Dataset of "true mangroves" plant species traits

Abstract

BackgroundPlant traits have been used extensively in ecology. They can be used as proxies for resource-acquisition strategies and facilitate the understanding of community structure and ecosystem functioning. However, many reviews and comparative analysis of plant traits do not include mangroves plants, possibly due to the lack of quantitative information available in a centralised form.New informationHere a dataset is presented with 2364 records of traits of "true mangroves" species, gathered from 88 references (published articles, books, theses and dissertations). The dataset contains information on 107 quantitative traits and 18 qualitative traits for 55 species of "true mangroves" (sensu Tomlinson 2016). Most traits refer to components of living trees (mainly leaves), but litter traits were also included.

Functional Traits of Terrestrial Plants in the Intertidal: A Review on Mangrove Trees

“…Qualitative (categorical) and quantitative traits of true mangroves were obtained from the dataset of Quadros and Zimmer (2017). Major true mangroves (cf., Tomlinson, 2016) from this dataset encompass 42 unambiguous species of the genera Avicennia (Acanthaceae), Bruguiera (Rhizophoraceae), Ceriops (Rhizophoraceae), Kandelia (Rhizophoraceae), Laguncularia (Combrataceae), Lumnitzera (Combrataceae), Nypa (Arecaceae), Rhizophora (Rhizophoraceae), Sonneratia (Lythraceae), and Xylocarpus (Meliaceae).…”

“…Some quantitative traits were provided with different units; we transformed the corresponding data for unit harmonization (see R script provided in supplementary material, available online). Further, the trait leaf sodium content per leaf area was erroneously named leaf sodium content per leaf dry mass in the original database by Quadros and Zimmer (2017). Thus, leaf sodium content per leaf dry mass occurred twice in the dataset, and we corrected this trait name accordingly for the present analysis.…”

The Benefits of Combining Global and Local Data—A Showcase for Valuation and Mapping of Mangrove Climate Regulation and Food Provisioning Services within a Protected Area in Pará, North Brazil

“…Stands with high aboveground biomass often coincide with R. mangle-dominated forests. Compared to the other two forest stands, the trees in R. mangle-dominated forest are characterised by, on average, larger trunk diameters and tree heights (Annex "Carbon stock for global climate regulation ES" for species and stand-specific values), probably being a result of reaching a climax stage of mangrove succession [48]. Average tree density of R. mangle is also twice as high in these stands as in A. germinans-dominated stands.…”

Solving the fourth‐corner problem: forecasting ecosystem primary production from spatial multispecies trait‐based models

“…Our current regional data set comprises data for four quantitative traits from 20 mangrove species (out of 69 mangrove species worldwide) and 110 sites. Like established global trait databases (e.g., TRY [Kattge 2020] and GLOPNET [Reich et al 2009]) and mangrove-centric trait database (Quadros and Zimmer 2017), this data set includes multiple measurements for the same trait, species, and site, and follows the standard trait measurement protocols (Pérez-Harguindeguy 2013). Our easily measurable trait set (height, SLA, wood density, and leaf succulence) are common in all tree species whatever the scale is (Stahl et al 2014) and also available for different forest ecosystems.…”