Mean trait values of leaf anatomy and biochemistry

This file contains the mean trait values of leaf anatomy and biochemistry from 21 Restinga species. Five fully expanded sun leaves with little to no damage were collected from 5 mature individuals per species. Leaves were collected from individuals occurring across 80 25-m² plots distributed along 16 transects of 100 m-long (five plots per transect) in Northeastern Brazil. Leaves were collected within a two-month interval to reduce temporal variation in leaf biochemistry. Traits and abbreviations: Mesophyll thickness (Meso), cuticle thickness (Cuticle), palisade layer per spongy parenchyma layer (P/S), mesophyll layer per total leaf thickness (M/T), starch content (Starch), sucrose content (Sucrose), and total soluble protein (TSP).