Data from: Within-individual leaf trait response to local light availability and biodiversity in a subtropical forest experiment

This dataset contains 15 leaf traits and the relative light availability from 400 trees at sub-individual level. Leaf samples were collected in August and September 2017 in the BEF-China main experiment (site A) in different sampling heights within the individuals. Samples were taken in 66 plots across all diversity levels of the experimental site. Leaf traits were analysed using near-infrared spectroscopy. Available leaf traits are LDMC, SLA, leaf N, leaf C, CN ratio, leaf Mg, leaf Ca, leaf K, leaf P, leaf S, cellulose, lignin, phenolics and tannin. Additionally, light data is available for each height level.本数据集包含400棵树木亚个体水平下的15项叶片性状与相对光照可利用性数据。2017年8月至9月，研究人员在中国生物多样性与生态系统功能实验（BEF-China）主实验（A样地）的树木个体不同采样高度处采集了叶片样本。本次采样覆盖了该实验样地所有多样性梯度下的66个样方。叶片性状通过近红外光谱法完成分析测定。可获取的叶片性状包括：叶片干物质含量（LDMC）、比叶面积（SLA）、叶片氮含量（leaf N）、叶片碳含量（leaf C）、碳氮比（CN ratio）、叶片镁含量（leaf Mg）、叶片钙含量（leaf Ca）、叶片钾含量（leaf K）、叶片磷含量（leaf P）、叶片硫含量（leaf S）、纤维素（cellulose）、木质素（lignin）、酚类物质（phenolics）以及单宁（tannin）。此外，各采样高度均配有对应的光照数据。