A global survey conducted between 2016 and 2019 across 25 countries and six continents. It provides data on plant and soil microbial diversity from 326 plots at 98 experimental sites, collected as part of the BIODESERT project to study grazing and climate effects.
Use Cases
- Modeling the effects of grazing pressure on plant diversity based on global field survey data.
- Analyzing relationships between bacterial and fungal community composition and environmental drivers.
- Studying multitrophic biodiversity patterns (plants and microbes) across a global aridity gradient.
Strengths
- Data collected from 326 plots across 98 sites in 25 countries, providing a global scope.
- Includes both plant and soil microbial (bacterial and fungal) diversity metrics.
- Field data collected systematically between 2016 and 2019 for temporal consistency.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific analytical needs.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare
- Collection Method
- Systematic field survey involving collection of field data and plant/soil samples.
- Time Range
- 2016-2019
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-03 01:41:16; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Global, covering 25 countries across six continents.