def generate_traits_list(traits: dict) -> list:
    """Returns a list of trait values
    Arguments:
        traits: a dict containing the current trait data
    Return:
        A list of trait data
    """
    # compose the summary traits
    trait_list = [traits['local_datetime'],
                  traits['canopy_height'],
                  traits['access_level'],
                  traits['species'],
                  traits['site'],
                  traits['citation_author'],
                  traits['citation_year'],
                  traits['citation_title'],
                  traits['method']
                  ]

    return trait_list