Publication
Title
Plant functional trait data and reflectance spectra for 22 palmiet wetland species
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Abstract
We provide reflectance spectra for 22 South African palmiet wetland species collected in spring 2015 from three wetlands throughout the Cape Floristic Region. In addition, we provide summarized plant functional trait data, as well as supporting and meta-data. Reflectance spectra were collected with a portable ASD Fieldspec Pro using standard methods. The 14 plant functional traits were measured on 10 replicates of each species, following standard protocols. We provide tables detailing these standard methods, as well a table with hypotheses on how these 14 continuous traits, as well as an additional 9 categorical traits, may affect ecosystem service provision. In addition, tables are attached which detail which functional and spectral groups these species belong to, according to the data. Finally, we include a photographic plate of the species data are provide for. We make these data available in an effort to assist in research on the understanding of how traits affect ecosystem service provision in wetlands, and particularly of whether remote sensing can be used to map these traits in wetlands. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Language
English
Source (journal)
Data in Brief
Publication
Amsterdam : Elsevier science bv , 2018
ISSN
2352-3409
DOI
10.1016/J.DIB.2018.08.113
Volume/pages
20 (2018) , p. 1209-1219
ISI
000450242200181
Pubmed ID
30238029
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Global Ecosystem Functioning and Interactions with Global Change.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 23.08.2022
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