Stucture of Austraits Database AusTraits is a relational database, with 11 elements.
taxonRank source acceptedNameUsageID scientificName Authorship taxonRank taxonomic Status family taxonDistribution ccAttributionIRI Acacia dielsii APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2901562 E.Pritz . Species accepted Fabaceae WA https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51223620 Acacia dietrichiana APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2917264 F.Muell. Species accepted Fabaceae Qld https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51248249 Acacia difficilis APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2913846 Maiden Species accepted Fabaceae WA, NT, Qld https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51252941 Acacia difformis APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2917996 R.T.Baker Species accepted Fabaceae NSW, Vic https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51223622 Acacia dilatata APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2909810 Benth. Species accepted Fabaceae WA https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51223623 Acacia dilloniorum APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51285860 Maslin Species accepted Fabaceae WA https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51285859 Acacia dimidiata APC https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2911494 Benth . Species accepted Fabaceae NT, Qld https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51354547/51223624 error dataset_id taxon_name site_name context_name observation_id trait_name value Value out of allowable range Bloomfield_2018 Notelaea ligustrina Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0020 N_to_P_ratio 111.83 Value out of allowable range Bloomfield_2018 Pomaderris apetala Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0037 leaf_photosynthetic_nitrogen_use_ effic - 0.140067 Value out of allowable range Bloomfield_2018 Pomaderris apetala Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0037 leaf_photosynthetic_phosphorus_use _ - 9.60186591 Value out of allowable range Bloomfield_2018 Pomaderris apetala Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0037 photosynthetic_rate_per_area_ saturat - 0.02 Value out of allowable range Bloomfield_2018 Pomaderris apetala Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0037 photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass_ m 0.00668 Value out of allowable range Bloomfield_2018 Pomaderris apetala Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0037 photosynthetic_rate_per_dry_mass _ - 0.00014 Missing value Bloomfield_2018 Pomaderris apetala Warra Summer_favourable Bloomfield_2018_0037 water_use_efficiency_photosynthetic NA dataset_id name institution role Wright_2019 Ian Wright Macquarie University Sydney collector, contributor, lab_leader dataset_id taxon_name original_name cleaned_name taxonIDClean taxonomicStatusClean White_2020 Acacia ancistrophylla var. lissophylla Acacia ancistrophylla var. lissophylla Acacia ancistrophyllavar. lis … https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2916096 accepted White_2020 Acacia aneura Acacia aneura var. intermedia Acacia aneura var. intermedia https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/952168 taxonomic synonym White_2020 Acacia ayersiana Acacia aneura var. latifolia Acacia aneura var. latifolia https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/891059 taxonomic synonym White_2020 Acacia aspera subsp. aspera Acacia aspera subsp. aspera Acacia aspera var. aspera https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/841967 nomenclatural synonym White_2020 Acacia ayersiana Acacia ayersiana var. latifolia Acacia ayersiana var. latifolia https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/891057 taxonomic synonym White_2020 Acacia baileyana x Acacia dealbata Acacia baileyana x dealbata subsp. dealbata Acacia baileyanax Acacia de… https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/3827834 unplaced White_2020 Acacia cupularis Acacia bivenosa subsp. wayi Acacia bivenosa subsp. wayi https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/864999 taxonomic synonym White_2020 leaf_mass_fraction Acacia bivenosa var. borealis Acacia bivenosa var. borealis https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/842296 taxonomic synonym White_2020 leaf_area Acacia decora subsp. fallens Acacia decora https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51285858 accepted dataset_id trait_name methods year_collected_ start year_collected_ end description collection_type sample_age_class Wright_2019 wood_density Stem tissue density ( dry mass per… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 specific_leaf_area Five recently -matured, fully- expanded… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_C_per_dry_mass Total N concentration of leaf and soil… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_N_per_dry_mass Total N concentration of leaf and soil… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_P_per_dry_mass Total N concentration of leaf and soil… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_dry_mass Five recently -matured, fully- expanded… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_mass_to_stem_mass A single terminal branch, 80 cm in… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_mass_fraction A single terminal branch, 80 cm in… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult Wright_2019 leaf_area Five (May 2011) or 2 -3 (Sep 2010)… 2010 2011 traits of NT savannah species field adult dataset_id context_name context_property value Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_adult type field Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_adult description Measurements made in September 2010, late in the dry season, on an adult plant Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_adult plant age Adult Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_adult season Dry season (Septmeber 2010) Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_sapling type field Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_sapling description Measurements made in September 2010, late in the dry season, on a sapling Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_sapling plant age Sapling Wright_2019 dry_season_measurement_on_sapling season Dry season ( Septmeber2010) dataset_id site_name site_property value Wright_2019 Howard_Springs description We sampled species at Howard Springs Nature Reserve, 30 km east from Darwin. The savanna … Wright_2019 Howard_Springs latitude (deg) - 12.4528 Wright_2019 Howard_Springs longitude (deg) 131.1083 Wright_2019 Howard_Springs elevation (m) 30 Wright_2019 Howard_Springs total C (%) 2.7 Wright_2019 Howard_Springs total N (%) 0.093 Wright_2019 Howard_Springs total P (ppm) 72.7 Wright_2019 Howard_Springs vegetation tropical savanna dataset_id taxon_name site_name context_name observation_id trait_name value unit date value_type replicates original_name Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 leaf_area 3441 mm2 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 leaf_C_per_dry_mass 498.7 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 leaf_dry_mass 406 mg 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 leaf_N_per_dry_mass 17.99 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 leaf_P_per_dry_mass 0.6099 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 specific_leaf_area 8.5 mm2/mg 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_001 wood_density 0.59 mg/mm3 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 leaf_area 2756 mm2 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 leaf_C_per_dry_mass 509.3 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 leaf_dry_mass 326 mg 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 leaf_N_per_dry_mass 16.14 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 leaf_P_per_dry_mass 0.5652 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 specific_leaf_area 8.5 mm2/mg 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_002 wood_density 0.62 mg/mm3 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_003 leaf_area 3585 mm2 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_003 leaf_C_per_dry_mass 497.3 mg/g 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis Wright_2019 Acacia difficilis Howard_Springs dry_season_measurement_on_adult Wright_2019_003 leaf_dry_mass 409 mg 9/24/2010 raw_value 1 Acacia difficilis taxon_name dataset_id taxon_name site_name context_name trait_name contexts table of contextual properties sites table of site properties traits Data on trait measurements, with columns linking to ancillary data for each observation. methods table of study and trait methods taxonomic_updates details on taxonomic updates made to the dataset taxa details on each taxon in AusTraits excluded_data same as the traits , with the addition of an error column, indicating why data are excluded. contributors details on people contributing data original_name dataset_id taxon_name original_name dataset_id site_name context_name dataset_id dataset_id dataset_id trait_name dataset_id taxon_name site_name context_name trait_name
The element definitions contains definitions for each trait and trait value (range of numeric values or list of categorical values) allowable in AusTraits, definitions vigette , as well as definitions and allowable parameters for all metadata associated with each AusTraits study. Details of these are here