FunAndes - A functional trait database of Andean plants.
Selene BáezLuis CayuelaManuel J MacíaEsteban Álvarez-DávilaAmira Apaza-QuevedoItziar ArnelasNatalia Baca-CortesGuillermo Bañares de DiosMarijn BautersCelina Ben SaadiCecilia BlundoMarian CabreraFelipe CastañoLeslie CayolaJulia G de AledoCarlos Iván EspinosaBelén FadriqueWilliam Farfan-RiosAlfredo FuentesClaudia Garnica-DíazMailyn GonzálezDiego GonzálezIsabell HensenAna Belén HurtadoOswaldo JadánDenis LippokM Isabel LozaCarla MaldonadoLucio MaliziaLaura Matas-GranadosJonathan A MyersNatalia NordenImma Oliveras MenorKerstin PierickHirma Ramírez-AnguloBeatriz Salgado-NegretMatthias SchleuningMiles SilmanMaría Elena Solarte-CruzJ Sebastián TelloHans VerbeeckEsteban Alvarez DávilaGreta WeithmannJürgen HomeierPublished in: Scientific data (2022)
We introduce the FunAndes database, a compilation of functional trait data for the Andean flora spanning six countries. FunAndes contains data on 24 traits across 2,694 taxa, for a total of 105,466 entries. The database features plant-morphological attributes including growth form, and leaf, stem, and wood traits measured at the species or individual level, together with geographic metadata (i.e., coordinates and elevation). FunAndes follows the field names, trait descriptions and units of measurement of the TRY database. It is currently available in open access in the FIGSHARE data repository, and will be part of TRY's next release. Open access trait data from Andean plants will contribute to ecological research in the region, the most species rich terrestrial biodiversity hotspot.