Authors

• Darrel Jenerette – University of California Riverside
• Peter Ibsen – University of California Riverside

Purpose

Determine how water-related trait distributions in urban tree respond to a changing regional climate.

Description

Water-Related Plant Trait Distribution:
Region: Southern California (Coastal cities to Desert cities)
Scale: Individual Trees
Data:
A trait X species matrix; Comprised of:
   • ~12 individual trees of 30 species (total ~360 trees)
      o Species
          Afrocarpus falcatus
          Arbutus undeo
          Brachychiton populneus
          Celtis sinensis
          Cinnamomum camphora
          xChitalpa tashkentensis
          Dalbergia sissoo
          Eucalyptus sideroxylon
          Ficus microcarpa
          Fraxinus uhdei
          Gleditsia triacanthos
          Grevellia robusta
          Handoranthus impetignosa
          Jacaranda mimosifolia
          Koelreuteria bipinnata
          Lagerstroemia indica
          Lophostemon confertus
          Magnolia grandiflora
          Melaleuca quinquinerva
          Olea europea
          Pistacia chinensis
          Platanus racemosa
          Populus fremontii
          Quercus agrifolia
          Quercus englemanii
          Rhus lancea
          Schinus terebinthefolia
          Tipuana tipu
   • Physiological and environmental traits
      o Specific Leaf Area (SLA; cm-2 g)
      o Leaf Thickness (LT; mm)
      o Leaf Shape Factor (SF; unitless)
      o % Leaf Nitrogen (N; %)
      o Wood Density (WD; g m-3)
      o Stomata Length (SL; mm)
      o Stomata Density (SD; mm-2)
      o Diameter at Breast Height (DBH; m)
      o Crown Height (CH; m)
      o Crown Area (CA; m2)
      o % Permeable Surface (PS; %)
      o GPS locations (dd; lat lon)

Attributes

Specific Leaf Area (SLA; cm-2 g)
Leaf Thickness (LT; mm)
Leaf Shape Factor (SF; unitless)
% Leaf Nitrogen (N; %)
Wood Density (WD; g m-3)
Stomata Length (SL; mm)
Stomata Density (SD; mm-2)