Neotropical Bamboo Functional Traits Related to Fire

Functional traits for six Neotropical woody bamboo species were measured to analyze differences between savanna and forest-associated species. The dataset includes aboveground characteristics like culm height and biomass, and belowground features such as rhizome length and bud counts. Elizabeth McMurchie created this 1.0 MB dataset, which was last updated on April 30, 2026.

Use Cases

• Comparing fire-related functional traits between savanna and forest bamboo species based on measured culm and biomass characteristics.
• Analyzing the relationship between belowground rhizome architecture and resprouting capacity after fire events.
• Modeling trait evolution in C3 grasses to understand divergence from forest-associated ancestors.

Strengths

• Includes both aboveground and belowground functional trait measurements for a focused comparison.
• Data is accompanied by R scripts for analysis and graphics generation, facilitating reproducibility.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analyses.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (1.0 MB), which may indicate a limited sample size or scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Elizabeth McMurchie.

Collection Method

Data collection and analysis for a scientific comparison of bamboo species traits.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 21:00:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Neotropical region (species-specific locations not detailed).