Trait data are fundamental to the quantitative description of plant form and function. Although root traits capture key dimensions related to plant responses to changing environmental conditions and effects on ecosystem processes, they have rarely been included in large‐scale comparative studies and global models. For instance, root traits remain absent from nearly all studies that define the global spectrum of plant form and function. Thus, to overcome conceptual and methodological roadblocks preventing a widespread integration of root trait data into large‐scale analyses we created the Global Root Trait (GRooT) Database. GRooT provides ready‐to‐use data by combining the expertise of root ecologists with data mobilization and curation. Specifically, we (a) determined a set of core root traits relevant to the description of plant form and function based on an assessment by experts, (b) maximized species coverage through data standardization within and among traits, and (c) implemented data quality checks.

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全局根特征（GRooT）数据库

性状数据是定量描述植物形态和功能的基础。尽管根性状捕获了与植物对不断变化的环境条件以及对生态系统过程的影响有关的关键维度，但很少将其纳入大规模比较研究和全球模型中。例如，几乎所有定义全球植物形态和功能谱的研究都缺乏根性状。因此，为了克服阻止将根性状数据广泛集成到大规模分析中的概念和方法上的障碍，我们创建了全球根性状（GRooT）数据库。GRooT通过将根生态学家的专业知识与数据动员和管理结合起来，提供现成的数据。特别，