dluks/cit-sci-trait-maps: Code for "Crowdsourced biodiversity monitoring fills gaps in global plant trait mapping" (Lusk et al. 2026, Nature Communications)

This release contains the code used to produce the analyses and global plant trait maps presented in Lusk et al. (2026). The framework integrates citizen science observations (GBIF), vegetation surveys (sPlot), and trait measurements (TRY) with Earth observation data to generate maps of 31 plant functional traits at up to 1 km² resolution. Associated resources: Paper: Lusk, D., Wolf, S., Svidzinska, D. et al. Crowdsourced biodiversity monitoring fills gaps in global plant trait mapping. Nat Commun 17, 1203 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68996-y Trait maps: https://zenodo.org/records/14646322 Interactive viewer: https://global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-traits