Data and code for: Community synchrony in seed production is associated with trait similarity and climate across North America.

Data and code for the manuscript titled "Community synchrony in seed production is associated with trait similarity and climate across North America".
To investigate synchrony in mast seeding between woody-plant species within communities, we used long-term data from seven forest communities in the US Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network, ranging from tropical rainforest to taiga. We focus on cross-species synchrony to i) quantify synchrony in reproduction overall and within LTER sites, ii) test for relationships between synchrony with trait and phylogenetic similarity, and iii) investigate how climate conditions are related to levels of synchrony.
These data contain the cross-species synchrony values for 2,104 co-occurring species pairs at seven LTER sites, as well as the trait similarities between species, phylogenetic similarity, and the climate conditions of the plots within the LTER sites (actual evapotranspiration, climatic water deficit). There is information on 11 traits for 103 species, plus phylogenetic similarity between species pairs.