Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world

This database accompanies the publication "Lin et al. (2015) Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world. Nature Climate Change, 5, 459–464.

This database is a collection of published and unpublished data sets. For the list of the original source and data contributors, please see supplementary information Table S2 in the manuscript above.

All users should cite the following manuscript:

Lin et al. (2015) Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world. Nature Climate Change, 5, 459–464. DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2550 

 

Contact:

Yan-Shih Lin (yanshihL [at] gmail.com)
Belinda Medlyn (belinda.medlyn [at] mq.edu.au)
Remko Duursma (remkoduursma [at] gmail.com)

 

Variable	Description	Units or allowed values
Pathway	Photosynthetic pathway	C3, C4, CAM
Type	Gymnosperm or angiosperm	'gymnosperm', 'angiosperm'
Plantform	Plant life form	'tree', 'shrub', 'grass', 'crop', 'savanna'
Leafspan	Evergreen or Deciduous	'evergreen', 'deciduous'
Tregion	Biome	'arctic', 'boreal', 'temperate', 'tropical'
Wregion	Classification based on aridity index	'arid', 'semi-arid', 'dry sub-humid', 'humid'
Wregion2	Moisture index	(numerical)
opt	Growing under ambient or stressed condition	'opt' or 'non-opt'
Species	Species name	(string)
CO2S	CO2 concentration at leaf surface	ppm
Datacontrib	Name of the data contributor	(string)
Growthcond	Growth condition	'Glasshouse', ' Field', 'Potted plant', 'Whole-tree chamber', etc.
Trmmol	Leaf transpiration	mmol m-2 s-1
PARin	Photosynthetically active radiation in cuvette	umol m-2 s-1
Location	Site location	(string)
latitude	Site latitude	Decimal degrees
longitude	Site longitude	Decimal degrees
Tleaf	Leaf temperature	degrees C
Cond	Stomatal conductance	mol m-2 s-1
Photo	Photosynthetic rate	umol m-2 s-1
VPD	Vapour pressure deficit	kPa