Data on samara morphology and wind dispersal in the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima

The data presented in this paper is supporting the research article “Estimating wind dispersal potential in Ailanthus altissima: The need to consider the three-dimensional structure of samaras” [1]. We analyzed the estimation of samara's wind dispersal potential through a group of morphological...

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Autores: Planchuelo, Greg, Catalán, Pablo, Delgado Sáez, Juan Antonio, Murciano Cespedosa, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/14212
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/14212
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:574
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Ailanthus altissima
diaspore morphology
samara
three-dimensional structure
wind dispersal potential
Botánica (Biología)
Ecología (Biología)
2417.03 Botánica General
2401.06 Ecología animal
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Sumario:The data presented in this paper is supporting the research article “Estimating wind dispersal potential in Ailanthus altissima: The need to consider the three-dimensional structure of samaras” [1]. We analyzed the estimation of samara's wind dispersal potential through a group of morphological variables that succeed in describing the three-dimensional nature of samaras. We present here a dataset containing 8 morphological variables of 200 samaras belonging to 5 different individuals of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle. Additionally, we present the average descent velocity of each of the samaras, which was recorded by releasing 5 times each samara under controlled and reproducible conditions. The data set is structured in a single spreadsheet where we also included the samara and the individual identity code of the tree.