Impact
AusTraits is a curated, open, and FAIR data resource for Australian plant trait research. This page summarises visible indicators of use, reuse, and community engagement.
Note
This page was last rendered on 2026-06-01. For the latest usage counts, follow the Zenodo DOI links below.
Dataset Reach
AusTraits is available through Zenodo, with multiple releases grouped under the project concept DOI: 
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Data Descriptor
Falster D, Gallagher R, Wenk EH, Wright IJ, Indiarto D, Andrew SC, Baxter C, Lawson J, Allen S, Fuchs A, Monro A, Kar F, Adams MA, Ahrens CW, Alfonzetti M, Angevin T, Apgaua DMG, Arndt S, Atkin OK, Atkinson J, Auld T, Baker A, von Balthazar M, Bean A, Blackman CJ, Bloomfield K, Bowman DMJS, Bragg J, Brodribb TJ, Buckton G, Burrows G, Caldwell E, Camac J, Carpenter R, Catford JA, Cawthray GR, Cernusak LA, Chandler G, Chapman AR, Cheal D, Cheesman AW, Chen S-C, Choat B, Clinton B, Clode PL, Coleman H, Cornwell WK, Cosgrove M, Crisp M, Cross E, Crous KY, Cunningham S, Curran T, Curtis E, Daws MI, DeGabriel JL, Denton MD, Dong N, Du P, Duan H, Duncan DH, Duncan RP, Duretto M, Dwyer JM, Edwards C, Esperon-Rodriguez M, Evans JR, Everingham SE, Farrell C, Firn J, Fonseca CR, French BJ, Frood D, Funk JL, Geange SR, Ghannoum O, Gleason SM, Gosper CR, Gray E, Groom PK, Grootemaat S, Gross C, Guerin G, Guja L, Hahs AK, Harrison MT, Hayes PE, Henery M, Hochuli D, Howell J, Huang G, Hughes L, Huisman J, Ilic J, Jagdish A, Jin D, Jordan G, Jurado E, Kanowski J, Kasel S, Kellermann J, Kenny B, Kohout M, Kooyman RM, Kotowska MM, Lai HR, Laliberte E, Lambers H, Lamont BB, Lanfear R, van Langevelde F, Laughlin DC, Laugier-Kitchener B-A, Laurance S, Lehmann CER, Leigh A, Leishman MR, Lenz T, Lepschi B, Lewis JD, Lim F, Liu U, Lord J, Lusk CH, Macinnis-Ng C, McPherson H, Magallon S, Manea A, Lopez-Martinez A, Mayfield M, McCarthy JK, Meers T, van der Merwe M, Metcalfe DJ, Milberg P, Mokany K, Moles AT, Moore BD, Moore N, Morgan JW, Morris W, Muir A, Munroe S, Nicholson A, Nicolle D, Nicotra AB, Niinemets U, North T, O’Reilly-Nugent A, O’Sullivan OS, Oberle B, Onoda Y, Ooi MKJ, Osborne CP, Paczkowska G, Pekin B, Guilherme Pereira C, Pickering C, Pickup M, Pollock LJ, Poot P, Powell JR, Power SA, Prentice IC, Prior L, Prober SM, Read J, Reynolds V, Richards AE, Richardson B, Roderick ML, Rosell JA, Rossetto M, Rye B, Rymer PD, Sams MA, Sanson G, Sauquet H, Schmidt S, Schonenberger J, Schulze E-D, Sendall K, Sinclair S, Smith B, Smith R, Soper F, Sparrow B, Standish RJ, Staples TL, Stephens R, Szota C, Taseski G, Tasker E, Thomas F, Tissue DT, Tjoelker MG, Tng DYP, de Tombeur F, Tomlinson K, Turner NC, Veneklaas EJ, Venn S, Vesk P, Vlasveld C, Vorontsova MS, Warren CA, Warwick N, Weerasinghe LK, Wells J, Westoby M, White M, Williams NSG, Wills J, Wilson PG, Yates C, Zanne AE, Zemunik G, Zieminska K (2021) AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data 8, 254. 10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6.
Citation counts change over time. For current citation information, see the Google Scholar record. Broader online attention is tracked on the Altmetric page.
Community Engagement
The AusTraits team has presented the project at ecological, biodiversity informatics, vocabulary, and systematics meetings, including:
- Biosystematics
- ARDC Vocabulary Symposium
- Atlas of Living Australia and GBIF symposiums
- International Association of Vegetation Scientists
- Ecological Society of America
- Ecological Society of Australia
- Open Traits Network
AusTraits workshops or stalls have also been held at research institutions, conferences, and botanical collections, including the Australian National University, University of Melbourne, Biosystematics, Ecological Society of Australia, and Australian PlantBank.
Reuse Pathways
AusTraits impact is visible not only through downloads and citations, but also through reuse in infrastructure:
Research
Researchers use AusTraits to analyse trait variation, functional diversity, plant strategies, and ecological responses across the Australian flora.
Conservation
Trait data can support environmental assessment, threat susceptibility analysis, and prioritisation for conservation planning.
Infrastructure
AusTraits data are distributed through biodiversity platforms, including Atlas of Living Australia taxon pages.
Reusable workflows
The traits.build workflow helps other communities create harmonised trait databases with similar provenance and metadata standards.