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MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents
Hacket-Pain
,
Andrew J.
,
Foest
,
Jessie J.
,
Pearse
,
Ian S.
,
LaMontagne
,
Jalene M.
,
Koenig
,
Walter D.
,
Vacchiano
,
Giorgio
,
Bogdziewicz
,
Michał
,
Caignard
,
Thomas
,
Celebias
,
Paulina
,
van Dormolen
,
Joep
,
Fernández-Martínez
,
Marcos
,
Moris
,
Jose V.
,
Palaghianu
,
Ciprian
,
Pesendorfer
,
Mario B.
,
Satake
,
Akiko
,
Schermer
,
Éliane
,
Tanentzap
,
Andrew J.
,
Thomas
,
Peter A.
,
Vecchio
,
Davide
,
Wion
,
Andreas P.
,
Wohlgemuth
,
Thomas
,
Xue
,
Tingting
,
Abernethy
,
Katharine A.
,
Aravena Acuña
,
Marie Claire
,
Barrera
,
Marcelo Daniel
,
Barton
,
Jessica H.
,
Boutin
,
Stan A.
,
Bush
,
Emma R.
,
Donoso Calderón
,
Sergio R.
,
Carevic
,
Felipe S.
,
Castilho
,
Carolina V.
,
Manuel Cellini
,
Juan
,
Chapman
,
Colin A.
,
Chapman
,
H. M.
,
Chianucci
,
Francesco
,
Costa
,
Patricia Da
,
Croisé
,
Luc
,
Cutini
,
Andrea
,
Dantzer
,
Ben J.
,
DeRose
,
Robert Justin
,
Dikangadissi
,
Jean Thoussaint
,
Dimoto
,
Edmond
,
da Fonseca
,
Fernanda Lopes
,
Gallo
,
Leonardo Ariel
,
Gratzer
,
Georg
,
Greene
,
David F.
,
Hadad
,
Martín Ariel
,
Huertas Herrera
,
Alejandro
,
Jeffery
,
Kathryn J.
,
Johnstone
,
Jill F.
,
Kalbitzer
,
Urs
,
Kantorowicz
,
Władysław
,
Klimas
,
Christie Ann
,
Lageard
,
Jonathan G.A.
,
Lane
,
Jeffrey E.
,
Lapin
,
Katharina
,
Ledwoń
,
Mateusz
,
Leeper
,
Abigail C.
,
Lencinas
,
María Vanessa
,
Lira-Guedes
,
Ana Cláudia
,
Lordon
,
Michael C.
,
Marchelli
,
Paula
,
Marino
,
Shealyn
,
Schmidt van Marle
,
Harald
,
McAdam
,
Andrew G.
,
Momont
,
Ludovic R.W.
,
Nicolas
,
Manuel
,
de Oliveira Wadt
,
Lúcia Helena
,
Panahi
,
Parisa
,
Martínez Pastur
,
Guillermo J.
,
Patterson
,
Thomas W.
,
Luis Peri
,
Pablo
,
Piechnik
,
Łukasz
,
Pourhashemi
,
Mehdi
,
Espinoza Quezada
,
Claudia
,
Roig
,
Fidel Alejandro
,
Peña-Rojas
,
Karen A.
,
Rosas
,
Yamina Micaela
,
Schueler
,
Silvio
,
Seget
,
Barbara
,
Soler
,
Rosina M.
,
Steele
,
Michael A.
,
Toro Manríquez
,
Mónica Del Rosario
,
Tutin
,
Caroline E.G.
,
Ukizintambara
,
Tharcisse
,
White
,
Lee J.T.
,
Yadok
,
Biplang Godwill
,
Willis
,
John L.
,
Zolles
,
Anita
,
Żywiec
,
Magdalena
,
Ascoli
,
Davide
Mostra 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. © 2022 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
A comparison of ground-based count methods for quantifying seed production in temperate broadleaved tree species
Tattoni
,
Clara
,
Chianucci
,
Francesco
,
Ciolli
,
Marco
,
Ferrara
,
Carlotta
,
Marchino
,
Luca
,
Zanni
,
Michele
,
Zatelli
,
Paolo
,
Cutini
,
Andrea
Mostra abstract
• Key message: Litter trap is considered the most effective method to quantify seed production, but it is expensive and time-consuming. Counting fallen seeds using a quadrat placed on the ground yields comparable estimates to the litter traps. Ground quadrat estimates derived from either visual counting in the field or image counting from quadrat photographs are comparable, with the latter being also robust in terms of user sensitivity. • Context: Accurate estimates of forest seed production are central for a wide range of ecological studies. As reference methods such as litter traps (LT) are cost- and time-consuming, there is a need of fast, reliable, and low-cost tools to quantify this variable in the field. • Aims: To test two indirect methods, which consist of counting the seeds fallen in quadrats. • Methods: The trial was performed in three broadleaved (beech, chestnut, and Turkey oak) tree species. Seeds are either manually counted in quadrats placed at the ground (GQ) or from images acquired in the same quadrats (IQ) and then compared against LT measurements. • Results: GQ and IQ provide fast and reliable estimates of seeds in both oak and chestnut. In particular, IQ is robust in terms of user sensitivity and potentially enables automation in the process of seed monitoring. A null-mast year in beech hindered validation of quadrats in beech. • Conclusion: Quadrat counting is a powerful tool to estimate forest seed production. We recommend using quadrats and LT to cross-calibrate the two methods in case of estimating seed biomass. Quadrats could then be used more routinely on account of their faster and simpler procedure to obtain measurements at more spatially extensive scales. © 2021, The Author(s).