Scientific Data (Sep 2023)
Plant traits and associated data from a warming experiment, a seabird colony, and along elevation in Svalbard
- Vigdis Vandvik,
- Aud H. Halbritter,
- Inge H. J. Althuizen,
- Casper T. Christiansen,
- Jonathan J. Henn,
- Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir,
- Kari Klanderud,
- Marc Macias-Fauria,
- Yadvinder Malhi,
- Brian Salvin Maitner,
- Sean Michaletz,
- Ruben E. Roos,
- Richard J. Telford,
- Polly Bass,
- Katrín Björnsdóttir,
- Lucely Lucero Vilca Bustamante,
- Adam Chmurzynski,
- Shuli Chen,
- Siri Vatsø Haugum,
- Julia Kemppinen,
- Kai Lepley,
- Yaoqi Li,
- Mary Linabury,
- Ilaíne Silveira Matos,
- Barbara M. Neto-Bradley,
- Molly Ng,
- Pekka Niittynen,
- Silje Östman,
- Karolína Pánková,
- Nina Roth,
- Matiss Castorena,
- Marcus Spiegel,
- Eleanor Thomson,
- Alexander Sæle Vågenes,
- Brian J. Enquist
Affiliations
- Vigdis Vandvik
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen
- Aud H. Halbritter
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen
- Inge H. J. Althuizen
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen
- Casper T. Christiansen
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
- Jonathan J. Henn
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder
- Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir
- Life- and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland
- Kari Klanderud
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Marc Macias-Fauria
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- Yadvinder Malhi
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- Brian Salvin Maitner
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- Sean Michaletz
- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
- Ruben E. Roos
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Richard J. Telford
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen
- Polly Bass
- Department of Ethnobotany, University of Alaska
- Katrín Björnsdóttir
- Life- and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland
- Lucely Lucero Vilca Bustamante
- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Adam Chmurzynski
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- Shuli Chen
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- Siri Vatsø Haugum
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen
- Julia Kemppinen
- Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu
- Kai Lepley
- School of Geography, Development and Environment, University of Arizona
- Yaoqi Li
- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
- Mary Linabury
- Department of Biology, Colorado State University
- Ilaíne Silveira Matos
- Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley
- Barbara M. Neto-Bradley
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
- Molly Ng
- Section of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Pekka Niittynen
- Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu
- Silje Östman
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen
- Karolína Pánková
- Department of Botany, Charles University
- Nina Roth
- Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
- Matiss Castorena
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- Marcus Spiegel
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- Eleanor Thomson
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- Alexander Sæle Vågenes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen
- Brian J. Enquist
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02467-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 21
Abstract
Abstract The Arctic is warming at a rate four times the global average, while also being exposed to other global environmental changes, resulting in widespread vegetation and ecosystem change. Integrating functional trait-based approaches with multi-level vegetation, ecosystem, and landscape data enables a holistic understanding of the drivers and consequences of these changes. In two High Arctic study systems near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, a 20-year ITEX warming experiment and elevational gradients with and without nutrient input from nesting seabirds, we collected data on vegetation composition and structure, plant functional traits, ecosystem fluxes, multispectral remote sensing, and microclimate. The dataset contains 1,962 plant records and 16,160 trait measurements from 34 vascular plant taxa, for 9 of which these are the first published trait data. By integrating these comprehensive data, we bridge knowledge gaps and expand trait data coverage, including on intraspecific trait variation. These data can offer insights into ecosystem functioning and provide baselines to assess climate and environmental change impacts. Such knowledge is crucial for effective conservation and management in these vulnerable regions.
