BIOMASS ALLOCATION AND GROWTH DATA OF SEEDED PLANTS

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Citation:

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Originator: ENQUIST B. J.

Originator: NIKLAS K. J.

Title: BIOMASS ALLOCATION AND GROWTH DATA OF SEEDED PLANTS

Online_Linkage:

http://daacsti.ornl.gov/SMM/MERCURY/harvest21/664.xml

Online_Linkage:

http://daacsti.ornl.gov//VEGETATION/guides/niklas_plant_biomass.html

Description:

Abstract:

This data set of leaf, stem, and root biomass for various plant taxa was compiled from the primary literature of the 20th century with a significant portion derived from Cannell (1982). Recent allometric additions include measurements made by Niklas and colleagues (Niklas, 2003). This is a unique data set with which to evaluate allometric patterns of standing biomass within and across the broad spectrum of vascular plant species. Despite its importance to ecology, global climate research, and evolutionary and ecological theory, the general principles underlying how plant metabolic production is allocated to above- and below-ground biomass remain unclear. The resulting uncertainty severely limits the accuracy of models for many ecologically and evolutionarily important phenomena across taxonomically diverse communities. Thus, although quantitative assessments of biomass allocation patterns are central to biology, theoretical or empirical assessments of these patterns remain contentious.

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Beginning_Date: 19220715

Ending_Date: 20030715

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Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As appropriate

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90

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Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Parameter_Sensor_Source

Theme_Keyword: BIOMASS|ANALYSIS|VEGETATION SURVEY

Theme_Keyword: PLANT CHARACTERISTICS|ANALYSIS|VEGETATION SURVEY

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Theme_Keyword: BIOMASS

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Theme_Keyword: VEGETATION SURVEY

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Theme_Keyword: ANALYSIS

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Contact_Person: ENQUIST B. J.

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6.1.10.8 Contact Electronic Mail: INTERNET >

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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)

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ORNL DAAC User Services Office

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 USA

FAX: +1(865)574-4665

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1(865)241-3952

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6.1.10.8 Contact Electronic Mail: INTERNET >

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ornldaac@ornl.gov

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Resource_Description:

Niklas, K. J., and B. J. Enquist. 2004. Biomass Allocation and Growth Data of Seeded Plants. Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Metadata_Date: 20040219

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Contact_Person: ORNL DAAC Staff

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ORNL DAAC Staff

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1(865)241-3952

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ornldaac@ornl.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata