Table 2.

Description of database “The photosynthetic pathways of plant species surveyed in TERN Ecosystem Surveillance plots” with file locations.

Source	Document Name	n. records	Data Description	Methods
Link	Plant Photosynthetic Pathway	2428	Photosynthetic Pathway of vascular plant species detected in TERN Ecosystem Surveillance plots	Literature search and stable isotope analysis
Link	List of Studies	34	Alphabetical list of references for species photosynthetic pathways	Literature Search
Link	Data Descriptor	26	Alphabetical list of descriptions for each data column in the “Plant Photosynthesis Pathway” data table	NA