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[en] We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual- and species-level measurements coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties and experimental conditions. This article provides information on version 3.0.2 of AusTraits which contains data for 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data, which also provides a template for other national or regional initiatives globally to fill persistent gaps in trait knowledge.
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Wenk, Elizabeth H ; Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Wright, Ian J ; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Lawson, James; NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, Australia
Allen, Stuart; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Fuchs, Anne; Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Alfonzetti, Matthew ; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Arndt, Stefan ; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Atkin, Owen K ; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Atkinson, Joe ; Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Auld, Tony; NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, Parramatta, Australia
Baker, Andrew; Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia
von Balthazar, Maria; Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Blackman, Chris J; University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Bloomfield, Keith; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Brodribb, Timothy J ; University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Buckton, Genevieve; James Cook University, Douglas, Australia
Burrows, Geoff; Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
Caldwell, Elizabeth; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Camac, James ; Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Carpenter, Raymond; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Catford, Jane A ; King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Cawthray, Gregory R ; University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Cernusak, Lucas A ; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
Chandler, Gregory; Department of Agriculture, Sydney, Australia
Chapman, Alex R ; Western Australian Herbarium, Keiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Kensington, Australia
Cheal, David; Centre for Environmental Management, School of Health & Life Sciences, Federation University, Mount Helen, Australia
Cheesman, Alexander W; James Cook University, Douglas, Australia
Chen, Si-Chong; Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew, United Kingdom
Choat, Brendan ; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Clinton, Brook; Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia
Clode, Peta L ; University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Cosgrove, Meredith; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Crisp, Michael; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Cross, Erika; Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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Cunningham, Saul ; Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Curtis, Ellen; University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Daws, Matthew I; Environment Department, Alcoa of Australia, Huntly, Western Australia, Australia
DeGabriel, Jane L; School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Douglas, Australia
Denton, Matthew D ; School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Dong, Ning; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Du, Pengzhen; Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Duan, Honglang; Institute for Forest Resources & Environment of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
Duncan, David H; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Duncan, Richard P; Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT, 2617, Canberra, Australia
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Dwyer, John M ; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
Edwards, Cheryl; Melbourne Water, Melbourne, Australia
Esperon-Rodriguez, Manuel ; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Evans, John R ; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Everingham, Susan E; Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Farrell, Claire; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Firn, Jennifer ; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Fonseca, Carlos Roberto ; Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Natal - RN, Brazil
French, Ben J ; University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Frood, Doug; Pathways Bushland and Environment Consultancy, Sydney, Australia
Funk, Jennifer L; Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA
Geange, Sonya R ; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Ghannoum, Oula; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Gleason, Sean M; USDA-ARS, WMSRU, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA
Gosper, Carl R ; Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA, Australia
Gray, Emma ; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Groom, Philip K; Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
Grootemaat, Saskia; Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Gross, Caroline; University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Guerin, Greg; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
Guja, Lydia; Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia
Hahs, Amy K ; School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Harrison, Matthew Tom ; Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Hayes, Patrick E ; University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Henery, Martin; arks Australia, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Hobart, Australia
Hochuli, Dieter ; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
Howell, Jocelyn; Berowa NSW, Berowa, Australia
Huang, Guomin; Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China
Hughes, Lesley; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Huisman, John; Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, Western Australia, Australia
Ilic, Jugoslav; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Jagdish, Ashika; Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Jin, Daniel ; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
Jordan, Gregory; University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Jurado, Enrique ; Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
Kanowski, John; Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Sydney, Australia
Kasel, Sabine ; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Kellermann, Jürgen; State Herbarium of South Australia, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, Hackney Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Kenny, Belinda; NSW Rural Fire Service, Sydney, Australia
Kohout, Michele; Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, Australia
Kooyman, Robert M ; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Kotowska, Martyna M ; Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Lai, Hao Ran ; University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Laliberté, Etienne ; Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, H1X 2B2, Canada
Lambers, Hans ; University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Lamont, Byron B ; Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
Lanfear, Robert; Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
van Langevelde, Frank ; Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Laughlin, Daniel C ; Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
Laugier-Kitchener, Bree-Anne; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Laurance, Susan ; James Cook University, Douglas, Australia
