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Data for Eichenberg et al. 2015: Trade-offs between physical and chemical carbon-based leaf defence: Of intraspecific variation and trait evolution (Journal of Ecology)
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JEcol-2015-0239.R1 Trade-offs between physical and chemical carbon-based leaf defence: Of intraspecific variation and trait evolution
Abstract:
1. Despite recent advances in studies on trade-offs between plant defence traits, little is known about whether trade-offs reflect i) evolutionary constraints at the species level or ii) allocation constraints at the individual level. Here, we asked to which degree physical and chemical carbon-based leaf defence traits covary within and across species. 2. We assessed leaf toughness, leaf total phenolics and tannin concentrations for 51 subtropical tree species. Species trait means, sample-specific values and phylogenetically independent contrasts were used in regression analyses. Phylogenetic signals and trait evolution were assessed along the phylogeny. 3. Analyses of species-level trait means revealed significant negative trait covariations between physical and chemical defence traits in analyses over all species. These covariations were inconsistent at the within-species level. All three defence aspects showed strong phylogenetic signals, but differed in the degree of conservatism along the phylogeny. Inclusion of intraspecific trait variability significantly decreased the strength of these covariations. Strong negative covariations were detected between physical and chemical defence trait when phylogenetic non-independence was accounted for. 4. Synthesis: We addressed two sources of variation (allocation and evolution) independently from each other in the context of trait interrelationships. The observed negative covariations hint at the existence of a trade-off between physical and chemical defence traits. The finding that intraspecific trait variation contributed less to this relationship suggests that the trade-off is dominated by evolutionary constraints rather than by carbon allocation constraints.
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See Materials and Methods in the corresponding mansucript. The attached <b>freeformat files</b> contain the following information: 1. Eichenberg_et_al_2015_JEcol_Cophenetic.csv: the cophenetic distance matrix of all investigated species 2. Eichenberg_et_al_2015_JEcol_phylogenetic_tree.tre: Phylogenetic tree as can be read in and plotted using the R package 'ape"
Spatial extent:
Experimental Sites in Xinganshan (Site A and Site B). Comparative study plots and nearby surroundings in the Gutianshan Natural Nature Reserve.
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Taxonomic extent:
We investigated 51 species in the present analyses. The full species List is given in the column "Species" in the Dataset. Moreover, a cophenetic distance matrix as well as a phylogenetic tree (as can be opened by the R-package 'ape') are given as freeformat files.
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Dataset column

Name:
Species
Definition:
Scientific name of the investigated species
Unit:
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Datagroup:
Scientific plant species name
Keywords:
species, species name, axonomy
Values:
Castanea henryi
Camellia chekiangoleosa
Adinandra millettii
Acer davidii
Alniphyllum fortunei
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Dataset column

Name:
Individual
Definition:
Identifier that allows to assort the respective sampe to a unique individual
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
CSP13-Neo aur-372878
CSP13-Syz bux-363800
CSP13-Ile elm-371506
CSP13-Mac thu-379635
CSP16-Cas eyr-370121
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Dataset column

Name:
Indiv_Sample
Definition:
From every tree 1-10 single leaves were sampled. Theis colums allows to deterine the number of the leaf per individual.
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Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
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Values:
14
0
1
2
10
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Dataset column

Name:
Family
Definition:
Taxonomic family affiliation of the respective species
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Plant family name
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Adoxaceae
Aceraceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Aquifoliaceae
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Dataset column

Name:
Genus
Definition:
Taxonomic genus affiliation of the respective species
Unit:
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Datagroup:
Plant genus name
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Camellia
Acer
Alniphyllum
Adinandra
Castanea
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Dataset column

Name:
Leaf toughness
Definition:
Leaf toughness as tensile strength of a excission of the respective leaf
Unit:
N/mm
Datagroup:
Leaf toughness
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.06374225
0.07354875
0.05393575
0.0686455
0.078452
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Dataset column

Name:
Phenolics
Definition:
Total phenolics content as tannic acid equivalent
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Secondary Metabolites
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
100.054157
100.2379482
100.201997
100.3091679
100.0626917
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Dataset column

Name:
Tannin
Definition:
Tannin content as tannic acid equivalent
Unit:
mg/g
Datagroup:
Secondary Metabolites
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
100.8728877
101.0204192
0.475421937
100.1580522
100.098327
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Eichenberg_et_al_2015_JEcol_phylogenetic_tree.tre
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Eichenberg_et_al_2015_JEcol_Cophenetic.csv
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