From Data to Discovery: Characterizing the Scope and Limitations of Seedling Trait Studies in the U.S. With the <scp>EPiC</scp> Database

Nia M. Johnson, Leah J. Lenzo, Amelia G. Renner, Sofia M. A. Al‐Shayeb, Julie E. Larson, Magda Garbowski, Mandy L. Slate, Agneray C. Alison, Sarah C. Barga, Tayah C. Carlisle, Andrew Currens, McKenzie Dorrell, Caroline A. Havrilla, Marina L. LaForgia, Amanda Paradis, Moira M. Newman, Samantha Rosa, Michaela Sershen, Daniel E. Winkler, Halo Wood, Alicia J. Foxx

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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.74132
Published: 2026-09
Container: Ecology and Evolution
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ece3.74132,
  title = {From Data to Discovery: Characterizing the Scope and Limitations of Seedling Trait Studies in the U.S. With the
                    <scp>EPiC</scp>
                    Database},
  author = {Nia M. Johnson and Leah J. Lenzo and Amelia G. Renner and Sofia M. A. Al‐Shayeb and Julie E. Larson and Magda Garbowski and Mandy L. Slate and Agneray C. Alison and Sarah C. Barga and Tayah C. Carlisle and Andrew Currens and McKenzie Dorrell and Caroline A. Havrilla and Marina L. LaForgia and Amanda Paradis and Moira M. Newman and Samantha Rosa and Michaela Sershen and Daniel E. Winkler and Halo Wood and Alicia J. Foxx},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ecology and Evolution},
  doi = {10.1002/ece3.74132},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.74132}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - From Data to Discovery: Characterizing the Scope and Limitations of Seedling Trait Studies in the U.S. With the
                    <scp>EPiC</scp>
                    Database
AU  - Nia M. Johnson
AU  - Leah J. Lenzo
AU  - Amelia G. Renner
AU  - Sofia M. A. Al‐Shayeb
AU  - Julie E. Larson
AU  - Magda Garbowski
AU  - Mandy L. Slate
AU  - Agneray C. Alison
AU  - Sarah C. Barga
AU  - Tayah C. Carlisle
AU  - Andrew Currens
AU  - McKenzie Dorrell
AU  - Caroline A. Havrilla
AU  - Marina L. LaForgia
AU  - Amanda Paradis
AU  - Moira M. Newman
AU  - Samantha Rosa
AU  - Michaela Sershen
AU  - Daniel E. Winkler
AU  - Halo Wood
AU  - Alicia J. Foxx
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ecology and Evolution
DO  - 10.1002/ece3.74132
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Johnson, N. M., Lenzo, L. J., Renner, A. G., Al‐Shayeb, S. M. A., Larson, J. E., Garbowski, M., Slate, M. L., Alison, A. C., Barga, S. C., Carlisle, T. C., Currens, A., Dorrell, M., Havrilla, C. A., LaForgia, M. L., Paradis, A., Newman, M. M., Rosa, S., Sershen, M., Winkler, D. E., Wood, H., & Foxx, A. J. (2026). From Data to Discovery: Characterizing the Scope and Limitations of Seedling Trait Studies in the U.S. With the <scp>EPiC</scp> Database. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.74132

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