AusTraits – a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Authors: Falster Daniel , Gallagher Rachael , Wenk Elizabeth , Wright Ian , Indiarto Dony , Baxter Caitlan , Andrew Samuel C. , Lawson James , Allen Stuart , Fuchs Anne , Adams Mark A. , Ahrens Collin W. , Alfonzetti Matthew , Angevin Tara , Atkin Owen K. , Auld Tony , Baker Andrew , Bean Anthony , Blackman Chris J. , Bloomfield Keith , Bowman David , Bragg Jason , Brodribb Timothy J. , Buckton Genevieve , Burrows Geoff , Caldwell Elizabeth , Camac James , Carpenter Raymond , Catford Jane A. , Cawthray Gregory R. , Cernusak Lucas A. , Chandler Gregory , Chapman Alex R. , Cheal David , Cheesman Alexander W. , Chen Si-Chong , Choat Brendan , Clinton Brook , Clode Peta , Coleman Helen , Cornwell William K. , Cosgrove Meredith , Crisp Michael , Cross Erika , Crous Kristine Y. , Cunningham Saul , Curtis Ellen , Daws Matthew I. , DeGabriel Jane L. , Denton Matthew D. , Dong Ning , Duan Honglang , Duncan David H. , Duncan Richard P. , Duretto Marco , Dwyer John M. , Edwards Cheryl , Esperon-Rodriguez Manuel , Evans John R. , Everingham Susan E. , Firn Jennifer , Fonseca Carlos Roberto , French Ben J. , Frood Doug , Funk Jennifer L. , Geange Sonya R. , Ghannoum Oula , Gleason Sean M. , Gosper Carl R. , Gray Emma , Groom Philip K. , Gross Caroline , Guerin Greg , Guja Lydia , Hahs Amy K. , Harrison Matthew Tom , Hayes Patrick E. , Henery Martin , Hochuli Dieter , Howell Jocelyn , Huang Guomin , Hughes Lesley , Huisman John , Ilic Jugoslav , Jagdish Ashika , Jin Daniel , Jordan Gregory , Jurado Enrique , Kasel Sabine , Kellermann Jürgen , Kohout Michele , Kooyman Robert M. , Kotowska Martyna M. , Lai Hao Ran , Laliberté Etienne , Lambers Hans , Lamont Byron B. , Lanfear Robert , van Langevelde Frank , Laughlin Daniel C. , Laugier-Kitchener Bree-Anne , Lehmann Caroline E. R. , Leigh Andrea , Leishman Michelle R. , Lenz Tanja , Lepschi Brendan , Lewis James D. , Lim Felix , Liu Udayangani , Lord Janice , Lusk Christopher H. , Macinnis-Ng Cate , McPherson Hannah , Manea Anthony , Mayfield Margaret , McCarthy James K. , Meers Trevor , van der Merwe Marlien , Metcalfe Daniel , Milberg Per , Mokany Karel , Moles Angela T. , Moore Ben D. , Moore Nicholas , Morgan John W. , Morris William , Muir Annette , Munroe Samantha , Nicholson Áine , Nicolle Dean , Nicotra Adrienne B. , Niinemets Ülo , North Tom , O’Reilly-Nugent Andrew , O’Sullivan Odhran S. , Oberle Brad , Onoda Yusuke , Ooi Mark K. J. , Osborne Colin P. , Paczkowska Grazyna , Pekin Burak , Pereira Caio Guilherme , Pickering Catherine , Pickup Melinda , Pollock Laura J. , Poot Pieter , Powell Jeff R. , Power Sally A. , Prentice Iain Colin , Prior Lynda , Prober Suzanne M. , Read Jennifer , Reynolds Victoria , Richards Anna E. , Richardson Ben , Roderick Michael L. , Rosell Julieta A. , Rossetto Maurizio , Rye Barbara , Rymer Paul D. , Sams Michael A. , Sanson Gordon , Schmidt Susanne , Schulze Ernst-Detlef , Sendall Kerrie , Sinclair Steve , Smith Benjamin , Smith Renee , Soper Fiona , Sparrow Ben , Standish Rachel , Staples Timothy L. , Taseski Guy , Thomas Freya , Tissue David T. , Tjoelker Mark G. , Tng David Yue Phin , Tomlinson Kyle , Turner Neil C. , Veneklaas Erik , Venn Susanna , Vesk Peter , Vlasveld Carolyn , Vorontsova Maria S. , Warren Charles , Weerasinghe Lasantha K. , Westoby Mark , White Matthew , Williams Nicholas , Wills Jarrah , Wilson Peter G. , Yates Colin , Zanne Amy E. , Ziemińska Kasia 
Published: January 2021

We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of measurements of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 375 traits across 29230 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxa descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological parameters (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual-, species- and genus-level observations coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties. This data descriptor provides information on version 2.1.0 of AusTraits which contains data for 937243 trait-by-taxa combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data to increase our collective understanding of the Australian flora.