The dataset contains leaf venation architecture and functional traits for a phylogenetically diverse set of 122 plant species (including ferns, basal angiosperms, monocots, basal eudicots, asterids, and rosids) collected from the living collections of the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley (37.87° N, 122.23° W; CA, USA) from February to September 2021. The sampled species originated from all continents, exce...

Aim To examine the contribution of large‐diameter trees to biomass, stand structure, and species richness across forest biomes. Location Global. Time period Early 21st century. Major taxa studied Woody plants. Methods We examined the contribution of large trees to forest density, richness and biomass using a global network of 48 large (from 2 to 60 ha) forest plots representing 5,601,473 stems across 9,298 species and 210 plan...

We developed a novel analytical method to measure the D‐ and L‐isomers of aspartic acid ( AA ) in the eye lens of beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) for age determination. The method was based on hydrolysis of the eye lens under acidic conditions followed by direct injection onto a Chirobiotic T (25 cm × 4.6 ID , 5 μm particle size) high performance liquid chromatography analytical column and detection by tandem mass spec...