Publications by authors named "E Wenk"
Traits with intuitive names, a clear scope and explicit description are essential for all trait databases. The lack of unified, comprehensive, and machine-readable plant trait definitions limits the utility of trait databases, including reanalysis of data from a single database, or analyses that integrate data across multiple databases. Both can only occur if researchers are confident the trait concepts are consistent within and across sources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe photographic record is increasingly becoming an important biodiversity resource for primary research and conservation monitoring. However, globally, there are important gaps in this record even in relatively well-researched floras. To quantify the gaps in the Australian native vascular plant photographic record, we systematically surveyed 33 sources of well-curated species photographs, assembling a list of species with accessible and verifiable photographs, as well as the species for which this search failed.
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- - AusTraits is a comprehensive database that compiles data on 448 traits from 28,640 taxa in Australian flora, integrating information from various sources like field studies and published literature.
- - The database includes a wide range of traits, from physiological performance measures (like photosynthesis) to morphological features (such as leaf size and plant height), linking these traits to ecological variations.
- - The latest version, 3.0.2, presents 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations and aims to facilitate collaboration in archiving and sharing plant trait data, serving as a model for similar initiatives worldwide.