Daintree Rainforest Leaf Functional Trait Measurements from 2012 and 2014

Comprising leaf functional trait measurements from the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site. Data was collected during the dry season of 2012 and the wet season of 2014, describing leaf structure, chemistry, and metabolism.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal variation in leaf traits like Photosynthesis and Respiration between dry and wet seasons.
• Model relationships between leaf chemistry metrics such as Nitrogen and Phosphorus content and functional traits.
• Investigate correlations between Water Efficiency and other structural or chemical leaf traits from the Daintree Rainforest.

Strengths

• Data covers two distinct climatic seasons (dry 2012 and wet 2014), enabling seasonal comparison.
• Includes multiple specific trait categories: leaf structure, chemistry, and metabolism.
• Associated with the authoritative Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery.

Limitations

• The dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown.
• Data is temporally limited, with the most recent collection occurring in 2014.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site within the Daintree Rainforest.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field measurements of leaf functional traits.

Time Range

2010 - 2014, with specific collection in 2012 and 2014.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data collection ended in 2014.

Geography

Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site, Australia.