Global Leaf Economic Traits Under Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co-Limitation

A global meta-analysis dataset containing 1380 observations from 105 field studies on leaf economic traits. The data was compiled by author WEN Fang and last updated in May 2026. It focuses on how nitrogen and phosphorus availability drive trait variation and trade-offs.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trait plasticity and trade-offs based on observations of leaf economic traits under different nutrient regimes.
• Modeling ecosystem responses to anthropogenic nutrient inputs based on the prevalence of nitrogen-phosphorus co-limitation.
• Investigating shifts in resource-use efficiency based on changes in scaling exponents and intercepts for trait relationships.
• Studying nutrient-specific plasticity in traits involving mass-based phosphorus concentration.

Strengths

• Contains 1380 observations providing a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Sourced from 105 field sites, indicating a global scope.
• Explicitly quantifies that nitrogen and phosphorus co-limitation prevailed in 52% of the included studies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Global synthesis and meta-analysis of field studies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 12:45:20

Geography

Global