e8cff3f4-60e5-46cf-a4d0-0f7ecf222ae4 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2026-01-28T10:21:12 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 Functional traits of savanna trees, shrubs, grasses and herbaceous species in Cerrado, Brazil, 2021 2026-01-27 publication 2026-01-26 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e8cff3f4-60e5-46cf-a4d0-0f7ecf222ae4 10.5285/e8cff3f4-60e5-46cf-a4d0-0f7ecf222ae4 doi: De Vasconcellos Barros, F., Lira-Martins, D., Mazzochini, G.G., Maracahipes, L., Stein, B., Furtado, M.N., Munhoz, C.B.R., Rodrigues Pinto, J.R., Silva, M., Mencuccini, M., Pennington, T., Oliveira, R., Rowland, L. (2026). Functional traits of savanna trees, shrubs, grasses and herbaceous species in Cerrado, Brazil, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/e8cff3f4-60e5-46cf-a4d0-0f7ecf222ae4 [This dataset is embargoed until September 30, 2027]. This data comprises key hydraulic and photosynthetic traits, nutrient concentration and plant structure for savanna species (trees, shrubs, grasses and herbaceous) of the Cerrado, collected in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park (PNCV; 14°05' S, 47°40' W), located in the central plateau region of Brazil in 2021. These data were collected throughout May-September 2021 on 19 woody species across 11 botanical families, and for 20 monocot species across 6 botanical families, including grasses, herbs and Velloziaceae. 32 plant functional traits were measured on the 19 woody species, and 17 plant functional traits were measured on the 20 monocot species. Trait collections followed standardised published methodologies. The aim of this data was to assess the functional trait space occupied by Cerrado species and whether they differed according to vegetation type, and whether certain species or plants from certain environments were more or less resistant to drought stress. This research was supported by Natural Environment Research Council (Grant: NE/S000011/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e8cff3f4-60e5-46cf-a4d0-0f7ecf222ae4 Lucy Rowland University of Exeter l.rowland@exeter.ac.uk pointOfContact De Vasconcellos Barros, F. University of Exeter F.De-Vasconcellos-Barros@exeter.ac.uk author Lira-Martins, D. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) dema.liramartins@gmail.com author Mazzochini, G.G. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) gmazzochini@gmail.com author Maracahipes, L. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) lmaracahipes@gmail.com author Stein, B. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) bethina.stein@gmail.com author Furtado, M.N. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) mariana.nardi.furtado@gmail.com author Munhoz, C.B.R. Universidade de Brasília cbrmunhoz@gmail.com author Rodrigues Pinto, J.R. Universidade de Brasília jrrpinto@unb.br author Silva, M. University of Exeter M.C.Silva@exeter.ac.uk author Mencuccini, M. Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications m.mencuccini@creaf.uab.cat author Pennington, T. University of Exeter T.Pennington@exeter.ac.uk author Oliveira, R. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) rafaelsoliv@gmail.com author Rowland, L. University of Exeter l.rowland@exeter.ac.uk author University of Exeter EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher hydraulics photosynthesis plant ecology plant biology GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Evolutionary ecology otherRestrictions Embargoed otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: De Vasconcellos Barros, F., Lira-Martins, D., Mazzochini, G.G., Maracahipes, L., Stein, B., Furtado, M.N., Munhoz, C.B.R., Rodrigues Pinto, J.R., Silva, M., Mencuccini, M., Pennington, T., Oliveira, R., Rowland, L. (2026). Functional traits of savanna trees, shrubs, grasses and herbaceous species in Cerrado, Brazil, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/e8cff3f4-60e5-46cf-a4d0-0f7ecf222ae4 textTable 100 English utf8 biota 2021-05-01 2021-09-30 -47.913 -47.061 -14.202 -13.689 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 To measure photosynthetic trait values and leaf water potential values on woody species, 1-2m length branches were extracted from the top of each tree crown and leaves from these branches were measured in-situ in the field. For monocots, photosynthetic traits were measured directly on the plant in-situ, and for leaf water potential, 2-3 leaves were extracted and measured in-situ. For all other traits, either leaves (monocots) or branches (woody species) were extracted from the plant. Immediately after sampling material, it was sealed in moist bags and transported to Alto Paraíso de Goiás (10-30 minutes' drive), where all other functional traits were measured. The traits measured included structural, hydraulic, and nutritional characteristics of leaves and wood. A complete list of the traits measured, along with the procedures used for these measurements, is provided in the supporting information. All data were entered into an Excel spreadsheet and saved as a .csv file.