Shifts in wood anatomical traits after a major hurricane

Trait variation across individuals and species influences the resistance and resilience of ecosystems to disturbance, and the ability of individuals to capitalize on post-disturbance conditions. In trees, the anatomical structure of the xylem directly affects plant function and, consequently, it is a valuable lens through which to understand resistance and resilience to disturbance.
To determine how hurricanes affect the wood anatomy of tropical trees, we characterized a set of anatomical traits in wood produced before and after a major hurricane for 65 individuals of ten Puerto Rican tree species. We quantified variation at different scales and determined trait shifts between the pre- and post-hurricane periods. We also assessed correlations between traits and growth rates.
While the majority of anatomical trait variation occurred among species, we also observed substantial variation within species and individuals. Within individuals, we found significant shifts for some traits that ge..., Please refer to the main article (Zieminska et al. (2023) Shifts in wood anatomical traits after a major hurricane. Functional Ecology) for a detailed description of the dataset.
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[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.31zcrjdsf](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.31zcrjdsf)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset is the summary data used in the main analysis of the paper: Zieminska *et al.* (2023) Shifts in wood anatomical traits after a major hurricane. *Functional Ecology*. Any cells with \"NA\" values indicate that we were unable to compute a given variable for a given individual (e.g., if there was insufficient wood produced during one of the periods to measure anatomical traits).

**Table 1.** Each row contains the following information for each individual tree sampled. Refer to the main article for detailed information on how the samples were collected and processed, as well as more information on the specific anatomical traits measured.

| Variable | Details |
| -------- | ------- |
| Species | Species 6-letter code (first 3 letters of genus + first 3 letters of species; see Table 2 of the ...