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A new dataset on plant occurrences on small islands, including species abundances and functional traits across different spatial scales.
| Title: | A new dataset on plant occurrences on small islands, including species abundances and functional traits across different spatial scales. |
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| Authors: | Schrader, Julian, Moeljono, Soetjipto, Tambing, Junus, Sattler, Cornelia, Kreft, Holger |
| Source: | Biodiversity Data Journal; 2020, p1-16, 16p |
| Abstract: | Background: We introduce a new dataset of woody plants on 60 small tropical islands located in the Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia. The dataset includes incidence, abundance and functional trait data for 57 species. All islands were sampled using a standardised transect and plot design providing detailed information on plant occurrences at different spatial scales ranging from the local (plot and transect scale) to the island scale. In addition, the dataset includes information on key plant functional traits linked to species dispersal, resource acquisition and competitive strategies. The dataset can be used to address ecological questions connected to the species-area relationship and community assembly processes on small islands and in isolated habitats. New information: The dataset yields detailed information on plant community structure and links incidence, abundance and functional trait data at different spatial scales. Furthermore, this is the first plant-island dataset for the Raja Ampat archipelago, a remote and poorly studied region, and provides important new information on species occurrences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | WOODY plants, BIOGEOGRAPHY, PLANT communities, PLANT species |
| Geographic Terms: | PAPUA Barat (Indonesia) |
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| ISSN: | 13142836 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/BDJ.8.e55275 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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