Leaf Water Content (LWC, DataID 54) and Leaf Dry Matter Content (LDMC, DataID 258)

• LWC + LDMC = 1 g/g
• LWC = 1 - (1 / (SW/DW))
• SW: Leaf weight at water saturation
• DW: Leaf dry weight
• LWC and LDMC are closely related to leaf toughness (DataID 2)

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Database Entries

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Leaf Water Content (LWC) (DataID 54)

• 3695 entries
• 3406 entries geographically referenced
• 396 species characterised
• 10 Datasets contributed

Entries by contributed database (Contribution ID)

Units standardized and corrected

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Leaf Dry Matter Content (LDMC) (DataID 258)

• 16684 entries
• 9585 entries geographically referenced
• 2317 species characterised with at least one entry
• 13 Datasets contributed

Entries by contributed datasets