15 traits of 34 hebaceous species in Sherbrooke

An experimental system consisting of 24 mesocosms along gradients of stress and disturbance were maintained outside at the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada since 2009. Seeds of 30 herbaceous species were mixed and evenly broadcast over the soil surface of each mesocosm at begining. After broadcasting, we allowed natural colonization. In 2015, We grew 5 individuals for each of the 34 most abundant species that have ever appeared in the mesocosms during the years of plant succession. After one growing season, we measured15 functional traits on each grown individual. The mean trait values of 5 individuals for each species were given here. More details of the data and experiiments were given in our paper entitled: Community divergence and convergence along experimental gradients of stress and disturbance.