Data by Schneider et al. (2017) Mapping Functional Diversity from Remotely Sensed Morphological and Physiological Forest Traits

Datasets from the scientific article by Schneider, et al. (2017). Plant functional traits and diversity maps of the Laegern temperate mixed forest in Switzerland.

Please cite: Schneider, F. D., Morsdorf, F., Schmid, B., Petchey, O. L., Hueni, A., Schimel, D. S., & Schaepman, M. E. (2017). Mapping functional diversity from remotely sensed morphological and physiological forest traits. Nature Communications, 8(1), 1441. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01530-3

Morphological traits at 6 m spatial resolution, scaled from 0-1:

• CH: Canopy Height
• FHD: Foliage Height Diversity
• PAI: Plant Area Index

Physiological traits at 6 m spatial resolution, scaled from 0-1:

• CAR: Carotenoids
• CHL: Chlorophylls
• EWT: Equivalent Water Thickness

Morphological diversity at 12, 60 and 240 m scale:

• FDiv: Functional Divergence
• FEve: Functional Evenness
• FRic: Functional Richness

Physiological diversity at 12, 60 and 240 m scale:

• FDiv: Functional Divergence
• FEve: Functional Evenness
• FRic: Functional Richness