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<Entry_Title>Hillscape plant traits at Klausen Pass (Griess Glacier) and Susten Pass (Stein Glacier) in central Switzerland</Entry_Title>
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<Dataset_Creator>Greinwald, Konrad; Gebauer, Tobias; Musso, Alessandra; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael</Dataset_Creator>
<Dataset_Title>Hillscape plant traits at Klausen Pass (Griess Glacier) and Susten Pass (Stein Glacier) in central Switzerland</Dataset_Title>
<Dataset_Release_Date>2025-08-27</Dataset_Release_Date>
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<Online_Resource>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.918467</Online_Resource>
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<Role>Investigator</Role>
<First_Name>Konrad</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Greinwald</Last_Name>
<Email>konrad.greinwald@hydrology.uni-freiburg.de</Email>
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<Detailed_Variable>Canopy height</Detailed_Variable>
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<Keyword>Alpine habitat</Keyword>
<Keyword>chronosequence</Keyword>
<Keyword>glacier foreland</Keyword>
<Keyword>Klausenpass</Keyword>
<Keyword>plant functional traits</Keyword>
<Keyword>Sustenpass</Keyword>
<Keyword>Visual estimation</Keyword>
<Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
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<Southernmost_Latitude>46.8333</Southernmost_Latitude>
<Northernmost_Latitude>47.7167</Northernmost_Latitude>
<Westernmost_Longitude>8.4167</Westernmost_Longitude>
<Easternmost_Longitude>8.8167</Easternmost_Longitude>
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<Short_Name>HILLSCAPE</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>HILLSlope Chronosequence And Process Evolution</Long_Name>
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<Access_Constraints>unrestricted</Access_Constraints>
<Use_Constraints>CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</Use_Constraints>
<Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
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<Short_Name>PANGAEA</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Data Publisher for Earth &amp; Environmental Science</Long_Name>
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<Data_Center_URL>https://www.pangaea.de/</Data_Center_URL>
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<Role>Data Center Contact</Role>
<First_Name>Michael</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Diepenbroek</Last_Name>
<Email>info@pangaea.de</Email>
<Contact_Address>
<Address>Leobener Str.</Address>
<City>Bremen</City>
<Province_or_State>Bremen</Province_or_State>
<Postal_Code>28359</Postal_Code>
<Country>Germany</Country>
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<Reference>Greinwald, Konrad; Gebauer, Tobias; Musso, Alessandra; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael (2021): Similar successional development of functional community structure in glacier forelands despite contrasting bedrocks. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32(2), e12993, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12993</Reference>
<Reference>Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1 (2019). Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2019). Accessed 2nd April 2019., https://ser-sid.org</Reference>
<Reference>Kleyer, Michael; Bekker, R M; Knevel, I C; Bakker, J P; Thompson, K; Sonnenschein, M; Poschlod, Peter; Van Groenendael, J M; Klimeš, Leoš; Klimešová, Jitka; Klotz, Stefan; Rusch, G M; Hermy, M; Adriaens, D; Boedeltje, G; Bossuyt, B; Dannemann, A; Endels, P; Götzenberger, L; Hodgson, J G; Jackel, A K; Kühn, Ingolf; Kunzmann, D; Ozinga, W A; Römermann, Christine; Stadler, M; Schlegelmilch, J; Steendam, H J; Tackenberg, O; Wilmann, B; Cornelissen, Johannes H C; Eriksson, O; Garnier, Eric; Peco, B (2008): The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora. Journal of Ecology, 96(6), 1266-1274, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01430.x</Reference>
<Reference>Lauber, K; Wagner, G; Gygax, A (2018): Flora Helvetica (6th ed.). Bern, CH: Haupt Verlag</Reference>
<Reference>Pérez-Harguindeguy, N; Díaz, Sandra; Garnier, Eric; Lavorel, Sandra; Poorter, H; Jaureguiberry, P; Bret-Harte, M Syndonia; Cornwell, Will K; Craine, J M; Gurvich, Diego E; Urcelay, Carlos; Veneklaas, E J; Reich, Peter B; Poorter, Lourens; Wright, Ian J; Ray, P; Enrico, L; Pausas, G P; de Vos, A C; Buchmann, N; Funes, G; Quétier, F; Hodgson, J G; Thompson, K; Morgan, H D; ter Steege, H; Sack, L; Blonder, B; Poschlod, Peter; Vaieretti, M V; Conti, G; Staver, A C; Aquino, S; Cornelissen, Johannes H C (2013): New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide. Australian Journal of Botany, 61(3), 167, https://doi.org/10.1071/BT12225</Reference>
<Summary>For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.918467"!</Summary>
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<URL>http://www.hillscape.ch</URL>
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