Socioeconomics and biogeography jointly drive geographic biases in our knowledge of plant traits: a global assessment of the Raunkiaerian shortfall in plants
B. S. Maitner, R. Gallagher, J.-C. Svenning, M. Tietje, E. H. Wenk, W. L. Eiserhardt
The paper assesses global plant trait data completeness, showing socioeconomic and biogeographic factors drive geographic biases and highlights the value of regional databases in improving data coverage.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2022 · PreprintEcology