Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2022
Department
Geography and Geology
School
Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Abstract
Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long-lived plants requires direct observation over many years and such datasets have rarely been made publicly available. Here we introduce MASTREE+, a data set that collates reproductive time-series data from across the globe and makes these data freely available to the community. MASTREE+ includes 73,828 georeferenced observations of annual reproduction (e.g. seed and fruit counts) in perennial plant populations worldwide. These observations consist of 5971 population-level time-series from 974 species in 66 countries. The mean and median time-series length is 12.4 and 10 years respectively, and the data set includes 1122 series that extend over at least two decades (≥20 years of observations). For a subset of well-studied species, MASTREE+ includes extensive replication of time-series across geographical and climatic gradients. Here we describe the open-access data set, available as a.csv file, and we introduce an associated web-based app for data exploration. MASTREE+ will provide the basis for improved understanding of the response of long-lived plant reproduction to environmental change. Additionally, MASTREE+ will enable investigation of the ecology and evolution of reproductive strategies in perennial plants, and the role of plant reproduction as a driver of ecosystem dynamics.
Publication Title
Global Change Biology
Volume
28
Issue
9
First Page
3066
Last Page
3082
Recommended Citation
Hacket-Pain, A.,
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van Dormolen, J.,
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Pesendorfer, M.,
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Thomas, P. A.,
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Kantorowicz, W.,
Kilmas, C. A.,
Lageard, J. G.,
Lane, J.,
Ledwoń, M.,
Leeper, A. C.,
Lencinas, M. V.,
Lira-Guedes, A. C.,
Lordon, M. C.,
Marchelli, P.,
Marino, S.,
Van Marle, H. S.,
McAdam, A. G.,
Momont, L. R.,
Wadt, L. H.,
Panahi, P.,
Pastur, G. M.,
Patterson, T.,
Peri, P. L.,
Piechnik, Ł.,
Pourhashemi, M.,
Quezada, C. E.,
Roig, F. A.,
Rojas, K. P.,
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Schueler, S.,
Seget, B.,
Soler, R.,
Steele, M. A.,
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Tutin, C. E.,
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White, L.,
Yadok, B.,
Willis, J. L.,
Zolles, A.,
Żywiec, M.,
Ascoli, D.
(2022). MASTREE+: Time‐Series of Plant Reproductive Effort From Six Continents. Global Change Biology, 28(9), 3066-3082.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/20285