Leaf reflectance and traits of floating and emergent macrophytes

This dataset includes leaf samples from six floating and emergent macrophyte species common in temperate areas, covering different phenological stages, seasons, and environmental conditions, and measured leaf reflectance (400-2500 nm) and leaf traits (dealing with photophysiology, pigments, and structure). Data were collected along three years (2016-2018) from three temperate shallow lakes surrounded by wetlands and hosting abundant macrophyte communities, located in central and southern Europe: Lake Hídvégi or Kis-Balaton (Hungary), Mantua lakes system (Italy), and Lake Varese (Italy). Leaf photophysiological parameters derived from chlorophyll fluorescence measured with a PAM-2500 chlorophyll fluorometer (Heinz Walz GmbH, Germany). Leaf pigments were derived from spectrophotometric readings of absorbance of leaf extracts in acetone 80%.