cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "This dataset contains leaves mechanical, morphological and physiological traits for the seagrass Zostera noltei. Traits were monitored across a European latitudinal gradient of twelve sites from Cadiz (Spain) to Sylt (Germany). The study aimed at understanding the seasonal and geographical variation in seagrass mechanical traits and how their mechanical traits could change depending on their nutrient status and morphometric plasticity. Seagrass samples were collected at each site by using 10 cm diameter cores (n=5) twice over the summer 2014."
authors:
  - family-names: Soissons
    given-names: L.M. (Laura)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-3206"
  - family-names: van Katwijk
    given-names: M.M. (Marieke)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4482-5835"
  - family-names: Peralta
    given-names: G. (Gloria)
  - family-names: Brun
    given-names: F.G. (Fernando)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-9531"
  - family-names: Cardoso
    given-names: P.G. (Patricia)
  - family-names: Grilo
    given-names: Tiago F
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3403-4287"
  - family-names: Ondiviela
    given-names: B. (Bárbara)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6902-1166"
  - family-names: Recio
    given-names: M. (Maria)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6186-6049"
  - family-names: Valle
    given-names: M. (Mireia)
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8517-8518"
  - family-names: Garmendia
    given-names: J.M. (Joxe-Miquel)
title: "Seasonal and latitudinal variation in seagrass mechanical traits across Europe: the influence of local nutrient status and morphometric plasticity"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/uuid:3f579ba7-48fc-45cc-a273-20eb541b434b
license: 4TU General Terms of Use
date-released: 2017-06-20