum "CSP"; Datagroup description: CSP metal tag number (trees, woody debris)
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
CSP metal tag number (trees, woody debris)
Keywords:
location, tree identifier
Values:
123459
123458
123457
140509
123456
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
4_Digit_ID-CSPs
Definition:
Some individuals within the CSPs were labelled with silver plates displaying 4 digits instead of 6 digits. References can be given by SP01/02c.; Datagroup description: Tree identifier for trees in the comparative study sites (4 digits))
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
CSPs: 4 digits tree identifier
Keywords:
tree identifier
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
leaf age
Definition:
Gives information about the vegetative Period in which the sampled leaf was collected: "young" leaves were produced in the present vegetation period. "old" leaves are from previous vegetation periods.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Leaf Age
Keywords:
leaf, explanatory, leaf age
Values:
1 year
young
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Lifeform
Definition:
Tree or shrub; based on Flora of China species description: if ambiguous, maximum height < 12m is a shrub; Datagroup description: Plant functional group or life form; Datagroup description: Plant functional group or life form
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Plant functional group or life form
Keywords:
functional group, explanatory
Values:
t
s
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
evergreen
Definition:
evergreen or deciduous tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Leaf habit
Keywords:
leaf, explanatory
Values:
e
d
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
fresh weight
Definition:
Leaves were sampled from the tree, stored in a sealed plastic bag and weighted on a digital scale on the day of collection. --- Leaves were sampled from the tree, stored in a sealed plastic bag and weighted on a digital scale on the day of collection.; Datagroup description: Above-ground biomass measurement
Unit:
g
Datagroup:
Above and below ground biomass measurement
Keywords:
leaf trait, explanatory, fresh weight
Values:
0.19
0.356
0.397
0.495
0.494
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
dry weight
Definition:
Leaves were dried either for 48h at 80°C in a drying oven, or (in samples collected by David Eichenberg) by lyophilisation at 1Pa ambient pressure for 24h; Datagroup description: Above-ground biomass measurement
Unit:
mg
Datagroup:
Above and below ground biomass measurement
Keywords:
leaf trait, explanatory, dry weight
Values:
10040
1010
1006
1018
1015
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
LA
Definition:
Leaf area of sample
Unit:
mm²
Datagroup:
Leaf area
Keywords:
explanatory, leaf size
Values:
10021
100496
10142
10052
10119
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
SLA
Definition:
Specific leaf area; Datagroup description: Specific leaf area; Datagroup description: Specific leaf area; Datagroup description: Specific leaf area
Unit:
mm²/mg
Datagroup:
Specific leaf area
Keywords:
SLA, explanatory
Values:
10.09737444
10.10671835
10.05384184
10.02793696
10.02594896
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
LDMC
Definition:
Leaf dry matter content
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Leaf dry matter content
Keywords:
LDMC, explanatory
Values:
178.7128713
165.2023429
141.9859625
160.856437
157.9617834
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
N
Definition:
Nitrogen content; Datagroup description: Nitrogen; Datagroup description: Nitrogen; Datagroup description: Nitrogen
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Nitrogen
Keywords:
nitrogen, explanatory
Values:
0.627117391
0.632483418
0.570937102
0.636576873
0.620177489
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
C
Definition:
Carbon content; Instrumentation: Elemental Analyzer
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Carbon
Keywords:
carbon, explanatory
Values:
31.63729782
34.9107851
34.40234438
35.2918339
33.86365834
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CN
Definition:
Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio;
Unit:
g/g
Datagroup:
Carbon Nitrogen ratio
Keywords:
explanatory
Values:
13.04188255
13.13923168
12.17390797
11.44153902
12.87145375
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
K
Definition:
Kalium content; Datagroup description:atom absorption spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: :atom absorption spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, kalium
Values:
10099.35516
10079.47835
10059.51677
10018.4761
10008.05501
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Mg
Definition:
Magnesium content; Datagroup description:atom absorption spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: :atom absorption spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, magnesium
Values:
1015.029762
1022.384306
1034.789157
1000.754527
1026.084813
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Ca
Definition:
Calcium content; Datagroup description: atom absorption spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: :atom absorption spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
calcium, explanatory
Values:
10022.01566
0
10024.75248
10015.18219
10030.57199
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Al
Definition:
Aluminum content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, aluminium
Values:
104.2247024
101.3423805
102.027439
