Frye, H., Aiello-Lammens, M. E., Euston-Brown, D., Jones, C. S., Kilroy Mollmann, H., Merow, C., Slingsby, J. A., van der Merwe, H., Turner, R., Wilson, A. M., & Silander Jr, J. A. (2026). Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2482 Date Accessed: 2026-08-26

@article{frye_aiello-lammens_euston-brown_jones_kilroy mollmann_merow_slingsby_van der merwe_turner_wilson_et al._2026, title={Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa}, url={https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/ornl-cloud-bioscape-foliar-trait-spec-2482-1}, DOI={10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2482}, abstractNote={This dataset holds foliar trait measurements, species-level life history traits, visible-near infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy, and vegetation survey data for plant communities within the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) of South Africa. Foliar traits measurements were made between 2010 and 2014. Releve surveys data include plots from 1966 to 2014. Trait collection efforts extended over 5.8% of the GCFR's total area, where measurements were made for 1,327 species from 99 families. The trait dataset comprises 135,325 leaf and twig structural measurements, 7,513 canopy measurements and 11,950 elemental/isotopic measurements. The spectroscopy dataset contains 3,205 VNIR spectral measurements (450-949 nm) of 1,181 species from 96 families. These data contribute to research initiatives such as the Biodiversity Survey of the Cape (BioSCape) project and help understand this ecosystem from a trait-based perspective. The data are provided in comma separated values (CSV) format.}, publisher={ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center}, author={Frye, H. and Aiello-Lammens, M.E and Euston-Brown, D. and Jones, C.S. and Kilroy Mollmann, H. and Merow, C. and Slingsby, J.A. and van der Merwe, H. and Turner, R. and Wilson, A.M. and Silander Jr, J.A.}, year={2026}, language={en}, }

Frye, H., Aiello-Lammens, M. E., Euston-Brown, D., Jones, C. S., Kilroy Mollmann, H., Merow, C., Slingsby, J. A., van der Merwe, H., Turner, R., Wilson, A. M., & Silander Jr, J. A. (2026). Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2482 Date Accessed: 2026-08-26

Frye, H., et al. “Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa.” With ORNL DAAC, Version 1, ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center, 1 Jan. 2026, https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2482. Date Accessed: 2026-08-26