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This database is a collection of published and unpublished data sets.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)

VariableDescriptionUnits 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