1041.049205
101.9965
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Ca2
Definition:
Calcium content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
calcium, explanatory
Values:
10122.06845
10090.88294
10049.57837
10157.89862
10052.92744
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Fe
Definition:
Ferric content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, iron
Values:
0
101.144
102.0119781
100.2676471
100.216749
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
K2
Definition:
Potassium content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, kalium
Values:
10366.86627
10257.0751
10056.82871
10657.98532
10618.71257
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Mg2
Definition:
Magnesium content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, magnesium
Values:
1146.027833
1010.964571
1158.845776
1001.099398
1131.365686
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Mn
Definition:
Manganese content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, manganese
Values:
1063.220588
1083.885602
1067.12
106.2960784
1099.613095
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Na
Definition:
Natrium content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, natrium
Values:
1127.469819
1286.192615
103.6127745
0
110.4125249
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
P
Definition:
Phosphorus content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, phosphorus
Values:
1081.051859
1011.520577
1625.060367
1281.893
1017.727624
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
S
Definition:
Sulfur content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, sulfur
Values:
1037.9
1027.154192
1010.6615
1009.592262
1028.942
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Zn
Definition:
Zinc content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, zinc
Values:
0
100.4016798
10.1284585
0.2157105
0.10187525
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Co
Definition:
Cobalt content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, cobalt
Values:
0.103794411
0.013358082
0.098908549
0.081316798
0
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Cu
Definition:
Copper content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, copper
Values:
0.284580838
0
0.269311377
0.227896341
0.306
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Pb
Definition:
Lead content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, lead
Values:
0.112372549
0
0.223711032
0.305957353
0.395116397
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Sr
Definition:
Strontium content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, strontium
Values:
10.10635189
10.03857285
10.01254921
10.03435
10.27544625
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Cr
Definition:
Chrome content; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, chrome
Values:
0.051391218
0.012601556
0
0.055554563
0.017104688
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Ni
Definition:
Nickel kontent; Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, nickel
Values:
0
0.154086444
0.26955
0.169196787
0.2893235
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Cd214
Definition:
Cadmium content (at 214nm); Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, cadmium
Values:
0.035477634
0
0.010153748
0.000734684
0.057069223
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Cd228
Definition:
Cadmium content (at 228nm); Datagroup description: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Datagroup description: Chemical elements; Instrumentation: inductively coupled plasma optical emisssion spectrometer; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Petra Grossmann
Unit:
µg/g
Datagroup:
Chemical elements
Keywords:
explanatory, cadmium
Values:
0.122106928
0.073485586
0.163716766
0
0.103109252
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
stomata density
Definition:
average Stomatal density
Unit:
1/µm
Datagroup:
Leaf stomata density
Keywords:
explanatory, stomata
Values:
10.79214332
10.71253673
10.35673188
107.2242327
10.76210019
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
average length
Definition:
average Stomatal length
Unit:
µm
Datagroup:
Leaf stomata size
Keywords:
explanatory, stomata
Values:
15.94
14.7
14.28333333
14.76
15.66666667
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
average width
Definition:
average Stomatal width
Unit:
µm
Datagroup:
Leaf stomata size
Keywords:
explanatory, stomata
Values:
10.70666667
11.39666667
10.00333333
11.15
11.02
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Phenolics
Definition:
total Phenolics content; Datagroup description: Secondary Metabolites; Datagroup description: Secondary Metabolites; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Anja Zeuner
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Secondary Metabolites
Keywords:
polyphenols
Values:
10.4592580807679
100.639779386418
10.5004703229161
102.023022760526
101.035805395969
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Tannin
Definition:
total Tannin content; Datagroup description: Secondary Metabolites; Instrumentation: Radial Diffusion method; Datagroup description: Secondary Metabolites; Source: These persons could not be matched within the portal: Anja Zeuner
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Secondary Metabolites
Keywords:
explanatory, polyphenols
Values:
0.179441322673494
0.0923185178518221
0.227602593891546
0.0439807163415427
0.0482658377762551
Contributors:
No information available

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