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Data for the paper: Towards high solar contribution in hybrid CSP-combined cycle gas turbine plants

Data used for the paper "Towards high solar contribution in hybrid CSP-combined cycle gas turbine plants".

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A dataset on alien vascular plant species in Japan

This dataset contains a list of 1,753 alien vascular plant taxa (i.e., species, infraspecific taxa and hybrids; hereafter species for simplicity) found in Japan and data on the year of first record and pathways of introduction for many, if not all, of these species. The dataset was created during the study documented in the following article: Egawa C. & Koyama A. (2023) Temporal trends in the accumulation of alien vascular plant species through intentional and unintentional introductions in Japan. NeoBiota 83: 179-196. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.83.101416 Procedures for creating the dataset are detailed in the article. Concise explanation of the dataset can be found in the README sheet in the file.

Data from: Sex-specific selection patterns in a dioecious insect-pollinated plant

This is an experimental research project which aims at understanding how natural and sexual selection gradients (and differentials) vary according to sex in a dioecious insect-pollinated species, Silene dioica. Moreover, Bateman gradients are estimated using two sampling methods for genotyped offspring acquisition. The following dataset was obtained on the whole flowering season and includes: <ul> <li>individual information (population cohort etc.)</li> <li>18 floral traits (using mean for repeated measures)</li> <li>female reproductive success</li> <li>male reproductive success (clean results from CERVUS, with and without paternity share)</li> <li>male and female mating success (estimating with different sampling methods)</li> </ul>

Data for: Plants, invertebrates, and birds of grasslands of northeastern Pennsylvania

This dataset contains data for a study of primary productivity and diversity for grassland, meadow, and savanna (GMS) vegetation in northeastern Pennsylvania, USA, where the landscape is primarily forests, agriculture, and urban or suburban development. Data were collected in late summer and early fall of 2014-2015. It includes data for primary productivity, plant species diversity, invertebrate order diversity, and avian abundance and species diversity of 14 grasslands and open areas that were actively managed and three that apparently occurred naturally. Four grasslands were dominated by warm season grasses with the C4 photosynthetic pathway, nine were dominated by C3 grasses, forbs, and shrubs, and four had a mixture of both types.

DaRT-seq raw data of Eucalyptus spp for the genetic assessment of the value of restoration planting within an endangered eucalypt woodland

Assessment of woodland restoration often focusses on stand demographics, but genetic factors likely influence long-term stand viability. We examined the genetic composition of Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) trees in endangered Box-Gum Grassy Woodland in SE Australia, some 30 years after planting with seeds of reportedly local provenance. Using DArT sequencing for 1406 SNPs, we compared genetic diversity and population structure of planted E. melliodora trees with remnant bushland trees, paddock trees, and natural recruits. Genetic patterns imply that natural stands and paddock trees had historically high gene flow (among group pairwise FST = 0.04–0.10). Genetic diversity was highest among relictual paddock trees (He = 0.17), while diversity of revegetated trees was identical to natural bushland trees (He = 0.14). Bayesian clustering placed the revegetated trees into six genetic groups with four corresponding to genotypes from paddock trees, indicating that revegetated stands are mainly of genetically diverse, local provenance. Natural recruits were largely derived from paddock trees with some contribution from planted trees. A few trees have likely hybridised with other local eucalypt species which are unlikely to compromise stand integrity. We show that paddock trees have high genetic diversity and capture historic genetic variety and provide important foci for natural recruitment of genetically diverse and outcrossed seedlings.

Data from: It's only natural: Plant respiration in unmanaged systems

Respiration plays a key role in the terrestrial carbon cycle and is a fundamental metabolic process in all plant tissues and cells. We review respiration from the perspective of plants that grow in their natural habitat and how it is influenced by wide-ranging elements at different scales, from metabolic substrate availability to shifts in climate. Decades of field-based measurements have honed our understanding of the biological and environmental controls on leaf, root, stem, and whole-organism respiration. Despite this effort, there remain gaps in our knowledge within and across species and ecosystems, especially in more challenging-to-measure tissues like roots. Recent databases of respiration rates and associated leaf traits from species representing diverse biomes, plant functional types, and regional climates have allowed for a wider-lens view at modeling this important CO2 flux. We also re-analyze published data sets to show that maximum leaf respiration rates (Rmax) in species from around the globe are related both to leaf economic traits and environmental variables (precipitation and air temperature), but that root respiration does not follow the same latitudinal trends previously published for leaf data. We encourage the ecophysiological community to continue to expand their study of plant respiration in tissues that are difficult to measure and at the whole plant and ecosystem levels to address outstanding questions in the field.

Figure S51 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S51. Higher resolution version of Figure 1. See Figure 1 for caption.

Figure S12 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S12 (lef). Numbers of taxa per alignment.

Figure S8 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S8 (lef). Percentages of reads on target per sample.

Figure S7 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S7 (lef). Fractions of filtered reads per sample.

Figure S9 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S9 (lef). Numbers of genes recovered with at least 75% of the target length per sample.

Figure S6 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S6 (lef). Fractions of duplicated reads per sample.

Figure S11 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S11 (lef). Numbers of nucleotide sites per alignment.

Figure S5 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S5. Overview of species tree inference workflow with PhyloBayes.

Figure S4 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S4. Overview of species tree inference workflow with RAxML.

Figure S1 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S1. Overview of the data cleaning and target assembly workflow.

Figure S2 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S2. Overview and results of the orthology assessment workflow.

Figure S35 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S35. Mimosoid taxon and genus richness per half degree latitude/longitude grid cell.

Figure S3 in Supplementary Materials for Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time

Figure S3. Overview of species tree inference workflow with ASTRAL-3.

Plant species with larger extrafloral nectaries produce better quality nectar only when needed and favour interactions with best ant partners

Few studies investigated the phenotypic plasticity of extrafloral nectary (EFN) functioning associated with indirect plant defense across species. Here, we experimentally investigate in three sympatric legume species the role of EFNs, hypothesizing that plant species with larger EFNs have higher induced nectar secretion after herbivory events, greater control over secretion, and are more likely to interact with more protective ant partners. We targeted 30 individuals of each legume species and estimated EFN size and activity in the field. We conducted field experiments to evaluate the phenotypic plasticity of nectar production after leaf damage and censused ant species feeding on EFNs. Plant species increased nectar after leaf damage but in different ways. Supporting our hypothesis, C. duckeana, with the largest EFNs, increased all nectar descriptors, taking its place as the most productive and intense post-herbivory induced response, attracting more dominant ants than the other plant species. The higher control over reward production in plant species with larger-sized EFN reflects an induction mechanism under damage that reduces costs and increases the potential benefits of indirect biotic defences. Together, these plant traits shape the patterns of ant attendance and defence against herbivores, possibly favouring the maintenance of plant protection mutualisms widespread in nature.