Data for: The role of pseudocyphellae and thallus traits in modulating water relations of the lichen Crocodia aurata (Ach.) Link (Peltigeraceae) across a moisture gradient in a Costa Rican premontane tropical forest

This data accompanies the paper: The role of pseudocyphellae and thallus traits in modulating water relations of the lichen Crocodia aurata (Ach.) Link (Peltigeraceae) across a moisture gradient in a Costa Rican premontane tropical forest.updated_lichen_data.csv holds thallus functional traits and pseudocyphellae characteristics.ID- lichen IDPlot- plotPseudocyophellae.size..avg.of.10.- pseudocyphellae size in cm2pp_density- pseudocyphellae density in number per cm2area..cm.2.- thallus size in area (cm2)thallus.thickness..mm.- thallus thickness in mmSTM..mass.area.- dry mass per area (g/cm2)WHC...wet.dry..dry.x.100..- Water holding capacity (% of dry weight)pseudocyphellae_area- total area of thallus represented by pseudocyphellae per cm2 (density x size)proportion_covered- proportion of thallus covered by pseudocyphellae (0-1, no units)k - drying rate, as estimated by k.RWC_counts.csv holds the raw drying curve data in proportion of saturated weight (0-1, no units).ID - lichen IDplot - plotx0min - x232min - proportion of saturated weight at time (indicated by column name)