Lehmann, Caroline E R ; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Leigh, Andrea ; University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Leishman, Michelle R; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Lenz, Tanja; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Lepschi, Brendan; Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT, Australia
Lewis, James D ; Fordham University, New York City, NY, USA
Lim, Felix ; AMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Montpellier, France
Liu, Udayangani ; Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew, United Kingdom
Lord, Janice ; University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Lusk, Christopher H; Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Macinnis-Ng, Cate ; University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
McPherson, Hannah; National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
Magallón, Susana ; Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Manea, Anthony; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
López-Martinez, Andrea; Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Mayfield, Margaret ; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
McCarthy, James K ; Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, 7640, New Zealand
Meers, Trevor; Cumberland Ecology, Cumberland, Australia
van der Merwe, Marlien ; Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
Metcalfe, Daniel J; CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia
Milberg, Per ; Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
Mokany, Karel; CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia
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Moore, Ben D ; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Moore, Nicholas; La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
Morgan, John W; La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
Morris, William ; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Muir, Annette; Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, Australia
Munroe, Samantha ; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
Nicholson, Áine; University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Nicolle, Dean; Currency Creek Arboretum, Currency Creek, Australia
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Niinemets, Ülo; Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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O'Reilly-Nugent, Andrew; Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT, 2617, Canberra, Australia
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Oberle, Brad; Division of Natural Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA
Onoda, Yusuke; Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Pekin, Burak; Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Guilherme Pereira, Caio; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Pickering, Catherine; School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Pickup, Melinda; Greening Australia, Brisbane, Australia
Pollock, Laura J; Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Poot, Pieter; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
Powell, Jeff R; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Power, Sally A ; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Prentice, Iain Colin ; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Read, Jennifer; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Reynolds, Victoria; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Roderick, Michael L ; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Rymer, Paul D; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Sams, Michael A; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
Sanson, Gordon; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Sauquet, Hervé ; National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
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Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Sendall, Kerrie ; Rider University, Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
Sinclair, Steve ; Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Vlasveld, Carolyn ; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Vorontsova, Maria S ; Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew, United Kingdom
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Warwick, Nigel ; University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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Westoby, Mark ; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Wills, Jarrah; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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Zanne, Amy E; Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA ; Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146 USA, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
Zemunik, Graham ; University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Ziemińska, Kasia ; AMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Montpellier, France
We acknowledge the work of all Australian taxonomists and their supporting institutions, whose long-term work on describing the flora has provided a rich source of data for AusTraits, including: Australian National Botanic Gardens; Australian National Herbarium; Biodiversity Science, Parks Australia; Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia; Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria; Flora of Australia; Kew; National Herbarium of NSW; National Herbarium of Victoria; Northern Territory Herbarium; NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment; Queensland Herbarium; State Herbarium of South Australia; Tasmanian Herbarium; and the Western Australian Herbarium. We gratefully acknowledge input from the following persons who contributed to data collection Sophia Amini, Julian Ash, Tara Boreham, Ross Bradstock, Willi A. Brand, Amber Briggs, John Brock, Don Butler, Robert Chinnock, Peter Clarke, Derek Clayton, Steven Clemants, Harold Trevor Clifford, Michelle Cochrane, Bronwyn Collins, Alessandro Conti, Wendy Cooper, William Cooper, Ian Cowie, Lyn Craven, Ian Davidson, Derek Eamus, Judy Egan, Chris Fahey, Paul Irwin Forster, John Foster, Tony French, Allison Frith, Ronald Gardiner, Malcolm Gill, Ethel Goble-Garratt, Peter Grubb, Chris Guinane, TJ Hall, Monique Hallet, Tammy Haslehurst, Foteini Hassiotou, John Herbohn, Peter Hocking, Jing Hu, Kate Hughes, Muhammad Islam, Ian Kealley, Greg Keighery, James Kirkpatrick, Kirsten Knox, Luka Kovac, Kaely Kreger, John Kuo, Martin Lambert, Dana Lanceman, Michael Lawes, Claire Laws, Emma Laxton, Liz Lindsay, Daniel Montoya Londono, Christiane Ludwig, Ian Lunt, Mary Maconochie, Karen Marais, Bruce Maslin, Riah Mason, Richard Mazanec, Elissa McFarlane, Huw Morgan, Peter Myerscough, Des Nelson, Dominic Neyland, Mike Olsen, Corinna Orscheg, Jacob McC. Overton, Paula Peeters, George Perry, Aaron Phillips, Loren Pollitt, Rob Polmear, Hugh Possingham, Aina Price, Thomas Pyne, R.J.Williams, Barbara Rice, Jessica L. Rigg, Bryan Roberts, Miguel de Salas, Anna Salomaa, Inge Schulze, Waltraud Schulze, Andrew John Scott, Alison Shapcott, Veronica Shaw, Luke Shoo, Anne Sjostrom, Santiago Soliveres, Amanda Spooner, George Stewart, Jan Suda, Catherine Tait, Daniel Taylor, Ian Thompson, Hellmut R. Toelken, Malcolm Trudgen, W.E Westman, Erica Williams, Kathryn Willis, J. Bastow Wilson, Jian Yen. We thank H Cornelissen, H Poorter, SC McColl-Gausden, and one anonymous reviewer for feedback on an earlier draft, and K Levett for advice on data structures. This work was supported by fellowship grants from Australian Research Council to Falster (FT160100113), Gallagher (DE170100208) and Wright (FT100100910). The AusTraits project received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/TD044, https:// doi.org/10.47486/DP720) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
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