The existing plant trait databases’ applicability is limited for studies dealing with
the flora and vegetation of the eastern and central part of Europe and for large-scale
comparisons across regions, mostly because their geographical data coverage is limited
and they incorporate records from several different sources, often from regions with
markedly different climatic conditions. These problems motivated the compilation of
a regional dataset for the flora of the Pannonian region (Eastern Central Europe).
PADAPT, the Pannonian Dataset of Plant Traits relies on regional data sources and
collates data on 54 traits and attributes of the plant species of the Pannonian region.
The current version covers approximately 90% of the species of the region and consists
of 126,337 records on 2745 taxa. By including species of the eastern part of Europe
not covered by other databases, PADAPT can facilitate studying the flora and vegetation
of the eastern part of the continent. Although data coverage is far from complete,
PADAPT meets the longstanding need for a regional database of the Pannonian flora.
