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Plant traits and associated ecological data from Afromontane grasslands of Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa.

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Název: Plant traits and associated ecological data from Afromontane grasslands of Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa.
Autoři: Halbritter, Aud H., Vandvik, Vigdis, Bison, Nicole N., Clark, Vincent Ralph, Cross, Marcella, Greve, Michelle, Kemppinen, Julia, Kühn, Nicola, Maitner, Brian S., Michaletz, Sean T., Navarro, Jocelyn, Niittynen, Pekka, le Roux, Peter Christiaan, White, Joseph D. M., Abebe, Bezawit Yilma, Arzt, Nadine Michaela, Baldaszti, Ludwig, Aragón, Lina, Beale, Samuel, Birkeli, Kristine
Zdroj: Scientific Data; 11/12/2025, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-27, 27p
Témata: GRASSLANDS, CLIMATE change, ENDEMIC species, ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis, VEGETATION patterns, MOUNTAIN ecology, BIODIVERSITY monitoring
Geografický termín: SOUTH Africa
Abstrakt: The Afromontane region harbors ancient grasslands with high levels of endemism, now under threat from land-use change, biological invasions and encroachment, and climate warming. As part of an international Plant Functional Traits Course we collected comprehensive trait data in five sites along an elevation gradient from 2,000–2,800 m a.s.l. and in a climate warming experiment at 3,064 m a.s.l. in the Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa. We sampled 24,405 aboveground and 94 root trait measurements from 171 vascular plant taxa paired with 11 other datasets reflecting vegetation and structure, leaf and ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, leaf hyperspectral reflectance, and microclimatic and environmental data. Our data provide the first recorded trait data for 47 vascular plant species and more than double the trait data coverage from the Maloti-Drakensberg (106% increase). This study offers insights into plant and ecosystem functioning, provides a baseline for assessing impacts of environmental change, builds local competence, and aligns with similar data from China, Svalbard, Peru, and Norway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstrakt:The Afromontane region harbors ancient grasslands with high levels of endemism, now under threat from land-use change, biological invasions and encroachment, and climate warming. As part of an international Plant Functional Traits Course we collected comprehensive trait data in five sites along an elevation gradient from 2,000–2,800 m a.s.l. and in a climate warming experiment at 3,064 m a.s.l. in the Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa. We sampled 24,405 aboveground and 94 root trait measurements from 171 vascular plant taxa paired with 11 other datasets reflecting vegetation and structure, leaf and ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, leaf hyperspectral reflectance, and microclimatic and environmental data. Our data provide the first recorded trait data for 47 vascular plant species and more than double the trait data coverage from the Maloti-Drakensberg (106% increase). This study offers insights into plant and ecosystem functioning, provides a baseline for assessing impacts of environmental change, builds local competence, and aligns with similar data from China, Svalbard, Peru, and Norway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:20524463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-025-06045-x