Repository details

TRY

Name of repository
TRY
Additional name(s)
  • Plant Trait Database
Repository URL
https://www.try-db.org/TryWeb/Home.php
Subject(s)
Description
This database is a global archive of plant trait data. TRY is a network of vegetation scientists headed by DIVERSITAS, IGBP, iDiv, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, and an international Advisory Board. About half of the data are geo-referenced, providing global coverage.
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
22,9 million trait records; 306,701 plant taxa
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.try-db.org/TryWeb/About.php
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Dates

Started
2007

Institutions (4)

Institution name
Future Earth
Institution identifier(s)
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2007
Institution name
GIS Climat Environnement Societé
Country
France
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Additional name(s)
  • iDiv
  • Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Additional name(s)
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
  • funding
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Funding (1)

Funder name
Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversite
CrossrefFunderID
501100003137

Policies (2)

Policy name
TRY intellectual property guidelines
Policy name
Fair use data policy

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
embargoed

Data licenses (3)

Data license
other
Data license
other
Data license
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Contribute Data
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • MySQL
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://www.try-db.org/TryWeb/TRY_Policy_Free_Access_Data.pdf

Remarks

Remarks
The majority of data in the TRY database is public under a CC-BY license after registration. Other data are available upon request. Activities of the TRY initiative are headed by the Steering Committee, which comprises leading scientists from around the globe, including the principle investigators of the former IGBP Fast Track Initiative on Refining Plant Functional Classifications and the hosting institute of the TRY database. The Steering Committee provides guidance for the development of the TRY initiative, is responsible for the approval of proposals submitted to TRY and has facilitated third party funding from DIVERSITAS, IGBP, and QUEST to develop the TRY database. Ongoing funding is provided by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and supplemented by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv). Supporting Institutions and Cooperations: https://www.try-db.org/TryWeb/About.php
Entry date
2014-06-27
Last update
2026-09-17
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re3data.org: TRY; editing status 2026-09-17; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R33C8J last accessed: 2026-10-06