MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Global Change Biology
Publication Date
Winter 2-16-2022
Volume
28
Issue
9
Abstract
Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long-lived plants requires direct observation over many years and such datasets have rarely been made publicly available. Here we introduce MASTREE+, a data set that collates reproductive time-series data from across the globe and makes these data freely available to the community. MASTREE+ includes 73,828 georeferenced observations of annual reproduction (e.g. seed and fruit counts) in perennial plant populations worldwide. These observations consist of 5971 population-level time-series from 974 species in 66 countries. The mean and median time-series length is 12.4 and 10 years respectively, and the data set includes 1122 series that extend over at least two decades (≥20 years of observations). For a subset of well-studied species, MASTREE+ includes extensive replication of time-series across geographical and climatic gradients. Here we describe the open-access data set, available as a.csv file, and we introduce an associated web-based app for data exploration. MASTREE+ will provide the basis for improved understanding of the response of long-lived plant reproduction to environmental change. Additionally, MASTREE+ will enable investigation of the ecology and evolution of reproductive strategies in perennial plants, and the role of plant reproduction as a driver of ecosystem dynamics.
Recommended Citation
Hacket-Pain, A.; Foest, J. J.; Pearse, I. S.; LaMontagne, J. M.; Koenig, W. D.; Vacchiano, G.; Bogdziewicz, M.; Caignard, T.; Celebias, P.; Dormolen, J.; Fernández-Martínez, M.; Moris, J. V.; Palaghianu, C.; Pesendorfer, M.; Satake, A.; Schermer, E.; Tanentzap, A. J.; Thomas, P. A.; Vecchio, D.; Wion, A. P.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Xue, T.; Abernethy, K.; Aravena Acuña, M.; Barrera, M. Daniel; Barton, J. H.; Boutin, S.; Bush, E. R.; Colderón, S. Donoso; Carevic, F. S.; Castilho, C. V.; Cellini, J. Manuel; Chapman, C. A.; Chapman, H.; Chianucci, F.; Costa, P.; Croisé, L.; Cutini, A.; Dantzer, B.; DeRose, R. J.; Dikangadissi, J.; Dimoto, E.; Fonseca, F. L.; Gallo, L.; Gratzer, G.; Greene, D. F.; Hadad, M. A.; Herrera, A. H.; Jeffrey, K. J.; Johnstone, J. F.; Kalbitzer, U.; Kantorowicz, W.; Klimas, C. A.; Lageard, J. G.A.; Lane, J.; Lapin, K.; Ledwoń, M.; Leeper, A. C.; Lencinas, M. Vanessa; Lira-Guedes, A. C.; Lordon, M. C.; Marchelli, P.; Marino, S.; Van Marle, H. Schmidt; McAdam, A. G.; Momont, L. R.W.; Nicolas, M.; Wadt, L.H. Oliveira; Panahi, P.; Martínez Pastur, G.; Patterson, T.; Schueler, S. Luis; Seget, B.; Soler, R.; Steele, M. A.; Toro-Manríquez, M.; Tutin, C. E.G.; Ukizintambara, T.; White, L.; Yadok, B.; Willis, J. L.; Zolles, A.; Żyweic, M.; and Ascoli, D., "MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents" (2022). T.W. "Doc" Daniel Experimental Forest. Paper 193.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/docdan/193